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Fall Fest

Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 10:00am - 1:00pm

Event Location

Mathias Lab Gardens

Celebrating the change of seasons, with family-friendly fall activities! Go on a hay ride, take tree measurements, meet Pepper the robot and more. Rain or shine. If it rains, hay rides will be cancelled but other activities will be inside.

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Archaeological Secrets of Anne Arundel County

Two Early Quaker Plantations on the Rhode River

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Event Location

Schmidt Conference Center

Speaker: Jim Gibb, SERC research associate

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Biologists Track Cownose Rays to Florida and Back

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Cownose Rays Tracked To Florida And Back

Summer and Winter Habitats Pinned Down in Longest Cownose Ray Migration Study on Atlantic

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The Cheston Point Living Shoreline

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Shore of Cheston Point with rocks, sand and newly planted marsh

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https://sercblog.si.edu/taking-back-the-marsh-at-cheston-point/

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The Secret Orchids of Palau

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Purple orchid on Palau (Spathoglottis petri)

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https://sercblog.si.edu/the-secret-orchids-of-palau/

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Keynote Robert Lee Forrest Lecture: SERC Science Changing the Chesapeake and the World

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Event Location

Charles McC. Mathias Laboratory

Speaker: Anson "Tuck" Hines, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center director

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800 Million Tons of Blue Carbon May Lie Buried in U.S. Wetlands

Nearly 2,000 Soil Cores Show That Less Is Known About Wetlands Than Previously Thought

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Is Your Plant Dead or Dormant?

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https://sercblog.si.edu/is-your-plant-dormant/

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Wanted: Chinese Mitten Crabs

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Chinese mitten crab in scientist's outstretched hand

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https://sercblog.si.edu/wanted-the-hunt-for-chinese-mitten-crabs-is-back-on/

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The Ugly Fish That Sings Its Own Song

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https://sercblog.si.edu/the-ugly-fish-that-sings-its-own-song/

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Two Early Quaker Plantations on the Rhode River

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