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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Friday, May 24, 2024

  • Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences Regional Meeting
    Participatory Science
    Friday, May 24, 2024 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
    Event Location
    Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C.

    Learn about participatory science projects happening throughout Maryland, Virginia and D.C. at the next regional meeting of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS). This 2-hour event will feature posters and 5-minute lightning talks, held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History at 10th & Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. Free and open to everyone! The only requirement is to register, which helps us plan the space and refreshments.

    3:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturday, May 25, 2024

  • Environmental Archaeology Dig Day
    Participatory Science
    Family Program

    Join us for a day of archaeological fun!

    Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 9:30am - 3:00pm
    Event Location
    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037

    Join us for a dig day with the Environmental Archaeology Lab! Help us look for evidence of a structure near the Java Ruins on our campus in Edgewater, Maryland. You'll have the chance to work together and with researchers to do a variety of tasks, including sieving sediment and washing/sorting artifacts.

    9:30am - 3:00pm

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Visiting Hours

SERC is open for hiking and paddling Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm. We are closed Sundays and federal holidays.

Our Woodlawn History Center, located just past the security kiosk, is open Fridays and Saturdays, with extended hours from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Plan your visit!

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50 Years of Discovery 

For half a century, SERC scientists have taken on environmental issues on the Chesapeake Bay and around the world and, uncovered new ways to protect the planet. Learn more about SERC’s history and discoveries.