Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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Established1964; 60 years ago (1964)
LocationEdgewater, MD
Websitewww.serc.si.edu

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is a United States 2,650-acre (10.7 km2)[1] environmental research and educational facility operated by the Smithsonian Institution. It is located on the Rhode and West Rivers near Edgewater in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, near the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. The center's focus of study is the ecosystems of coastal zones, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay estuary and nearby wetlands.

  1. ^ "About SERC: Who We Are". SERC. Retrieved October 15, 2020.