Attention outdoor enthusiasts and volunteer scientists! We need your help to get as many water samples from the Chesapeake Bay as possible on Thursday, September 26th.

There will be two high-resolution satellites, Landsat-9 and Sentinel-2a, gracing the skies above the Chesapeake Bay. We can use your water samples to improve the water quality monitoring algorithms for not one but two satellites. Your small act can still make a big impact in safeguarding our coastal ecosystems. Don't miss out on the fun!

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.

Join us for one or all free talks in this series! You'll learn from members in the Environmental Archaeology Lab and get the chance to peruse the exhibits at the Woodlawn History Center, the oldest building in the Smithsonian's collection still in its original location. 

July 13 - Native American History in the Chesapeake Bay

August 10 - Shell-button Making

September 14 - After the Chesapeake: Native American History

October 5 - Topic TBD

November 9 - Topic TBD

December 14 - Topic TBD

Join Melissa Boyle Acuti, lead scientist and volunteer for Project Owlnet at SERC, on Tuesday, October 8th, for a free virtual webinar about how we study Maryland's smallest owl, the Northern Saw-whet Owl.

Speaker: Ben Goldfarb, environmental journalist