Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
SERC is an active research and educational center offering evening lectures and family-oriented science activities, year -round self guided walking trails, and canoeing on site. Discover what's cool about the Chesapeake's wildlife, learn about environmental research, or join a hands -on program for organized groups. Public guided hikes, research site tours and canoe excursions are offered in the summer. A recognized Chesapeake Bay Storyteller, trained by the Maryland Office of Tourism.
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December 07, 2020
1000mLHistoric government-owned limited-access property
Historic entrance fee-free water-front property. The bullet-proof vested armed guard out front is not welcoming, so make no mistake that SERC is a government facility opened to just a very limited...
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Leew0004Morning Hike
Very nice, well maintained, forest trails. Educational signage along the pathways identifying flora as well as how the land is being returned to nature after having been used for tobacco farming and...
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