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Meet Henry Legett, a biologist studying river herring! Our @sercfisheries lab and community partners track river herring migration patterns to better understand how to protect these fish that were once abundant in Chesapeake Bay. Full video: youtu.be/HzJ3ttDc_JY

Last week, our Public Engagement Team applied bird-friendly dot tape to our Reed Education Center windows. Window collisions kill an estimated 1.2 billion birds in the U.S. each year, because birds have a hard time recognizing glass. Window stickers help break up the reflection.

Our Smithsonian MarineGEO team is #hiring a new director! Help lead a global network of research sites tracking coastal health around the world. This is a trust (nonfederal) position. Apply by May 8 at serc.si.edu/get-involved/j… 📸by Emmett Duffy

Educators: Free registration is now open for the Smithsonian National Education Summit! Join us online or in person in D.C. for over 40 sessions designed to prepare educators for the nation’s 250th anniversary. s.si.edu/EducationSummi… #SmithsonianEdu

🐟Reminder! We are searching for a new Director of the Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network and Marine Global Earth Observatory Program. 🌊 🗓️Application deadline is fast approaching: May 8, 2025 🧐Learn more here: shorturl.at/OVLCC 📸Laurie Penland

We're excited to announce that William "Monty" Graham will be the next director of SmithsonianEnv. An ocean scientist, Dr. Graham most recently worked as director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography. We're looking forward to welcoming him! s.si.edu/4iPMkmv

We're #hiring! Our @sercfisheries lab is looking for a new #postdoc to track fish migrations in the Chesapeake using acoustic telemetry tags. This is a trust (nonfederal) position. Application review begins May 20. s.si.edu/3F0ifmx 📸 by Gabriella Marafino

Fun fact: Dragonflies learned to fly before birds, bats and even pterosaurs. Next Tuesday, explore the origin story of #dragonflies, damselflies and the entire Odonata order, in a live webinar with Dr. Jessica Ware of American Museum of Natural History. Sign up to join at s.si.edu/3GQ35Rv

This Saturday: We're getting psyched to host the first River Days Festival of 2025 with Anne Arundel County Government! Enjoy free outdoor fun, including boat rides, hay rides, live music, food trucks and on-shore activities with our scientists. Learn more at aacounty.org/riverdays

Ocean creatures have a new way to hitch a ride! 🌊 🐚 SERC scientists and volunteers with the #OceanTravelers project are sampling beaches to learn about organisms living on ocean #plastic. In the first round, they covered 475 sites in over 50 countries. s.si.edu/4j0ej2Z

Can you tell a dragonfly from a damselfly? (Hint: Look at their wings when they're still—dragonflies hold theirs open; damselflies close them along their bodies.) Learn more fun facts about Odonata insects tonight at 7pm ET, with Dr. Jessica Ware of American Museum of Natural History! s.si.edu/3GQ35Rv

Nearly everything we know about #microplastics in the ocean comes from the surface. But a new study looking at microplastics underwater is providing new information. Here are four things to know about microplastics in the deep: s.si.edu/4jfTaSI 📸 by Zhao Shiye

Visitors: The SERC campus will close to the public at 4pm on Friday, June 13, for a special event. Please see our website for details about planning your next visit, and for information about our newest summer programs: serc.si.edu/visit/plan-you… 📸 by Nicole Campbell