Chesapeake Network | minoguek@si.edu | Activity https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/members/minogueksi-edu/activity/ Activity feed for minoguek@si.edu. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:53:53 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 de6e9e3841612e114625519407a4f12e minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68066 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:37:14 -0400 When you think of a shark, you might automatically picture a blacktip or spinner shark, since they are the quintessential shark species. These two species look so similar that many fishermen…

]]> 0 f139ac3c9bd224c1ff31c2fb4f2cf724 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67850 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:50:40 -0400 Our global economy has an unintended consequence: The same ships that move goods around the world can also inadvertently move invasive species. Many of these hitchhikers get pulled into the…

]]> 0 2e9d845db0d5deb2250bee6e1927bb89 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67678 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:36:10 -0500 Speaker: Gerald Winegrad, Bay champion and former Maryland state senator Venue: Online only Former Senator Gerald Winegrad has devoted himself to environmental causes for 56 years,…

]]> 0 9aa58b612fa938c421c70e2e4af933ad minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67453 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:44:38 -0500 Half a century ago, scientists believed the last black-footed ferrets—the only ferrets native to North America—had gone extinct. Today, their recovery marks one of the most hopeful con…

]]> 0 afafbed77012885ae553133da8519a5f minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67094 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:36:41 -0400 Stipend: $650/week. On-site housing in SERC dormitory included. Eligibility: This internship is open to recent graduates who will have completed a bachelor’s degree between April and D…

]]> 0 8b886a5bda14f37709671d79468ff60e minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67031 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:52:57 -0400 In 1962, the Smithsonian received an unexpected bequest: $2.0 million in cash and realty, including a 368-acre defunct dairy farm on Maryland’s Rhode River. It came from a colorful but e…

]]> 0 3659acd91c47a941215d1aaa50fa430a minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66909 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:30:32 -0400 Less than 400 North Atlantic right whales remain on Earth today, according to NOAA estimates. They are among the rarest of the great whales, clinging to existence on the very brink of…

]]> 0 b6d3cccb2f3d39ef029a10091d1904a0 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66758 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:59:18 -0400 We often think of cities in opposition to nature. Urban streams and rivers have been used as dumps for human waste and trash, and have been buried, channeled or armored to protect cities from…

]]> 0 63cafe383c7575915b82eca7ee3ded07 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66668 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:27:09 -0400 In summer 2020, Chris Hopkinson embarked on an unprecedented journey to paddle the entire length of the Chesapeake Bay on a stand-up paddle board. The trip spanned nine days and over 200…

]]> 0 0b6b2f006bb90a2895d792ee48c6d443 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66532 Wed, 14 May 2025 13:56:28 -0400 Dragonflies, damselflies and their ancestors were among the first creatures fly—before birds, bats or pterosaurs. On May 20, explore the origins of the Odonata insects with Dr. Jessica W…

]]> 0 5eb9ed0e30421678403d532016b99ab5 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66530 Wed, 14 May 2025 13:56:13 -0400 Be part of the first River Days Festival of 2025! Anne Arundel County is hosting four River Days Festivals this year at waterfront locations throughout the county, with the first at the…

]]> 0 8427d9d581d3fee582896a64092172c4 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66130 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:34:18 -0400 Join us to learn about ospreys, the often-seen “fish hawk” of local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay, with Patuxent River Park’s senior naturalist Greg Kearns. Roughly one-fourth of the osp…

]]> 0 7b973e8603a7d04f72ee3a3bed2332d7 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66001 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:42:29 -0500 In 1987, the Smithsonian launched a futuristic experiment that would transform how we think about climate. Inside small experimental chambers, a few scientists doubled the amount of carbon…

]]> 0 570ec28bcee68ecfec8884a7566c9a41 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65864 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:02:51 -0500 Florida’s coral reefs have lost over 95% of their living coral cover over the last 50 years, putting them on the brink of functional extinction. On Jan. 21, Dr. Erinn Muller will reveal how…

]]> 0 3052abf0454c7a57e9776b14a757d62f minoguek@si.edu wrote a new post https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65624 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:51:16 -0500 Winter Photo Challenge Winter Photo Challenge: Life From the Frozen Earth Share your inspirational winter images by Dec. 1! Organized by the Smithsonian […]

]]> 5b07a9634d5d0418a636cb4743a644ed minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65537 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:20:29 -0400 Start Date: Early February 2025 Duration: 16 weeks Model: On site. Housing in the SERC dormitory is included free of charge. Mentor: Kristen Goodhue (SERC Science Writer) Sharpen your…

]]> 0 d34cfef777a758b1fdc82f0953b910ec minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65510 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:19:02 -0400 Can we learn to embrace the much-maligned beaver? In his book “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our…

]]> 0 2b6cfbe989ce6f3147dc4c4626fdf866 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65332 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:12:14 -0400 What would a world powered purely by renewables look like—and what would it take to get there? Switching our power system away from using fossil fuels for electricity will have a larger i…

]]> 0 ea5baa53902cbbb4de0c06e3ad1202d9 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65189 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:07:03 -0400 How do plants make a living? That question has propelled botanist Dennis Whigham for his nearly 47-year career with the Smithsonian. Orchids were especially bewitching. On Aug. 20, join…

]]> 0 6ff6f39e349058b8a426f38c1a2ceb83 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=65075 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:56:04 -0400 From frogs to salamanders, amphibians are secretive but essential to our health and our ecosystems. But amphibians are facing a crisis: Over 40% are threatened with extinction. How can we…

]]> 0 509f71c050f1e1d5ccfc6268b92e482e minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64941 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:30:57 -0400 How will a hotter planet reshape the insect world? Join us for a special Pollinator Week webinar, with entomologist and author Michael Raupp. He’ll reveal how climate change is shifting w…

]]> 0 57c6d6a827b1844a095cb21cc5389b53 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64881 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:24:51 -0400 Salary: $117,962 (GS-13) plus federal benefits Federal position? Yes Location: Edgewater, Maryland Work model: Telework eligible To apply: All applications MUST be sent through…

]]> 0 048a6d17fe46e39ca1f6c07f80607959 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64813 Thu, 16 May 2024 13:29:44 -0400 Tribal people have lived in North America for at least 10,000 years, shaping how the landscape evolved and functioned. During that time, they developed cultures and traditions that stressed…

]]> 0 d4039887d09abfa7eea0f0e0a2434221 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64389 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:46:44 -0400 “Oysters are nothing gaudy, devoid of charisma, a true and literal stick-in-the-mud. And yet this humble bivalve has inspired piracy, shooting wars, two centuries of environmental and so…

]]> 0 586dae6de8dccdb4fab44d710f141881 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64183 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:24:59 -0400 The world’s ice sheets and glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, one of our best tools to quantify what’s happening beneath the surface remains largely untapped. Geo…

]]> 0 b67525a706f95712baa4e9f9a421043c minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=64160 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:34:33 -0400 Deadline: March 29, 2024 Work model: Hybrid Duration: 1 year, with potential for a permanent position Contact: Cole Johnson (JohnsonC@si.edu) Application link:  […]

]]> 0 711831649b7017329c3926c7262c9594 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=63969 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:44:51 -0500 Are fish in the Chesapeake as hungry as fish in Chile? Are marine communities in Alaska more resistant to invasive species than those in Panama or Chile? And can saving marine biodiversity…

]]> 0 18c09b471b5fb4186d337336b147f8eb minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=63929 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:54:56 -0500 Deadline: February 7, 2024 Location: Edgewater, Maryland Work model: Telework eligible Federal position? No Salary: Starting at $68,405 annually…

]]> 0 d7fba6aef2bbad19e06e37de5d25c30a minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=63194 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:37:52 -0400 Cownose rays are enigmatic and sometimes controversial summer residents of Chesapeake Bay. At the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, marine biologists led by Dr. Matt Ogburn have been…

]]> 0 c5a3870cac6ed43501207a6bca38c232 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=63045 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:23:23 -0400 Job Type: Full-time, federal. Limited telework is negotiable. Compensation: GS-9 ($64,732 per year plus federal benefits plan including: annual and sick leave, group health insurance,…

]]> 0 7864710e76bd376910b394eb56a2a91a minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=63006 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:21:28 -0400 The landscape of southern Maryland bears little resemblance to what it was 300, 200 and even 100 years ago. Archaeology has uncovered the movement of soils and the creation of new hills and…

]]> 0 9e4f9872ca261609d68668064c8b5f23 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=62852 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:28:28 -0400 Discover how we can transform landscapes to support people and nature! The Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes program aims to study and promote the conservation of native b…

]]> 0 81fa7d3cc53e35643610db4fa904d8b8 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=62643 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:20:35 -0400 The fastest land animal on Earth is quickly running out of time. As cheetah populations in the wild continue to decline, our zoo populations are becoming even more critical to the future of…

]]> 0 650f2a27a127356b3854a06c801d0d51 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=61604 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:09:18 -0500 Journey to the Galápagos Islands, with Smithsonian mangrove ecologist Candy Feller! In the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s first Earth Optimism webinar of the year, Candy…

]]> 0 be1b00063e1bb3bd2b721d70ba41391b minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=61176 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:35:46 -0400 Este evento se traducirá al español! Los participantes podrán leer los subtítulos o escuchar la traducción.  (This event will be translated into Spanish! Attendees will be able to read Spani…

]]> 0 6e5e716cc72765df82dd758ea189e6dc minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60963 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:34:50 -0400 Where can you find algae that glow? In some coastal waters, when the water gets agitated, thousands of microscopic phytoplankton produce a greenish-blue flash of light, creating…

]]> 0 9704bc3e377976eed36806e309887b99 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60788 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:47:28 -0400 Maryland is home to roughly 450 different bee species. Their numbers and ranges are driven by their deep and often very specialized relationships with flowering plants. In this Earth…

]]> 0 6b0d81b2e34246a37b0d587487c4b091 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60680 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:58:44 -0400 On the journey from student to scientist, there are pivotal moments where women stop pursuing STEM careers—a phenomenon that researchers have dubbed “the leaky pipeline.” Stephanie Stack…

]]> 0 567f7fa914d586e706393ffee75a3e53 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60590 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:35:11 -0400 Humpback whales are a conservation success story, having largely recovered from the threat of commercial whaling. But they still need our help. In this webinar, biologist Stephanie Stack…

]]> 0 9a46c7a9b1e4734544d1501f9f2ac25f minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60489 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:06:03 -0400 Join the Smithsonian Amateur Radio Group, for a 24-hour broadcast at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)!

On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of…

]]> 0 3ca2b9097e72547cb52804e665f21509 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60487 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:04:39 -0400 The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) seeks a motivated Grants and Administration Specialist to serve as an integral member of the SERC Admin Team. SERC is a research institute…

]]> 0 42c63b9a3c4cc7ee31b461302cd2f556 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60408 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:43:41 -0400 Ancestral wounding and historical trauma are key players in the lack of diversity in nature-based programs. Atiya Wells founded the nonprofit Backyard Basecamp to help communities of…

]]> 0 48bc8d4b04518a97c8d5ba9fbd48c5fe minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=60171 Wed, 11 May 2022 13:17:34 -0400 For over 100 years, the Smithsonian has been a leader in wildlife tracking, using the latest technologies to better understand animal movement and conserve their populations. Today those…

]]> 0 ead4667925736900f8415539ed081020 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=59957 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:35:11 -0400 What happens when you take acres of abandoned farm fields and plant a forest on top of them? In spring 2013, scientists and volunteers planted 20,000 trees as part of a massive experiment…

]]> 0 692ada6bccb6a83c353056ce600a1b9b minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=59959 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:34:37 -0400 The science has been clear for a long time: To protect streams—and the Chesapeake Bay—from pollution, it’s imperative to reduce impervious surfaces like roads and parking lots. While sci…

]]> 0 7bb8ed2bf26dda17ca22c30702959cbf minoguek@si.edu posted a new Job https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=59887 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:43:14 -0400 The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) seeks a Webmaster/Digital Content Specialist to join its Communications Office, to help share the wonder of science and the natural world…

]]> 0 4108b3616e34a65b35aac2be0b27f5dd minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=59537 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:28:35 -0500 Este evento se traducirá a español! Participantes podrán leer subtítulos o escuchar la traducción.

Learn when and where to find some of the Mid-Atlantic’s most jaw-dropping plant and…

]]> 0 8572ecbaaf172777751de00d1241a599 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=59131 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:38:54 -0500 Discover how the return of seagrasses is transforming life in the Chesapeake, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)’s next free Earth Optimism webinar!
Over the last…

]]> 0 49d4bf6ee9c3330302b920025c496af4 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=58730 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:38:49 -0500 Note: Due to a family emergency, we had to cancel Dr. Cynthia Gilmour’s originally scheduled talk on mercury pollution on Jan. 18, and are replacing it with the climate change talk at the…

]]> 0 96a48905f5e64d954b692c3644b19815 minoguek@si.edu posted a new Event https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=58680 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:35:36 -0500 Note: Due to a family emergency, we had to cancel Dr. Cynthia Gilmour’s originally scheduled talk on mercury pollution on Jan. 18, and are replacing it with the climate change talk at the…

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