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# Celebrating Earth Month

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Join us during Earth Month in April—and throughout the year—to marvel at the beauty and diversity of our natural world. Learn about the challenges facing life on our planet—and our successes. Get inspired to be a part of building a sustainable future where life on Earth thrives.
  Events
Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and other centers are dedicated to finding new ways to adapt to and reduce the impacts of climate change. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute leads global efforts to save species, better understand ecosystems, and train future conservationists. At the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, scientists conduct research worldwide to address pressing issues of our time, including conservation, public health, climate change, and food security. The Smithsonian’s Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum organizes programming to help create a future in which environmentalism is a cornerstone of civic engagement. The Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Project provides youth around the world with the knowledge and skills to understand the world’s most pressing issues and to become agents for change in their own communities.
Resources
Within the Smithsonian's museums, research centers, and educational initiatives, you will find an array of valuable resources. These resources not only shed light on the challenges we face but also highlight the innovative solutions being developed to address them.
       Smithsonian Collection Spotlight  A History of Earth Day
Buttons, posters, and memorabilia reflect nearly 50 years of Earth Day celebrations.
       Around the Smithsonian  Climate Change Resources
Explore Smithsonian research into the science, impacts, and solutions around climate change.
       Around the Smithsonian  Animals and Ecosystems
Learn how the Smithsonian plays a role in protecting habitats and species and find out what you can do.
       National Museum of Natural History  Ocean Portal
Join the Smithsonian Ocean Portal website in exploring the ocean and its life.
Citizen Science at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian researchers enlist volunteers for an array of tasks, both onsite and online.
       Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute  TRóPICOS
Read the latest issue of TRóPICOS, the magazine of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. 
       Smithsonian Environmental Research Center  Shorelines Blog
Located in Edgewater, Maryland, SERC researchers focus on understanding ecosystems for a sustainable future.
       Smithsonian Science Education Center  Smithsonian Science for Global Goals
Provides youth with the knowledge and skills to understand the world’s most pressing issues and to become agents for change.
       Smithsonian Sparks  Six Animals the Smithsonian Has Helped Save from Extinction         Conservation efforts play an important role in bringing endangered species back from the brink.         Smithsonian Sparks  Escape of the Invasives         Learn about six common invasive plants and get suggestions for native stand-ins to plant instead.         Around the Smithsonian  People and the Planet
Our researchers focus on human impacts on the environment, connecting communities of people, and human health as it connects to the environment.
       Smithsonian Sparks  Seeing Air Pollution in a New Way         Smithsonian and NASA launched TEMPO into orbit to provide better information about air pollution over North America.  Podcast Episodes       Sidedoor Podcast  Lights Out         Light pollution affects all life on earth, from humans to plants and insects. Can we have the dark, without giving up the light?         Sidedoor Podcast  The Silence of the Frogs         Travel to the Panamanian jungle to learn how the Smithsonian is helping some endangered frogs avoid extinction.         Sidedoor Podcast  Dude, Where’s my Carbon?         How does so much carbon end up in tropical forests, and how is it measured? Visit Panama on this episode of *Sidedoor* and find out.          Sidedoor Podcast  The Mean, Green, Water-Cleaning Machine         The Algal Turf Scrubber harvests algae from large bodies of water and converts it to biomass, and is one of the marine ecology field’s best-kept secrets.    
Listen to more episodes on science and nature »
Featured Exhibitions       National Museum of Natural History  Our Places: Connecting People and Nature
Nature is all around us, and we are connected to it in countless ways. Our experiences with nature can inspire us to connect, care, and act.
       National Portrait Gallery  Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism
View some of the key people whose work has influenced attitudes toward the environment in the U.S. from the late 19th century until today.
       National Museum of Natural History  Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky
Artificial lights have become such common nighttime fixtures that we take them for granted. But what do brighter nights mean for people and wildlife?
       Smithsonian's National Zoo  Bird House
Immersive aviaries mimic natural ecosystems in the Bird House exhibition where visitors soar into the fascinating world of North American shorebirds, waterfowl, and songbirds.

View more exhibitions on science and nature »
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