Laura Bankey, National Aquarium Conservation

I'm the Director of Conservation at the National Aquarium, where our mission is to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures!

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Thanks to Berlin Intermediate School for being environmental heroes. - helping to restore Atlantic White Cedar habitat on Maryland's Eastern Shore @nature_org @nationalaquarium

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Winter tree ID hike when it's 80 degrees = perfect day!

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Winter tree ID hike when it's 80 degrees = perfect day!

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Hoping recycling bins can be recycled :-p.

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Native berries planted for #wildlife at #Baltimore's West Covington Park @nationalaquarium

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Love having the spotted jellies back at @nationalaquarium!

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The @nationalaquarium waterfront plaza was showing off. It's #fall colors today.

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All smiles today while restoring sand dunes along our coastline. So proud of the work we do! @nationalaquarium

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My favorite sign in all of San Francisco

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Good morning San Francisco.

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The calm of Ft. McHenry before our 140 volunteers arrived. Great day in the marsh! @nationalaquarium

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Before and after pics of the marsh path at Ft McHenry. Our volunteers rocked today! @nationalaquarium @npcapics @oceanconservancy #2015cleanup

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Another great #Masonville Cove #bioblitz today. So much to #urbanwildlife to discover in #Baltimore City @nationalaquarium @portofbalt

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Sample collection from the #trashtrawl this week. @nationalaquarium @trashfreemd @oceanconservancy @storyofstuff

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These diamondback terrapin hatchlings were recently hatched on Poplar Island. @nationalaquarium staff are watching over them now before they get distributed to schools in the area. Local students will help raise the Terrapins over the course of the school year and then release them back onto Poplar in the spring. #terps @portofbalt

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General curator at @nationalaquarium to the rescue. A python was found on the trash wheel this morning. I TOLD YOU we have a surprising diversity of wildlife in the harbor!

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You never know what you are going to find on the beach. #marinedebris @nationalaquarium @baytrust