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Opportunities for world-class conservation education await high school, college and graduate students just outside Front Royal at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI).

In partnership with Fairfax-based George Mason University (GMU), the two organizations formed the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in 2011.

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About SMSC

We offer hands-on conservation training in the latest research and field techniques at the Smithsonian’s endangered species facility in Front Royal, Virginia.

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Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation