Apr
12

Smithsonian Community Reef

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Each day we will put one of our valued volunteers in the spotlight as a way of saying thank you!

As part of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project at the National Museum of Natural History, 800 volunteers contributed to the creation of the Smithsonian Community Reef, on display through April 24.

People of all ages and all walks of life helped create the Smithsonian Community Reef and further engaged with the Museum’s mission of creating awareness and appreciation of the natural world.

Photo by Meg Rivers

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Posted: 12 April 2011
About the Author:

Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.