In celebration of the International Year of the Reef, The Smithsonian
Associates in Washington, DC, present a course in collaboration with the
National Museum of Natural History:  CORAL REEFS:  RAIN FORESTS OF
THE SEA.  The course will be held on Wednesdays from September 17
through October 29, 1997, at 6 p.m.  Speakers will include Jean-Michel
Cousteau, Richard Grigg and Sylvia Earle, as well as many other
esteemed reef specialists.  A private behind-the-scenes tour at the
National Museum of Natural History, including a research aquarium and
unusual reef specimens, completes the course.  For more information or
to order tickets, please call The Smithsonian Associates at
(202)357-3030.  On the web:  www.si.edu/tsa/metro.htm
Meg Pearson, Public Affairs
pearsme@tsa.si.edu

