Make a gift
Are you committed to solving the environmental science challenges of our time? Perhaps you are passionate about educational opportunities for students or members of the community. Whatever your giving goals, your gift to the Appalachian Laboratory can help you fulfill that purpose and is the most direct way to have an impact on science in our community.
Even the smallest gift can make a meaningful impact by...
- Supporting Appalachian Laboratory scientists in addressing our most pressing environmental challenges through their leading edge research at home and abroad;
- Providing educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students training to become the next generation of scientists;
- Recognizing the efforts of environmental educators in our local region through the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award those engaging in STEM activities through the Appalachian Laboratory Inspiration Award;
- Encouraging lifelong learning in environmental science in our region through support for our environmental education and outreach activities.
To learn more about giving opportunities at the Appalachian Laboratory, visit our giving page, or to make a gift, use the "Give Today" link below or the button to the right.
Give Today
Submit a nomination
Team 1629 Garrett Coalition (GaCo) receiving the 2024 Appalachian Laboratory Inspiration Award.
The UMCES Appalachian Laboratory presents two community awards annually. For over thirty years the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award has recognized community members and organizations engaged in environmental education in Garrett County and Allegany County in western Maryland. The Appalachian Laboratory began recognizing those individuals and organizations supporting STEM activities in our tri-state region as part of our 60th anniversary in 2022. Nominations for the Johnson Award open in March, while nominations for the Inspiration Award open in October.
Learn more about the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award
Learn more about the Appalachian Laboratory Inspiration Award
Attend an event
NASA Astronaut and UMCES alum Ricky Arnold presenting as part of the Appalachian Laboratory's Watershed Moments Community Learning Series
Learning lasts a lifetime. As part of its commitment to public education, the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES-AL) offers free community presentations and events through its Watershed Moments Community Learning Series. Presented at the Lab and at venues throughout the area, past events have included hands on activities in labs, guest speakers, films, and art shows.
Attendance is free and open to the public.
To learn more about upcoming and past events, visit our Watershed Moments web page.
Volunteer
From time to time, faculty at the Appalachian Laboratory seek community members to serve as volunteers or citizen scientists with projects. One past project, the Citizens Restoring American Chestnuts, distributed American chestnut seeds and saplings for community members to plant and monitor, reporting tree measurements to project team leaders on a quarterly basis.
If you are interested in volunteering with future projects and would like to be added to a contact list, please complete this web form.
Keep in touch
Catch up with Appalachian Laboratory news with our current e-newsletter (Fall 2024) and our past e-newsletters:
Complete the webform to join our Appalachian Laboratory email contact list and stay up to date on all our news and events.
Visit our News webpage for the latest updates on research and other work taking place at the Lab or check out our UMCES in the News page for recent news stories and television or radio interviews featuring our faculty and students.