In 2024, a group of donors committed to advancing environmental conservation in the central Appalachians created a transformational solution: the Appalachian Laboratory Investors Network, or TALIN.
Each summer, the Appalachian Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Internship Program hosts five to eight students from local universities and colleges for full-time, paid experiences in research and science communication.
The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently named Matthew Kline, science teacher at Mount Savage Middle School, as the 2025 winner of the Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award.