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. Launched in 2015, the Watershed Moments series has included presentations by NASA Astronaut and UMCES alumnus Ricky Arnold, children’s author and filmmaker Lynne Cherry, glaciologist Richard Alley, and prairie dog expert and UMCES faculty member John Hoogland, among others. All events are free, open to the public, and held at the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, Maryland, or at other nearby venues.
For more information, contact Rhonda Schwinabart, Coordinator of External Affairs, at 301-689-7102 or rschwinabart@al.umces.edu.
Next Watershed Moments Event:
The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change with Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick
On Thursday, June 6, at 6:30pm at the Appalachian Laboratory, as part of the Watershed Moments Community Learning Series, Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick, recently featured in interviews with CNN, the New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Scientific American, and USA Today, will present The Past, Present and Future of Climate Change. During the presentation, Fitzpatrick will offer an introduction to how Earth’s climate has changed in the past and why scientists are concerned about the future. This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 6pm.
Matt Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor and Director of the Global Change & Biodiversity Lab at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Frostburg, MD. He is a former aerospace engineer who studies how natural systems respond to changes in climate over short and long time periods. Fitzpatrick holds degrees in engineering from Penn State, a Masters in environmental science from the University of Montana, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Tennessee.
Volunteers Needed!
Interested in helping researchers develop future science communication tools? If so, we need your feedback! Prior to the start of the Watershed Moments: Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change event, the Appalachian Laboratory's Dr. Cat Stylinski and her research team are looking for eighteen (18) volunteers to provide important feedback while interacting with the online mapping tool designed by Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick and his colleagues. Volunteers must be 18 or older. Audio of volunteer feedback will be recorded. Sign up to participate in the focus groups at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XFBWGMG. Additional information is available on the registration site.
For updates on this event, visit www.umces.edu/watershed-moments, or contact Rhonda Schwinabart, Coordinator of External Affairs, at rschwinabart@umces.edu or 301-689-7102.
Past Watershed Moments
