Appalachian Laboratory

Watershed Moments

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.   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.  

Upcoming Events:

Due to concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our friends in the community, Watershed Moments events will be held via Zoom for the foreseeable future.  We will post a schedule of events when it becomes available. Contact Rhonda Schwinabart at rschwinabart@umces.edu to join our email list  and receive the latest event updates. 

Past Watershed Moments

UMCES Alumnus and NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold on International Space Station
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. More information on past Watershed Moments Community Learning Series Events can be found here.