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 engages community members in environmental science through films, presentations, demonstrations, and other learning-focused activities. The series has included presentations by UMCES scientists and students and by invited guests, such as NASA Astronaut and UMCES alumnus Ricky Arnold and glaciologist Richard Alley.
Recent Events:
Step inside the complex, dramatic often shocking social world of prairie dogs through the eyes of the scientist who spent nearly half a century studying them. World-renowned prairie dog researcher John Hoogland, author of the definitive new book, Prairie Dogs: Ecology and Social Behavior, shares “45 years of prairie dog discoveries.”
Book Info: Purchase Prairie Dogs: Ecology and Social Behavior from the Princeton University Press. Use code P329 for 30% off!
Watershed Moments: 45 Years of Prairie Dog Discoveries with John Hoogland on Thursday, October 8, 2026
