Announcements 2025.3.13

[Walker, Jane]

Save the Date: Virginia Water Monitoring Council 2025 Conference – Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – Virginia Public Safety Training Facility – Hanover, VA – More information about the conference will be posted at https://vwmc.vwrrc.vt.edu/conferences/.  Presentation slides and recordings from past VWMC conferences are also available from https://vwmc.vwrrc.vt.edu/conferences/.
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1.) Webinar -- The Future of the Bay: Impacts of Changes to Federal Priorities on the Chesapeake Watershed -- March 19, 2025
2.) Blue Ridge PRISM Events – Various Dates, Starting: March 26, 2025
3.) Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting -- March 26-31, 2025
4.) Virginia Forest Landowner News – Various Dates, Starting: March 28, 2025
5.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Volunteer Opportunities – Various Dates, Starting: April 1, 2025
6.) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Public Participation Opportunities
   ++ TMDL Community Engagement Meeting - Watershed Cleanup Study for Roanoke River, Tinker Creek, and Wolf Creek – April 2, 2025; Public Comment Period: April 2, 2025 to May 2, 2025 
   ++ Comment Period: Cleanup Study and Plan for Hat and Black Creeks (Nelson County) – Public Comment Deadline: April 4, 2025
   ++ Cleanup Study: Crooked Run, Stony Creek and Pughs Run (Shenandoah County) -- Meeting: April 9, 2025; Public Comment Period: April 9, 2025 to May 9, 2025
7.) 35^th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium – April 8-10, 2025
8.) Water is Life Celebratory Banquet – April 10, 2025
9.) Call for Abstracts: 45^th Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) – Submission Deadline: April 11, 2025; Symposium: November 4-7, 2025
10.) Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN) Meetings -- April 15, 2025 and May 20, 2025
11.) SeSwA Seminar: Bringing Back the Green in Stormwater Management Systems – April 25, 2025
12.) Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting -- May 18-22, 2025
13.) Art Exhibit: O'er the Wide and Plastic Sea – Through: August 31, 2025
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See recent announcements and learn more about the Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) at www.VirginiaWMC.org. Feel free to forward these announcements. When forwarding, please acknowledge the VWMC. If you have a water-related announcement of regional or statewide interest, send it to vw...@vt.edu and ask that it be distributed to the VWMC membership. If someone forwarded this message to you, you can join the VWMC for free by sending your name, water-monitoring affiliation (if applicable), and contact information (email address, mailing address, and phone number) to vw...@vt.edu. Thank you to the VWMC’s intern, Logan Flanagan, for developing today’s announcements. 
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1.) Webinar -- The Future of the Bay: Impacts of Changes to Federal Priorities on the Chesapeake Watershed -- March 19, 2025 (12-1pm) – This webinar will discuss impacts to regional environmental protection and restoration programs, and community investments across the Chesapeake Bay.  Will also provide updates to advocacy efforts underway. Learn more and register at https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable/.  Offered by the Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC).
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2.) Blue Ridge PRISM Events -- Learn more about events and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/blue-ridge-prism-virginia-31070464381.
   ++ Spring Invasive Plant Webinar: "Unlucky Thirteen" -- March 26, 2025 (12-1pm) – Will focus on 13 new additions to the Virginia Invasive Plant Species List and how to identify and control their spread.
   ++ Spring Invasive Plant Workshop (In-Person) – March 30, 2025 (11am-1pm) – Crozet, VA
   ++ Webinar: Blue Ridge PRISM Spring Meeting: Restoration After Invasive Plant Removal – April 16, 2025 (11:30am-1pm) –
   ++ Virginia Invasive Plant ID & Control Tool – This online tool helps individuals identify invasive plant species. Learn more and access the tool at https://blueridgeprism.org/plants.
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3.) Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting -- March 26-31, 2025 -- Charlotte, North Carolina – Theme: “Taking the Aquatic Pulse” – The program includes various plenary and breakout sessions.  The meeting also includes two volunteer opportunities: 1) Storytellers Series combines aquatic science book readings and personal showcases of what inspires you, and 2) Creek Week Cleanup.  Learn more at https://www.aslo.org/charlotte-2025/. 
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4.) Virginia Forest Landowner News – Learn more and register for these and other events at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/eventscalendar.html. Provided by Virginia Cooperative Extension.
   ++ Fifteen Minutes in the Forest -- Fourth Fridays (12:15) -- The Woods in Your Backyard (March 28, 2025); Bobcats in the Bush (April 25, 2025); Brush Piles (May 23, 2025) – See archived videos at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/VFLEP) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/VirginiaForestLandownerEducationProgram).
   ++ Woodland Owner Retreat – March 28-29, 2025 (Appomattox, VA); May 30-31, 2025 (Abingdon, VA); September 5-6, 2025 (Providence Forge, VA)
   ++ Online Woodland Options for Landowners Short Course -- April 7-June 9, 2025
   ++ Majestic Trees of Montpelier -- April 12, 2025 (10am-12pm) -- Montpelier Station, VA -- Presented in collaboration with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Master Naturalists.
   ++ Virginia Forestry Summit -- May 7-9, 2025 – Roanoke, VA
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5.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation Volunteer Opportunities – Help with gardening, weeding, mulching, etc. at these events.  Learn about these events and other opportunities at https://www.cbf.org/events/, then click on calendar.
   ++ Lafayette Park Garden Maintenance -- April 1-2, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Norfolk, VA.
   ++ McFadden Buffer & Living Shoreline Maintenance -- April 3, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Norfolk, VA.
   ++ Weyanoke Buffer & Living Shoreline Maintenance -- April 4, 2025 (9am-12pm) -- Norfolk, VA.
   ++ Libby's Garden Maintenance -- April 8, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Virginia Beach, VA.
   ++ Brock Environmental Center Garden Maintenance -- April 9, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Virginia Beach, VA.
   ++ Sherwood Forest Elementary School Garden Maintenance -- April 14-15, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Norfolk, VA.
   ++ Lindenwood Elementary School Garden Maintenance -- April 16-17, 2025 (9am-2pm) -- Norfolk, VA.
  ++ Clean the Bay Day -- June 7, 2025 (9am-12pm) -- Volunteer registration will open in the early April. To learn more about Clean the Bay Day, see www.cbf.org/clean or email ct...@cbf.org.
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6.) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Public Participation Opportunities
   ++ TMDL Community Engagement Meeting - Watershed Cleanup Study for Roanoke River, Tinker Creek, and Wolf Creek – April 2, 2025 (5pm), Salem, VA; Public Comment Period: April 2, 2025 to May 2, 2025 -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41353
   ++ Comment Period: Cleanup Study and Plan for Hat and Black Creeks (Nelson County) – Public Comment Deadline: April 4, 2025 -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41301
   ++ Cleanup Study: Crooked Run, Stony Creek and Pughs Run (Shenandoah County) Meeting -- April 9, 2025 (5:30pm, Woodstock, VA); Public Comment Period: April 9, 2025 to May 9, 2025 -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41418
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7.) 35^th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium – April 8-10, 2025 – Lexington, VA – Pre-conference workshops include: 1) Leadership skills for RISING Leaders, and 2) Adapting to Changing Climate: Applications of Resilient Water Management Technologies. Register on or before March 21, 2025 for lower registration rates.  Learn more at https://vmieva.cventevents.com/event/bdb0e501-8619-478e-84cd-26d6f3e1f377/summary.  Co-hosted by the VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics, Virginia DEQ, DCR, DWR, DOF, VMRC, and the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
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8.) Water is Life Celebratory Banquet – April 10, 2025 (6pm) – Roanoke, VA – Celebrate the past year of accomplishments in bringing safe drinking water, wastewater facilities, affordable housing, community development, and economic development to low-to-moderate income (LMI) individuals and rural communities across the Southeast. Learn more at https://www.sercap.org/connect/water-is-life-event and purchase raffle and banquet tickets at https://givebutter.com/WIL25. Organized by the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP).
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9.) Call for Abstracts: 45^th Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) – Submission Deadline: April 11, 2025; Symposium: November 4-7, 2025 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Theme: “Navigating Change Together: Enhancing Lake, Reservoir, and Watershed Resilience” – Topics covered will include hazardous algal blooms, source water protection, fluctuating water levels, increased tropical storm frequency and strength, and balancing reservoir needs for water supply and recreation. Learn more and submit an abstract at https://www.nalms.org/nalms2025/. Organized by the North American Lake Management Society.
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10.) Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN) Meetings – Learn more about these meetings and other events at http://www.vaplasticpollutionpreventionnetwork.org/.
   ++ April 15, 2025 (2pm) -- Speaker: Claudia Davis, Oceana Field Representative for Maryland & Virginia. 
   ++ May 20, 2025 (2pm)
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11.) SeSwA Seminar: Bringing Back the Green in Stormwater Management Systems – April 25, 2025 (8:30am-3:30pm) – Atlanta, GA – This seminar will explore lessons learned from implementing stormwater projects focused on natural solutions vs. hard infrastructure.  Learn more and register at https://www.seswa.org/seminars. Organized by the Southeast Stormwater Association (SeSwA).
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12.) Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting -- May 18-22, 2025 -- San Juan, Puerto Rico – Theme: “Expanding Horizons: Freshwaters from Mountains to the Sea” – Early registration rates end March 16, 2025.  Learn more and register at https://www.sfsannualmeeting.org/.
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13.) Art Exhibit: O'er the Wide and Plastic Sea – Through: August 31, 2025 -- Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA -- Art made by Duke Riley from natural objects and reclaimed ocean plastic. Free admission for Virginia residents funded by Sentara and the Sokol Family Foundation.  Learn more at https://virginiamoca.org/exhibitions/duke-riley/. 
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