Announcements 2026.5.19

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Save the Date: 2026 Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference --Tuesday, September 29, 2026 -- Virginia Public Safety Training Facility, Knox Hall – Hanover, VA -- Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. More information will be posted in the coming weeks at https://vwmc.vwrrc.vt.edu/conferences/. Stay tuned!
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1.) Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) Webcasts – Various Dates, Starting: May 20, 2026
2.) James River Association (JRA) Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 20, 2026
3.) Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program Upcoming Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 21, 2026
4.) Workshop: Virginia Backyard Streambank Repair -- May 22, 2026
5.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Environmental Education Programs – Various Dates, Registration closes for some events: May 22, 2026
6.) Call for Abstracts: North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) 2026 International Symposium – Abstracts due: May 22, 2026; Symposium: November 3-6, 2026
7.) Call for Abstracts: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference -- Abstracts Due: May 22, 2026; Conference: November 9-11, 2026
8.) Virginia Save Our Streams (VASOS) Field Certification Opportunities – Various Dates, Starting May 24, 2026
9.) Comments Accepted: Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance -- Comments Due: May 26, 2026
10.) Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) Pollinator Yard Tour -- May 27, 2026
11.) Webinar -- Aligning Land Conservation with Source Water Protection: Tools to Promote Co-benefits for Forest, Agriculture and Habitat -- May 29, 2026
12.) Tick Donations Accepted: Old Dominion University (ODU) Tick Team Research Lab
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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 Julia Porter, VWMC intern, for developing and organizing this week’s set of VWMC announcements.
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1.) Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) Webcasts – Learn more and register for these webcasts at https://www.cwp.org/2026_webcast_list.php.
   ++ Urban Watershed Equity: Designing Inclusive and Just Stormwater Solutions -- May 20, 2026
   ++ Machine Learning in Watershed Modeling for Stormwater Planning and Flood Forecasting -- June 17, 2026
   ++ Integrated Water Management: Coordinating Stormwater, Wastewater, and Water Supply -- July 15, 2026
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2.) James River Association (JRA) Events -- Learn more about these events and others at https://thejamesriver.org/events/.
   ++ Rain Barrel Workshops -- May 20, 2026 (6-7pm; Williamsburg, VA); May 21, 2026 (6-7pm; Arrington, VA)
   ++ River Hero Homes Webinar: Compost for Healthy Soil -- May 28, 2026 (6-7pm)
   ++ Green Infrastructure Stewards Volunteer Event -- May 29, 2026 (9am-12pm) – Richmond, VA
   ++ Green Infrastructure & Problem-Based Learning Teacher Professional Learning Workshop -- June 10, 2026 (9am-4pm) --  Richmond, VA
   ++ Invasive Species Removal at Chapel Island -- June 12, 2026 (10am-12pm) –Richmond, VA
   ++ JRA Currents of History Lecture Series -- June 13, 2026 (6:30-9:30pm) – Richmond, VA
   ++ Summer Camps – Various Dates: June 15-August 7, 2026 (half-day and full-day camps) -- Richmond, Lynchburg, Williamsburg and Hampton, VA – Learn more at https://thejamesriver.org/camps/
   ++ Teacher Professional Learning Workshops -- June 16, 2026 (Freshwater Mussels Exploration -- Madison Heights, VA; Paddling & Tidal Ecology -- Henrico, VA)
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3.) Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program Upcoming Events – For more information about these events and others, see https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/eventscalendar.html. Organized by Virginia Cooperative Extension and partners.
   ++ Spring Venture Outdoor Series -- May 21, 2026 (10am-2pm) -- Bedford, VA
   ++ Generation NEXT Webinar: Be Lawyer Ready -- May 27, 2026 (6:30-8pm)
   ++ Online Woodland Options for Landowners Short Course -- June 1-August 7, 2026
   ++ Generation NEXT Legacy Planning Workshop -- July 24 & 25, 2026 -- Warrenton, VA
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4.) Workshop: Virginia Backyard Streambank Repair -- May 22, 2026 (9:30am-4pm) -- Fredericksburg, VA -- This workshop is for individuals who work with the general public on soil conservation and water quality improvement projects, including staff from Soil and Water Conservation Districts, local governments, and non-governmental environmental organizations (NGOs), as well as Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) agents, Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, and Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals. Its goal is to provide information on simple streambank erosion control techniques that landowners can implement to stabilize eroding streambanks along small streams. For more information and to register, see https://pears.io/events/vce/5143/. Organized by Virginia Cooperative Extension.
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5.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Environmental Education Programs – Learn more about these programs and others at https://www.cbf.org/environmental-education/.
   ++ Student Leadership Summer Expeditions -- Registration closes: May 22, 2026 (or capacity is reached); Events: June 22-26, 2026 (Tributary & Bay Ecosystems Exploration); June 28-July 2, 2026 or July 13-17, 2026 (Bay Science and Solutions at Washington College); July 13-17, 2026 (Exploring Eastern Virginia); July 20-24, 2026 (Chesapeake Connections & Actions) – Open to high school students living within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
   ++ Student Field Programs (one-day and multi-day programs) -- Application opens in April for the following school year, fall 2026 and spring 2027 – Application Deadline: May 22, 2026 (or October-November 20, 2026 for spring 2027 one-day program)
   ++ 2026 Bay Eco Camp: Girls in STEM -- Registration Deadline: June 1, 2026; Camp: August 3-7, 2026 -- Tangier, VA (Drop-Off/Pick-Up Location: Crisfield, MD) -- Open to girls ages 13 and 14.
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6.) Call for Abstracts: North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) 2026 International Symposium – Abstracts due: May 22, 2026; Symposium: November 3-6, 2026 -- Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada – Theme: “Swimming Upstream: Tackling Environmental Challenges through Partnership, Innovation, & Science” -- Accepting oral and poster presentations on any aspect of lake and reservoir management.  Submissions should indicate presentation preference (oral, poster, or either). For more information, see https://www.nalms.org/nalms2026/. Organized by the North American Lake Management Society.
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7.) Call for Abstracts: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference -- Abstracts Due: May 22, 2026; Conference: November 9-11, 2026 -- Philadelphia, PA – Accepting oral and poster presentations.  Abstracts should relate to climate-change impacts related to water uses and management. For more information and to submit and abstract, see https://awra.org/. Organized by AWRA.
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8.) Virginia Save Our Streams (VASOS) Field Certification Opportunities -- There are 2 parts to becoming a certified monitor – online certification & field training. The online certification and macroinvertebrate ID quiz (estimated time 3-4 hours) must be completed prior to attending the field training.  Learn more about becoming a VASOS monitor at https://vasos.org/become-a-monitor/. Learn more about the field certification and register at https://iwla.org/events/. Virginia Save Our Streams is a program of the Izaak Walton League of America and is associated with the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative.
   ++ May 24, 2026 (9am-1:30pm) -- Middleburg, VA
   ++ May 30, 2026 (9am-12pm) -- Ashland, VA
   ++ June 30, 2026 (9:30am-4pm) -- Green Bay, VA
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9.) Comments Accepted: Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) Guidance -- Comments Due: May 26, 2026 -- This resource aims to help water bills remain affordable during infrastructure upgrades within wastewater systems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will use feedback to update this guidance. For more information and to submit a comment, see https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/clean-water-act-financial-capability-assessment-guidance.
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10.) Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) Pollinator Yard Tour -- May 27, 2026 (9am-1pm) -- Mechanicsville, VA -- VCAP is an urban cost-share program that provides financial incentives and technical and educational assistance to property owners installing eligible Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Virginia’s participating Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs). This event will feature tours of two sites in Hanover with VCAP stormwater BMPs. Participants will learn the benefits of incorporating native plants into a property. For more information and to register, see https://www.hanovercounty.gov/1171/Conservation-for-Homeowners. Organized by the Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District. ++++++++++++++++++++
11.) Webinar -- Aligning Land Conservation with Source Water Protection: Tools to Promote Co-benefits for Forest, Agriculture and Habitat -- May 29, 2026 (12pm) – Learn more and register at  https://www.potomacriver.org/events/. This webinar is part of ICPRB’s semi-annual series for basin land use decision-makers, developed to support implementation of the Potomac Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan. Organized by Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB).
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12.) Tick Donations Accepted: Old Dominion University (ODU) Tick Team Research Lab – Ticks pulled off of you or your pet can be donated to ODU’s Tick Team lab, and ticks removed by hunters from game animals are also accepted. Include who or what the tick was pulled off of (human, dog, deer, etc.), the date the tick was found, and the general geographic location of the tick. Put the tick in a small ziploc bag and freeze it for at least two hours to ensure it is dead. Make sure the bag is completely sealed, and place into a standard or padded envelope. You can also request testing results for a specific tick for Borrelia burgdorferi, B. miyamotoi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, E. ewingii, and Rickettsia spp. for a donation of $50 per tick to cover expenses. Learn more at https://sites.wp.odu.edu/tick-team/what-we-do/tick-testing/sending-us-your-ticks/. Questions about the donation process can be sent to hg...@odu.edu.  Offered by ODU’s Tick Team Research Lab.
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The VWMC announcements are provided with support from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center with funding from the U.S. Geological Survey. Thank you to our sponsors!

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