Announcements 2025.5.9

[Walker, Jane]

1.) Clean the Bay Day – Registration Closes: Various Dates, Starting: May 15, 2025; Event: June 7, 2025
2.) Volunteers Needed: Installation of Living Shoreline Oyster Sill – Next Registration Deadline: May 15, 2025; Multiple Days; May-July 10, 2025
3.) Workshop: Restoring Coastal Water Resources – Challenges, Opportunities, and Successful Approaches – May 16, 2025
4.) Call for Presentations: 2025 Annual Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Forum – Submission Deadline: May 16, 2025; Forum: September 16-18, 2025
5.) James River Association Events
   ++ Invasive Species Removal at Chapel Island -- May 16, 2025; June 13, 2025
   ++ Rain Barrel Workshop – May 21, 2025
6.) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Events 
   ++ SERC River Days Festival -- May 17, 2025
   ++ Webinar: Dragonflies from the Arctic to the Tropics – May 20, 2025
7.) Future Harvest Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 17, 2025
8.) 2025 Choose Clean Water Conference – May 19-21, 2025
9.) Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN) Meeting – May 20, 2025
10.) Call for Abstracts and Speakers: 2025 Potomac River Conference – Submission Deadline: June 13, 2025; Conference: October 22, 2025
11.) Volunteers Sought: Retail Garden Center Survey of Invasive Plants
12.) EPA Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter – March 2025 issue – https://www.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely/fish-and-shellfish-program-newsletter
13.) Water Center Jobs Board – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
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1.) Clean the Bay Day – Registration Closes: Various Dates, Starting: May 15, 2025; Event: June 7, 2025 (9am-12pm) – Help remove litter and debris from one of hundreds of locations throughout Virginia.  To find a location near you, learn more, and register, see www.cbf.org/clean or email ct...@cbf.org. Registration closes May 15, 2025 for the City of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation; elsewhere, registration closes May 28, 2025. Once registration closes, a small list of walkup sites will be posted. Organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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2.) Volunteers Needed: Installation of Living Shoreline Oyster Sill – Next Registration Deadline: May 15, 2025; Multiple Days; May-July 10, 2025 – Hampton, VA – Volunteer to help install a 1,000 foot living shoreline oyster sill along the Hampton River. The project will involve placing 4,692 oyster castles, 720 bushels of recycled oyster shells, 650 Natrx Basalt Shell Bags, and 22 coconut fiber coir logs, each measuring 12 feet by 16 inches. Learn more and register at https://www.cbf.org/events/virginia/pine-cone-harbour-project-events.html. Organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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3.) Workshop: Restoring Coastal Water Resources – Challenges, Opportunities, and Successful Approaches – May 16, 2025 (8am-4pm) – Wilmington, NC – The workshop will focus on plans, strategies, and approaches for restoring coastal water resources. Learn more and register at https://ncwra.org/meet-reg1.php. Organized by the North Carolina Water Resources Association.
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4.) Call for Presentations: 2025 Annual Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Forum – Submission Deadline: May 16, 2025; Forum: September 16-18, 2025 – New Orleans, LA – Submissions may focus on carbon capture and underground storage, aquifer storage and recovery, environmental data management, source water protection, PFAS, produced water, geothermal energy, and more. Learn more and submit a presentation at https://www.gwpc.org/call-abstracts/. Organized by the Ground Water Protection Council.
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5.) James River Association Events – Learn more at https://thejamesriver.org/ (see “Events and Volunteer Opportunities”).
   ++ Invasive Species Removal at Chapel Island -- May 16, 2025 (12-2pm); June 13, 2025 (10am-12pm) – Richmond, VA
   ++ Rain Barrel Workshop – May 21, 2025 -- Arrington, VA (Nelson Co.) -- Learn more and register at https://thejamesriver.org/conserve-water-at-home-using-a-rain-barrel-spring-2025/. Offered by the James River Association and its partners.
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6.) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Events – Learn more and register at https://serc.si.edu/calendar/month/2025-04.
   ++ SERC River Days Festival -- May 17, 2025 (11am-4pm)
   ++ Webinar: Dragonflies from the Arctic to the Tropics – May 20, 2025 (7pm-8:30pm)
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7.) Future Harvest Events – Learn more about these and others at https://futureharvest.org/programs/field-school/upcoming-events/ or https://futureharvest.org/events/.
   ++ Organic Seed Production, Weed Management, & Cover Crops Workshop – May 17, 2025 (9am-1pm) – Surry, VA – Participants will learn more about managing weeds, selecting cover crops, and producing seed in an organic farm operation.
   ++ PawPaw Tree Grafting – May 17, 2025 (10am-12:30pm) – Take home a potted pawpaw tree of a Peterson cultivar, a grafting knife, and grafting tape.
   ++ Hands-On Compost Workshop – June 14, 2025 (10am-1pm) – White Hall, MD – Participants will learn how to make compost that encourages active microbiology with abundant and diverse microorganisms.
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8.) 2025 Choose Clean Water Conference – May 19-21, 2025 – Harrisonburg, VA – Theme: “Hills and Valleys: Our Journey for Clean Water” – Participants will learn about innovative restoration approaches and clean water efforts. Learn more and register at https://www.choosecleanwater.org/our-conference. Organized by the Choose Clean Water Coalition.
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9.) Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN) Meeting – May 20, 2025 (2pm) -- Learn more about these meetings and other events at http://www.vaplasticpollutionpreventionnetwork.org/. 
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10.) Call for Abstracts and Speakers: 2025 Potomac River Conference – Submission Deadline: June 13, 2025; Conference: October 22, 2025 (8:30am-3:30pm) – Woodbridge, VA – Theme: “Integrating Science, Policy, and Communications to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms” – The conference will expound on the science, policy, management, and public communications of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Potomac River basin and beyond. Learn more and submit an abstract at https://www.potomacriver.org/news/call-for-speakers-and-posters-for-habs-conference/.  Organized by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
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11.) Volunteers Sought: Retail Garden Center Survey of Invasive Plants – Seeking volunteers to fill out a survey investigating the availability of invasive plants still for sale at retail garden centers in Virginia. Learn more and complete the survey at https://blueridgeprism.org/retail-survey. Organized by Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) and the Virginia Invasive Plant Coalition.
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12.) EPA Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter – March 2025 issue –This newsletter provides a snapshot of recent advisories, federal agency activities, publications, awarded research, tech and tools, and future meetings and conferences. Current and past editions are available at https://www.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely/fish-and-shellfish-program-newsletter. Published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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13.) Water Center Jobs Board – View a listing of current job opportunities and employment resources on the Jobs Board at https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/.  Developed by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Water Center).
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