Announcements 2025.4.29

[Walker, Jane]

1.) Upper Tennessee River Roundtable Spring Dinner & Awards Meeting – May 1, 2025
2.) Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District (PWSWCD) News -- Various Dates, Starting: May 4, 2025
3.) Upcoming Water Research Foundation Webcasts – Various Dates, Starting: May 6, 2025
4.) Virginia Forest Landowner Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 7, 2025
5.) Webinar -- Maximizing the Value of Disaster Recovery Efforts: How to Turn Natural Disaster Pain into Resiliency Gain – May 8, 2025
6.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 8, 2025
7.) Future Harvest Events – Various Dates, Starting: May 17, 2025
8.) Comments Accepted: Proposed Guidance Document Changes on Cyanobacteria Bloom Recreational Advisory – Public Comment Deadline: May 21, 2025
9.) EPA Tools and Resources Webinar Series -- Various Dates, Starting: May 21, 2025
10.) North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Early Career Grants – Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025
11.) Information Briefing and Public Hearing: Draft Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit to Allow the Release of Industrial Stormwater in Fairfax County – Informational Briefing and Hearing: June 2, 2025; Public Comment Period: May 2, 2025 to June 18, 2025
12.) Seeking Experiences from Early Adopters of Climate-informed Stormwater Management Approaches
13.) Water Center Jobs Board – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/ 
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1.) Upper Tennessee River Roundtable Spring Dinner & Awards Meeting – May 1, 2025 (6pm) – Saltville, VA – The meeting’s agenda will include awards and recognition of contributors to the Saltville Outdoor Classroom as well as the unveiling of a new entrance sign. Learn more and register at https://www.uppertnriver.org/. Organized by the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable.
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2.) Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District (PWSWCD) News
   ++ Water Quality Monitoring -- May 4, 2025 (10am; Cannon Branch in Manassas, VA) -- Become a certified monitor and learn about the health of local streams.  Learn more at https://www.pwswcd.org/water-quality-monitoring or contact Veronica Tangiri at waterq...@pwswcd.org.
   ++ Community-Wide Volunteer Recognition Event & Picnic – RSVP Deadline: May 5, 2025; Event: May 18, 2025 (12-4.30pm) – Manassas, VA -- All volunteers with the Conservation District are invited. Come in your picnic mode (chair, blanket, etc.). RSVP: Education volunteers contact Kim Lowther: educ...@pwswcd.org; Water quality volunteers contact Veronica Tangiri: water...@pwswcd.org.
   ++ Volunteers Needed: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) -- May 13, 14 & 16, 2025 (Bull Run Middle School, 6th graders); June 5, 2025 (Dale City Elementary School, 5th graders); June 11, 2025 (Potomac View Elementary School 4th graders, @ Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge) -- Investigate live macroinvertebrates from local streams or ponds and share results with students. Equipment and ID guide sheet will be provided.  For more information, contact Kim Lowther, Education Specialist: educ...@pwswcd.org.
   ++ Adopt-A-Stream/Pond/River – Learn more at https://www.pwswcd.org/adopt-a-stream.
   ++ Neabsco Creek Watershed Bandalong Cleanup -- Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month -- Contact Andrew Uglow at AUg...@pwcgov.org to learn more.
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3.) Upcoming Water Research Foundation Webcasts – Learn more and register at https://www.waterrf.org/webcasts. On-demand (archived) webcasts are also available.
   ++ Role of Generative AI (GenAI) for the Global Water Sector -- May 6, 2025
   ++ PdNA Webcast Series, Part 1: What is PdNA and Is My Facility a Good Candidate for It? – May 13, 2025
   ++ Understanding Gasification for PFAS Removal -- May 29, 2025

   ++ PdNA Webcast Series, Part 2: PdNA Pilot- and Full-Scale Research and Future Directions – TBD
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4.) Virginia Forest Landowner Events – Learn more and register for these and other events at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/eventscalendar.html. Provided by Virginia Cooperative Extension.
   ++ Virginia Forestry Summit -- May 7-9, 2025 – Roanoke, VA
   ++ An Urban Forestry Tour of the Star City of the South -- May 9, 2025 – Roanoke, VA
   ++ Protecting Family Land: Legacy Planning for Farm and Forest Owners -- May 15 & 22, 2025 (6-9pm) – Abingdon, VA
   ++ Fifteen Minutes in the Forest -- Fourth Fridays (12:15) -- May 23, 2025 (Brush Piles) – See archived videos at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/VFLEP) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/VirginiaForestLandownerEducationProgram).
  ++ Woodland Owner Retreat – May 30-31, 2025 (Abingdon, VA); September 5-6, 2025 (Providence Forge, VA)
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5.) Webinar -- Maximizing the Value of Disaster Recovery Efforts: How to Turn Natural Disaster Pain into Resiliency Gain – May 8, 2025 (11am-12pm) – Learn how Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is maximizing long-term benefits of disaster recovery efforts by identifying and evaluating damage to their right-of-way and sewer pipelines and creating a long-term plan for protecting stream corridors. Learn more and register for this free webinar at https://www.seswa.org/webinars-state-spotlight. Organized by the Southeast Stormwater Association.
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6.) Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Events – Learn more about these events and see more events posted on the calendar at https://events.cbf.org/calendar.
   ++ Volunteer Opportunities – Various Dates, Starting May 8, 2025 -- Hampton, VA
   ++ How to Create a Tiny Forest: A Talk -- May 13, 2025 – Richmond, Va.
   ++ Solar Energy: Challenges and Opportunities – Registration Deadline: May 13, 2025; Lecture: May 14, 2025 (6:30-7:30pm) -- Virginia Beach, Va
   ++ Rappahannock River Valley Wildlife Refuge Workday – May 15, 2025 (10am-4pm) -- Warsaw, VA
   ++ Save the Date: Clean the Bay Day -- June 7, 2025 (9am-12pm) -- To learn more and register, see www.cbf.org/clean or email ct...@cbf.org.
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7.) Future Harvest Events – Learn more about these events and others at https://futureharvest.org/events/. 
   ++ Organic Seed Production, Weed Management, & Cover Crops Workshop – May 17, 2025 (9am-1pm) – Surry, VA (Slade Farms)
   ++ Hands-On Compost Workshop – June 14, 2025 (10am-1pm) – White Hall, MD (Butterbee Farm) – Learn how to make compost that encourages active microbiology.
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8.) Comments Accepted: Proposed Guidance Document Changes on Cyanobacteria Bloom Recreational Advisory – Public Comment Deadline: May 21, 2025 – The proposed revision will allow for more extensive and targeted monitoring of algal toxins in recreational freshwater areas during a HAB, and for using toxin data alone for recreational advisory determinations. Learn more and submit a comment at https://www.townhall.virginia.gov/l/GDocForum.cfm?GDocForumID=2693. A 1-page summary sheet covering the changes proposed in the guidance is available at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/waterborne-hazards-control/harmful-algal-blooms/ under “Quick Links” on the far right.
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9.) EPA Tools and Resources Webinar Series -- Free webinars typically held the third Wednesday of every month from 3-4pm. Learn more and register at https://www.epa.gov/research-states/epa-tools-and-resources-webinar-series.  Recordings and presentation slides of past webinars are also available for viewing.  Offered by the U.S. EPA.
   ++ May 21, 2025 -- Wildfire Advancing Science Partnerships for Indoor Reductions of Smoke Exposures (ASPIRE) Study
   ++ June 18, 2025 -- 6PPD-Quinone (Including high throughput hazard screening)
   ++ July 16, 2025 -- Emerging Landfill Issues
   ++ August 20, 2025 -- Flooding/Resiliency
   ++ September 17, 2025 -- PFAS (including biosolids and impacts to crops and/or food)
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10.) North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Early Career Grants – Submission Deadline: May 31, 2025 – These grants aim to help reduce the financial barriers for early career members to attend the NALMS Annual International Symposium and be a member of the Society. Applicants must fit the definition of a NALMS Early Career Member. Learn more and apply at https://www.nalms.org/early-career-registration-grants/. Funded by the North American Lake Management Society.
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11.) Information Briefing and Public Hearing: Draft Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit to Allow the Release of Industrial Stormwater in Fairfax County – Informational Briefing (6pm) and Hearing (6:30pm): June 2, 2025; Public Comment Period: May 2, 2025 to June 18, 2025 – Alexandria, VA – The draft VPDES permit would allow the release of industrial stormwater from U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir into waterbodies within Fairfax County. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41701. Organized by the Virginia DEQ.
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12.) Seeking Experiences from Early Adopters of Climate-informed Stormwater Management Approaches. – Seeking stories of communities taking action to increase the capacity of municipal stormwater systems in response to climate-related hazards and sea level rise, including regulatory, programmatic, and conservation or restoration strategies. Stories will be highlighted in a Storymap of case studies designed to serve as a resource for communities nationwide. To learn more or provide a case-study, contact Adrienne Cizek at a...@cwp.org. Organized by the Center for Watershed Protection.
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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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