Announcements 2024.4.9

[Walker, Jane]

Hurry! Just one more week to participate in our survey. -- Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference Survey – Responses Due: April 15, 2024 -- Please provide your thoughts on water-related topics of most interest to you in our survey (If hyperlink does not open the survey, please copy link and paste it in your browser). The results of the survey will be used in planning future VWMC conferences. We are also accepting potential speaker names. If there is someone you want to hear at the conference, please provide their name and contact information. There are only 13 questions so the survey should take just a few minutes to complete. You can skip any question. Thank you for your time and interest in the VWMC conferences.
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1.) Webinar Series: Solar Simplified – April 10 and 24, 2024
2.) Volunteers Needed: Community Tree Planting Event – April 12, 2024
3.) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Events – Various dates, starting April 12, 2024
4.) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Public Meetings
   ++ Implementation Plan Community Engagement Meeting: Watershed Cleanup Plan for Cedar Run, Mine Run, Mountain Run, and the Lower Rapidan River Basin (Orange, Culpeper, and Spotsylvania Counties) – April 12, 2024
   ++ Implementation Plan Community Engagement Meeting: Pigg River, Beaverdam Creek, Fryingpan Creek, and Poplar Branch (Franklin, Pittsylvania, and Bedford Counties) – Public Comment Period: April 18, 2024
5.) Virginia Osprey Festival – April 13, 2024
6.) Blue Ridge Prism Events and Resources – Events: April 13 and 16, 2024
7.) Call for Proposals: Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference (MACCEC) – Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024; Conference: June 25-27, 2024
8.) Wild Virginia Events
   ++ Habitat Connectivity Hub Highlights – April 16, 2024
   ++ Learn About How Toxic Chemical Affect Wildlife – April 25, 2024
9.) Webinar: The Solar Situation: The State of the Science and the Industry – April 17, 2024
10.) Chesapeake Stormwater Network Events
   ++ Webinar: Transforming Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) – April 17, 2024
   ++ Webinar: Enhancing Soil Health and Rewilding Landscapes One Stream at a Time – April 24, 2024
11.) Virginia Forest Landowner Events – Various Dates: Starting, April 19, 2024
12.) Call for Presentations: Groundwater Protection Council Annual Forum – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Forum: September 10-12, 2024
13.) Job Opportunities – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
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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 Series: Solar Simplified – April 10 and 24, 2024 -- Learn more and register at https://appvoices.org/solar-simplified/. A recording of Webinar 1 (Sharing the Benefits and Tackling Concerns about Solar) is available. Organized by Appalachian Voices.
   ++ Webinar 2: Solar for your home -- April 10, 2024 (7-8pm)
   ++ Webinar 3: Solar by the community for the community -- April 24, 2024 (7-8pm)
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2.) Volunteers Needed: Community Tree Planting Event – April 12, 2024 – Richmond, VA – Help plant trees and expand tree canopy near Richmond Library’s North Avenue Branch. Learn more and register at https://thejamesriver.org/greening-richmond-public-libraries/. Organized by the James River Association and partners.
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3.) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Events – Learn more about these and other events at https://www.allianceforthebay.org/get-involved/events/.
   ++ Project Clean Stream Kick Off – April 12, 2024 (2-4pm) – Richmond, VA – Volunteers will help clean-up Crooked Branch Ravine Park.
   ++ Lois H. Jones Elementary School Reforestation Area Maintenance Day – April 26, 2024 (9-11am) – Richmond, VA -- Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch.
   ++ Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Clean-Up – April 27, 2024 (9-11am) – Richmond, VA -- Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. 
   ++ Request for Session Proposals: 2024 Chesapeake Watershed Forum – Due: May 19, 2024; Forum: October 18-20, 2024 – Shepherdstown, WV – Registration opens August 5, 2024.
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4.) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Public Meetings -- These meetings are open to the public and will discuss implementation strategies, associated costs, outreach, and funding opportunities.
   ++ Implementation Plan Community Engagement Meeting: Watershed Cleanup Plan for Cedar Run, Mine Run, Mountain Run, and the Lower Rapidan River Basin (Orange, Culpeper, and Spotsylvania Counties) – April 12, 2024 (10am) – Rapidan, VA – This implementation plan aims to address bacteria impairments due to exceedances of E. coli. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=39549.
   ++ Implementation Plan Community Engagement Meeting: Pigg River, Beaverdam Creek, Fryingpan Creek, and Poplar Branch (Franklin, Pittsylvania, and Bedford Counties) – Public Comment Period: April 18, 2024 (4:30pm) – Rocky Mount, VA – This implementation plan aims to address bacteria impairments due to exceedances of E. coli and sediment. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=39577.
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5.) Virginia Osprey Festival – April 13, 2024 (9am-4pm) -- Colonial Beach, VA – Learn more about this event at https://www.virginiaospreyfoundation.org/. Organized by the Virginia Osprey Foundation.
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6.) Blue Ridge Prism Events and Resources
   ++ Events -- Current events are listed on the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/blue-ridge-prism-events-420179. For more information about these and other events, see www.blueridgeprism.org.
        = An Evening with Dana Milbank -- April 13, 2024 (6-8pm) -- Charlottesville, VA
        = Spring Meeting -- April 16, 2024 (11:30am-1pm) -- via Zoom -- "Native Plants for Your Landscape" with Peggy Singlemann
   ++ Resources – Resources promoted by Blue Ridge Prism
        = EDDMapS – Help identify and report sightings of invasive plants at https://www.eddmaps.org/. Developed by the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia. 
        = Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas: Field Guide – This portable resource book is for both novices and experts. Learn more and access the guide at https://www.invasive.org/midatlantic/fieldguide/. Published by Passiflora Press.
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7.) Call for Proposals: Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Education Conference (MACCEC) – Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024 (5pm); Conference: June 25-27, 2024 – Virtual -- This conference gathers formal and nonformal educators from across the Mid-Atlantic to share ideas, resources, and inspiration for advancing education for climate action. Learn more, register, and submit an abstract at https://www.maccec.org/conference.
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8.) Wild Virginia Events – Learn more and register at https://wildvirginia.org/.
   ++ Habitat Connectivity Hub Highlights – April 16, 2024 (6:30-7:30pm) – This presentation will highlight the Loudoun County Wildlife Crossing Research Project.
   ++ Learn About How Toxic Chemical Affect Wildlife – April 25, 2024 (6:30-7:30pm) – Learn about the effects of PFAS on freshwater aquatic communities.
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9.) Webinar: The Solar Situation: The State of the Science and the Industry – April 17, 2024 (12-1pm) – Webinar participants will learn about current best management practices, and opportunities for improving recommendations. Learn more and register at https://chesapeake.org/crc-roundtable/. Organized by the Chesapeake Research Consortium.
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10.) Chesapeake Stormwater Network Events – Learn more about these and other events at https://chesapeakestormwater.net/events/.
   ++ Webinar: Transforming Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) – April 17, 2024 (12-1pm)
   ++ Webinar: Enhancing Soil Health and Rewilding Landscapes One Stream at a Time – April 24, 2024 (12-1pm)
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11.) Virginia Forest Landowner Events – Learn more about these events and others at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/eventscalendar.html. Provided by Virginia Cooperative Extension.
   ++ Fifteen Minutes in the Forest – Every Other Friday, Next: April 19, 2024 – Watch archived videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/VirginiaForestLandownerEducationProgram.
   ++ Woodland Owner Tours (A Tour of Urban Wood in Hooville) – April 25, 2024 -- Charlottesville, VA
   ++ Landowner Retreats – May 3-4, 2024 (Abingdon, VA); September 20-21, 2024 (Providence Forge, VA)
   ++ Agroforestry Field Day -- May 18, 2024 – Harrisonburg, VA
   ++ Mapping with Drones: Drone Discovery -- May 20-22, 2024 – Blacksburg, VA
   ++ 15th Annual Vegetation Management Workshop -- May 23, 2024 – Colonial Heights, VA
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12.) Call for Presentations: Groundwater Protection Council Annual Forum – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Forum: September 10-12, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Presentations should focus on groundwater protection, water quality, and underground injection control best practices and regulations. Learn more and submit a presentation at https://www.gwpc.org/annual-forum-information/.
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13.) Job Opportunities – View a listing of current job opportunities and employment resources on the Job Board at https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/.  Developed by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
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The VWMC announcements are provided with support from a grant from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Funding is also provided from generous VWMC members. Thank you to our sponsors!

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