Announcements 2025.3.4

[Walker, Jane]

1.) Wild & Scenic Film Festival – March 6 and 15, 2025
2.) Elizabeth River Project Volunteer Opportunities – Various Dates, Starting: March 8, 2025
3.) Movie Night: Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia – March 11, 2025
4.) Sweet Run State Park Master Plan Public Information Meeting – March 11, 2025
5.) Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) News
   ++ Webcast 3: Stormwater Funding: Finding Money for Implementation -- March 12, 2025
   ++ 2025 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference -- April 8-10, 2025  
6.) Public Hearing: VPDES General Permit for Sewage Discharges Less Than or Equal to 1,000 Gallons Per Day – March 13, 2025; Comments Due: April 11, 2025
7.) Virginia Sea Grant Internships – Application Deadlines: March 14, 2025
8.) Call for Student Posters: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2025 Spring Conference – Submissions Due: March 28, 2025; Conference: April 28-30, 2025
9.) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Following Hurricane Helene (FEMA-DR-VA-4831) – Pre-Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
10.) Leo Bourassa Scholarship – Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
11.) National Water Availability Assessment -- https://water.usgs.gov/vizlab/water-availability/
12.) Water Center Jobs Board – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
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1.) Wild & Scenic Film Festival – Host groups are provided 150+ films by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and empowered to create a unique film festival experience in their own communities. Learn more about the festival at https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/on-tour/.  There are two upcoming events in Virginia. 
   ++ March 6, 2025 – Richmond, VA -- https://www.allianceforthebay.org/event/wild-scenic-film-festival/ – Presented by The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
   ++ March 15, 2025 – Fredericksburg, VA -- https://riverfriends.org/event/13th-wsff/ – Presented by Friends of the Rappahannock.
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2.) Elizabeth River Project Volunteer Opportunities – Learn more about these and other opportunities at https://elizabethriver.org/volunteer/. Interested individuals may also sign up to be an Outreach Volunteer. Organized by the Elizabeth River Project.
   ++ Paradise Creek Nature Park -- March 8, 2025 (9-11am) -- Portsmouth, VA
  ++ Litter Clean-Ups -- March 15, 2025 (9-10:30am); March 29, 2025 (Great American Cleanup, 9-10:30am); April 26, 2025 (9-10:30am) -- Norfolk, VA
   ++ Landscape Maintenance at Ryan Resilience Lab -- April 10, 2025; April 24, 2025 (10am-Noon) – Norfolk, VA
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3.) Movie Night: Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia – March 11, 2025 (6pm) – Abingdon, VA – Learn more at https://www.uppertnriver.org/events.html. Organized by the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable.
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4.) Sweet Run State Park Master Plan Public Information Meeting – March 11, 2025 (6:30pm) – Purcellville, VA – The Virginia DCR will inform the public about the purpose, goals, and process for creating the park’s Master Plan. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41328.
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5.) Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) News
   ++ Webcast 3: Stormwater Funding: Finding Money for Implementation -- March 12, 2025 (1-2:30pm) -- https://cwp.org//2025_webcast_list.php
   ++ 2025 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference -- April 8-10, 2025 -- Puerto Rico -- https://www.cwp.org/2025_conference.php
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6.) Public Hearing: VPDES General Permit for Sewage Discharges Less Than or Equal to 1,000 Gallons Per Day – March 13, 2025 (11am; Glen Allen, VA); Comments Due: April 11, 2025 – https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41211.
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7.) Virginia Sea Grant Internships – Learn more and apply to internships at https://vaseagrant.org/professional-development/internships/.
   ++ Virginia Sea Grant Summer Undergraduate Internships – Application Deadline: March 14, 2025 (5pm); Start Date: May 2025 – Funding is provided for two fellows to conduct research under the guidance of a Graduate Fellow mentor.
   ++ Virginia Sea Grant Community Engaged Internships – Application Deadline: March 14, 2025 (5pm); Start Date: May 2025 – The CEI intern will work to prepare, implement, and evaluate three summer education initiatives designed to promote hands-on learning in marine science.
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8.) Call for Student Posters: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2025 Spring Conference – Submissions Due: March 28, 2025; Conference: April 28-30, 2025 – Anchorage, AK – Theme: “Development Risks & Challenges in Changing Climate Conditions” – Full-time students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate (masters and Ph.D. levels) programs are eligible to present posters describing their research. Posters can describe collaborative research carried out by multiple authors (including non-students) but must be presented by a student. Learn more at https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2025%20Landing%20Pages/01_SPRING/Spring2025.aspx.  Organized by the American Water Resources Association.
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9.) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Following Hurricane Helene (FEMA-DR-VA-4831) – Pre-Application Deadline: March 30, 2025 – The grant provides funding for property acquisition and demolition, mitigation reconstruction, infrastructure protection, updating mitigation plans, drainage improvements, and flood control projects. Local governments, state agencies, certain NGOs, and tribal governments are encouraged to apply. Learn more at https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/learn/hazard-mitigation-assistance-guidance and submit a pre-application form at https://vdem.emgrants.com/. Funded through the Virginia Department of Environmental Management (VDEM).
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10.) Leo Bourassa Scholarship – Application Deadline: April 1, 2025 – Any undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a water resources program at a Virginia college or university is eligible to apply. Learn more and apply at https://vlwa.org/committees-and-activities/scholarship/. Offered by the Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association.
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11.) National Water Availability Assessment -- https://water.usgs.gov/vizlab/water-availability/ -- A report and data are available.  The report provides the first nationwide assessment of water availability that includes the amount of water, quality of water, and use of water for human and ecosystem needs. This assessment models the balance between natural water supply and water demands at fine scales, providing new insight on areas of the United States with a supply-use imbalance. In addition, the underlying modeled water supply and demand data spanning multiple decades into the past are available.  Published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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12.) 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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