Groups keyboard shortcuts have been updated
Dismiss
See shortcuts

Announcements 2025.2.18

11 views
Skip to first unread message

Walker, Jane

unread,
Feb 18, 2025, 1:54:08 PMFeb 18
to

1.) Listening Sessions: Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) – Various Dates, Starting, TODAY, February 18, 2025
2.) Virginia Sea Grant Fellowships and Internships – Various Application Deadlines, starting: February 19, 2025
3.) Virginia View Drone Pilot Workshops – Various Dates, Next Registration Due Date: February 20, 2025
4.) Blue Ridge PRISM Events
   ++ Virginia Invasive Species Awareness Week – February 22, 2025-March 2, 2025
   ++ Spring Invasive Plant Workshop (In-Person) – March 30, 2025
   ++ Webinar: Blue Ridge PRISM Spring Meeting – April 16, 2025
   ++ Virginia Invasive Plant ID & Control Tool
5.) Webinar: Class II IW Step Rate Testing – Applications and Challenges (Webinar 3) – February 25, 2025
6.) Meetings and Comments Accepted: No Discharge Zone Application for Selected Waters in Richmond, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Westmoreland Counties – Meetings: Various Dates, Starting: February 25, 2025; Comment Deadline: April 7, 2025
7.) Upcoming Water Research Foundation Webcasts – Various Dates, Stating: February 27, 2025
8.) Call for Abstracts -- EcoStream 2025: Ecology and Restoration Conference – Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025; Conference: August 11-14, 2025
9.) Geoscience Alliance (GA) 6 Conference – Registration Closes: March 1, 2025; Conference: April 24-26, 2025
10.) Critical Zone Collaborative Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (CZNet-REU) – Application Deadline: March 3, 2025; REU: May 28, 2025-August 5, 2025
11.) Information Briefing and Public Hearing: Draft Permit on Land Application of Biosolids and Water Treatment Plant Residuals in Westmoreland County – Rescheduled: March 17, 2025; Public Comment Deadline: April 1, 2025
12.) DEQ News – https://www.deq.virginia.gov/get-involved/newsroom
13.) Water Center Jobs Board – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++
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. 
++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++
1.) Listening Sessions: Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) -- The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is soliciting community feedback on strategies and actions for DEQ’s development of a statewide CCAP. This plan will focus on identifying Virginia-specific opportunities and challenges, as well as evaluating potential paths to reduce climate pollution.  For more information, visit the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) webpage at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/air/greenhouse-gases/climate-pollution-reduction-grant or email the DEQ CPRG team at CP...@DEQ.Virginia.Gov.
   ++ Valley Public Meeting -- February 18, 2025 TODAY (6pm) -- DEQ Valley Regional Office, 4411 Early Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801.
   ++ Virtual Community Listening Session (Statewide) – February 24, 2025 (12pm) -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41295
   ++ Virtual Community Listening Session (Statewide) – February 24, 2025 (6pm) -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41296
   ++ Northern Public Meeting – Rescheduled: February 26, 2025 (6pm) -- DEQ Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia 22193.
+++++++++++++++++++
2.) Virginia Sea Grant Fellowships and Internships – Learn more and apply to a fellowship at https://vaseagrant.org/fellowships/. Learn more and apply to internships at https://vaseagrant.org/professional-development/internships/.
   ++ Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – Application Deadline: February 19, 2025 (5pm); Start Date: February 1, 2026 – Washington, D.C. -- This fellowship is eligible to students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and want to work at the national policy level. Participants are matched with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government.
   ++ 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.
++++++++++++++++++++
3.) Virginia View Drone Pilot Workshops – Blacksburg, VA – Offered by Virginia Tech.
   ++ Remote Pilot Certification Test Prep – Registration Closes: February 20, 2025, Event: March 5 & 7, 2025; Registration Closes: May 29, 2025, Event: June 12-13, 2025 – Virtual -- Learn more and register at https://virginiaview.cnre.vt.edu/workshops-events/.
   ++ Tutorials – Tutorials are available at https://virginiaview.cnre.vt.edu/tutorials/.
   ++ Videos – Videos are available at https://virginiaview.cnre.vt.edu/videos/.
++++++++++++++++++++
4.) Blue Ridge PRISM Events
   ++ Virginia Invasive Species Awareness Week – February 22, 2025-March 2, 2025 – Several Virginia Conservation organizations are hosting events and workdays focused on invasive plant education. Learn more and view events at https://blueridgeprism.org/nisaw-2025.
   ++ Spring Invasive Plant Workshop (In-Person) – March 30, 2025 (11am-1pm) – Crozet, VA – Focuses on identifying and managing invasive plant species during spring and early summer. Learn more and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/blue-ridge-prism-virginia-31070464381.
   ++ Webinar: Blue Ridge PRISM Spring Meeting – April 16, 2025 (11:30am-1pm) – Focuses on restoration after invasive plant removal. Learn more and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/blue-ridge-prism-virginia-31070464381.
   ++ Virginia Invasive Plant ID & Control Tool – This online tool helps individuals identify invasive plant species. Learn more and access the tool at https://blueridgeprism.org/plants.
++++++++++++++++++++
5.) Webinar: Class II IW Step Rate Testing – Applications and Challenges (Webinar 3) – February 25, 2025 (2-3pm) – This webinar provides an overview of Step Rate Testing (SRT) covering test procedures, data analysis, and regulatory guidelines while highlighting real-world challenges in interpretation. Learn more and register at https://www.gwpc.org/events/. Organized by the Groundwater Protection Council.
++++++++++++++++++++
6.) Meetings and Comments Accepted: No Discharge Zone Application for Selected Waters in Richmond, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Westmoreland Counties – Comment Deadline: April 7, 2025
      ++ February 25, 2025 (6:30pm) – Montross, VA -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41329
      ++ February 26, 2025 – Warsaw, VA -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41330
      ++ March 5, 2025 (6:30pm) – Heathsville, VA -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41331
      ++ March 6, 2025 (6:30pm) – Lancaster, VA -- https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41332
++++++++++++++++++++
7.) Upcoming Water Research Foundation Webcasts – Learn more and register at https://www.waterrf.org/webcasts.
   ++ Autonomous in situ Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms – February 27, 2025
   ++ Implementing Machine Learning Process Controls at WRRFs -- March 18, 2025
   ++ Utility Field Guide for Developing a Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxin Monitoring Program -- March 27, 2025
++++++++++++++++++++
8.) Call for Abstracts -- EcoStream 2025: Ecology and Restoration Conference – Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025; Conference: August 11-14, 2025 – Ashville, NC – Theme: “A Focus on Science” -- Suggested topics include restoration efforts focused on aquatic species, watershed threats assessment, identifying and assessing failure models, hyporheic zone science, sediment transport analysis, and more. Individuals can present a 20-minute oral presentation or poster. Learn more and submit an abstract at https://ecostream.cventevents.com/event/EcoStream2025/home. Hosted by Bio & Ag Engineering, Sea Grant North Carolina, and NC State Extension.
++++++++++++++++++++
9.) Geoscience Alliance (GA) 6 Conference – Registration Closes: March 1, 2025; Conference: April 24-26, 2025 -- Duke University, Durham, NC -- Theme: “Geoscience and Environmental Justice in Indigenous Communities” – This conference aims to broaden the participation of Native Americans in geoscience and environmental sciences. Learn more at  https://geosciencealliance.org/ga-6-conference/. Organized by the Geoscience Alliance (GA).
++++++++++++++++++++
10.) Critical Zone Collaborative Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (CZNet-REU) – Application Deadline: March 3, 2025; REU: May 28, 2025-August 5, 2025 – Places undergraduates at one of nearly 50 CZNet research sites distributed across the U.S. Learn more and apply at https://criticalzone.org/hub/critical-zone-collaborative-network-research-experiences-for-undergraduate-cznet-reu. Contact Veronica Sosa Gonzalez at vgon...@cuahsi.org for more information. Organized by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI).
++++++++++++++++++++
11.) Information Briefing and Public Hearing: Draft Permit on Land Application of Biosolids and Water Treatment Plant Residuals in Westmoreland County – Rescheduled: March 17, 2025 (6:30pm); Public Comment Deadline: April 1, 2025 – Montross, VA – Learn more and submit a public comment at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41300. Organized by the Virginia DEQ.
++++++++++++++++++++
12.) DEQ News – Vol 4, Issue 2 – The current issue and previous issues of DEQ’s official newsletter are available at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/get-involved/newsroom. You can subscribe to the newsletter (see the link in the "Stay Informed" section at the bottom of webpage). Published by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
++++++++++++++++++++
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).
++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++
The VWMC announcements are provided with support from the Virginia Water Resources Research Center. Thank you to our sponsor!

You too can sponsor the VWMC announcements.  Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the VWMC to support information updates and other VWMC activities.  Make checks payable to: “The Virginia Tech Foundation” and on the memo portion of the check include “VWMC Fund #872802.” Mail contributions to the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (0444, Attn: Jane Walker) at 210 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Tech; 310 West Campus Drive; Blacksburg, VA 24061.

Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages