Celebrate the season by capturing the beauty of spring in and around Virginia’s wetlands! Submit your best photos featuring Virginia wildlife, plant life, or landscapes—entries are open now through May 4, and all photos must be taken between April and May 2026. One winner will be selected in each category by the VAWP Board, with […]
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Registration and Sponsorship are now OPEN for our Annual Spring Meeting!
The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals Annual Spring Meeting will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Virginia Crossings Hotel (Henrico Ballroom) in Glen Allen, Virginia. Restoration and Mitigation is the theme this spring! We have a great lineup scheduled including guest speakers from Wire Gill, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the […]
Upcoming Hammer Environmental, LLC Webinar!
Hammer Environmental, LLC’s Leveraging Soil Survey Data for Wetland Delineations webinar registration is open! Check our Events page for registration information!
VAWP Fall Meeting Sponsorship
Please consider becoming a corporate sponsor for the 2025 Fall Meeting! Sponsorship offers valuable exposure through event recognition and social media promotion—plus additional perks based on your sponsorship level: 🥇 Gold Sponsorship – $500 ✅ Two complimentary event registrations✅ A table to display your company’s materials 🥈 Silver Sponsorship – $250 ✅ One complimentary event […]
Thank you to our Spring 2025 Meeting Sponsors!
VAWP’s Spring Meeting Registration is Now Open!
The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals is excited to share that registration is open for our Annual Spring Meeting, which takes place on Friday, May 30th, in Glen Allen, VA. We’ve got an outstanding lineup of speakers from organizations including Wetlands Watch, Wire Gill LLP, USDA Wildlife Services, DEQ, Flora of Virginia Project, ODU, CNU, […]
VAWP’s Spring Meeting – Save the Date!
Please mark your calendars! The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals Annual Spring Meeting will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Virginia Crossings Hotel (Henrico Ballroom) in Glen Allen, Virginia (please see attached flyer). We are very excited that VAWP membership and meeting attendance is GROWING which has necessitated this venue upgrade! Current […]
Foundational and Hydric Soils Training for Environmental Professionals – Register Now!
Hammer Environmental is hosting Foundational and Hydric Soils Training courses in Virginia Beach on April 8 & 9, 2025 in partnership with the Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals. These training courses are designed to equip environmental professionals with the skills they need to accurately describe soils and identify hydric soil indicators. Please find more information […]
Welcome VAWP’s 2025 Executive Officers!
Ben has been involved with VAWP since 2017. He served as the Program Chair until 2024, where he was instrumental in organizing Annual Meetings. Ben was elected Vice President in 2024, and has assumed the role of President, where he will oversee the organization’s operations. He is excited to see the organization grow and is […]
VAWP’s Summer 2024 Rare Plant Walk at the Cherry Orchard Bog!
Earlier this year, VAWP hosted a Fun in the Field nature walk at the Cherry Orchard Bog NAP on the Sussex/Prince George County line. This site was originally acquired to protect a very rare natural community type in Virginia – a Coastal Plain Seepage Bog. It was later expanded to its current size to support […]