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The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals (VAWP) is soliciting scholarship applications from undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Virginia institutions. Please feel free to forward this information on to any students who might be interested in applying. All applications must be submitted electronically to Wes Hudson (VAWP Education Committee Chair) by September 18, 2020. The […]
The Virginia Board of Professional and Occupational Regulation (BPOR) is evaluating the elimination of the Virginia Professional Wetland Delineator (PWD) Certification Program. The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals (VAWP) is urgently requesting that our members participate in the 30 day public comment period, which continues until 11:59PM on September 30, 2020. Please provide your comments […]
Thursday, July 23, 2020 COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR12 – 1:30 p.m. (ET) | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CT) | 9 – 10:30 a.m. (PT) On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army published the final Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register to define “waters of the United […]
Please Save the Date: July 23, 2020, 12:30 – 1:00 The Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals and McGuireWoods is hosting a 1.5 hour webinar on July 23rd from 12:00pm to 1:30pm to discuss the 2020 WOTUS regulatory changes and implications for wetland delineations and permitting in Virginia. Additional details, agenda, and meeting link to follow.
To any of our members that conduct T&E species review for wetland related projects, please be aware that The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will be renamed the Department of Wildlife Resources. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB616/2020?fbclid=IwAR2iSu_Pi93yC1bJ0ECtYWjAa_uzT6Ul5cwCBDit_6ObjQzXuTwZ_H-qR-o
The Society of Wetland Scientists is requesting responses to their world wetland survey 2020. If any of our members are interested, we encourage them to complete the questionnaire via the link below. This survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. Please select a particular wetland with which you are personally familiar with to form […]