Virginia’s coastal marshes are at risk of drowning due to rising sea levels as a result of both climate change and subsidence from groundwater extraction. VAWP 2024 Scholarship recipient Caitlin Hemphill’s research is looking at thin-layer placement (TLP) as a possible restoration technique for coastal salt marshes. A TLP is a thin layer of beneficial […]
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Urgent: Please Help Us To Save The Virginia Professional Wetland Delineator Certification
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 […]
The 2020 WOTUS Rule and Implications for Virginia
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.