Congratulations to our VAWP 2024 Scholarship Recipient, Caitlin Hemphill!

Posted by emily.foster.83 Sep 15, 2024 Uncategorized Scholarship, SWS, VAWP, Virginia, Virginia wetlands, Waters of the U.S., Wetlands Leave a Comment

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 […]

The 2020 WOTUS Rule and Implications for Virginia

Posted by emily.foster.83 Jun 23, 2020 Uncategorized VAWP, Waters of the U.S., Wetlands, WOTUS 2020 Leave a Comment

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.

World Wetland Survey 2020

Posted by emily.foster.83 Jun 4, 2020 Uncategorized SWS, Wetlands, Word Wetland Survey 2020 Leave a Comment

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 […]