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Posted July 29, 2026 | Topic: Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Professional Development, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Stormwater Management, Volunteerism
Tuesday, 09/29/2026: 2026 Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference (Hanover, VA)
Early-bird registration for the 2026 VWMC Conference ends this Friday, July 31, 2026 (5pm). Please make plans to attend the conference to be held on September 29, 2026 and share this information with your colleagues. Learn more and register at https://vwmc.vwrrc.vt.edu/conferences/. Presentations will range from water quality topics, such as the Potomac Interceptor sewage spill…
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Posted July 28, 2026 | Topic: Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Volunteerism
Saturday, 08/29/2026: Mallows Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Community Survey (Nanjemoy, MD)
Join us for a special one-day volunteer event where we’ll survey submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) within Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary to help assess the overall health of the ecosystem and SAV’s relationship to the famous Ghost Fleet. This event is led in partnership with Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers—a community science program that trains…
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Posted July 23, 2026 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Volunteerism
Saturday, 10/17/2026: Tabling Opportunity – Fall Fest at Serenity Ridge Nature Preserve (Windsor Mill MD 21244)
We at Serenity Ridge Nature Preserve and Arboretum are gearing up for our 4th Annual Fall Fest. We hope that you will plan to join us and bring your educational materials, and/or activities. HERE is a link to register to reserve your space at the Fall Festival The Vendor Agreement (in both Word & PDF format) is…
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Posted July 23, 2026 | Topic: Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Saturday, 07/25/2026: Hive Dive THIS Saturday (Windsor Mill (Baltimore County), MD)
Join Serenity Ridge Natural Burial Cemetery and Nature Preserve and our beekeeper partner Piedmont Learning Center at our “Hive Dive” this Saturday, July 25th from 10 AM-12 PM. Suit up to get a hands on experience to learn about bees and bee keeping. No experience necessary. Register to attend.
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Posted July 23, 2026 | Topic: Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Sunday, 08/16/2026: Grounded Connections: Somatics in Nature (Jefferson, MD)
Connect with your body and Mama Earth in community for a slow-paced wander. Our time spent together will invite spaciousness and curiosity. We will tune into our senses, learn and practice somatic safety exercises, and deepen relationship with Earth community. The breadth of invitations will include body-based somatic safety practices that you can do anywhere,…
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Posted July 16, 2026 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Stormwater Management, Volunteerism
Reminder 📌 Updates to the Chesapeake Watershed Forum Registration
Don’t forget to submit your application for the Watershed Forum lottery Last month, we announced that the 2026 Chesapeake Watershed Forum will now have a registration lottery. Our primary goal remains making this event as fair, equitable, and accessible as possible. The lottery application deadline is approaching. Applications are due Friday, August 21. If you…
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Posted July 13, 2026 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Marketing and Communications, Professional Development, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Stormwater Management, Volunteerism
Showcase Your Impact: 3 Reasons to Submit a Forum Poster 📊
Turn Your Hard Work Into a Visual Conversation It can be easy to forget how valuable your journey is to the rest of the watershed community. Whether you hit a breakthrough in your monitoring data, found a creative way to engage a local neighborhood, or learned a lesson from a restoration project, your peers want…
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Posted July 10, 2026 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Friday, 07/24/2026: July Bamboo Busting in Prince George’s County, Maryland (Capitol Heights, MD)
Help us bust some bamboo! This summer, we’re taking on a few of our smaller bamboo stands—and we need your help! The first step is simple (but satisfying): cutting the bamboo down to prepare these sites for more effective management this fall. 📅 Volunteer Opportunities 🌿 Friday, July 24 | 9:00–11:00 a.m. 📍 Rollins Avenue…
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Posted July 10, 2026 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Friday, July 31, 2026: July Bamboo Busting in Prince George’s County, Maryland (Capitol Heights, MD)
Help us bust some bamboo! This summer, we’re taking on a few of our smaller bamboo stands—and we need your help! The first step is simple (but satisfying): cutting the bamboo down to prepare these sites for more effective management this fall. 📅 Volunteer Opportunities 🌿 Friday, July 24 | 9:00–11:00 a.m. 📍 Rollins Avenue…
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Posted July 7, 2026 | Topic: Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Volunteerism
Saturday, 11/07/2026: Healthy Forests Workday: Invasive Plant Removal at Bacon Ridge Natural Area (Crownsville, Maryland)
Protect the Health of YOUR Local Forest: Join us at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville to spend a morning removing harmful invasive plants from along the trails! Scenic Rivers’ Healthy Forests Program engages community volunteers to help protect the long-term vitality of our largest conservation easement located within Bacon Ridge Natural Area. Our November 2026 workday…