1. Evaluate the water quality of wadeable rivers and streams by examining the stream habitat;
2. Conduct chemical analysis;
3. Study the biodiversity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities.

Complete this form to register.

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• Photographs must be taken in West Virginia.
• Photos must be submitted in landscape orientation.
• To meet print quality standards, photos must have a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (PPI) or higher.
• Wildflowers must be growing along a road, and the road must be prominently visible in the frame.
• Entries must be in electronic format and submitted to dep.aah@wv.gov .
• Please provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and a short description of the most prominent flower depicted. Include the location and county of where the photo was taken.
• Photos submitted will become property of the WVDEP.

You may submit up to three photos. However, only one winning photo will be selected from a photographer’s entry. Twelve winners will be selected to represent each month in 2027. A grand-prize winner will be chosen to appear on the calendar cover.

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Video call link: https://meet.google.com/etk-omue-wce. Or dial: (US) +1 929-336-5814 PIN: 230 025 564 #

This month, we’re highlighting the work of three organizations who are demonstrating how local leaders are already pursuing meaningful climate action in the Chesapeake Bay and along the Gulf Coast. Plus, results from the network AI survey and suggestions for building an internal AI policy at your organization.

This workshop is suitable for all educators working with students kindergarten through 12th grade. The activities taught using these guides are hands-on, interdisciplinary, and support disciplinary core ideas and educational standards.

Each attendee will receive a certificate of completion, the curriculum guides, and additional online resources. ---> Learn more here.

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Whether your community is building a new monitoring program or looking to expand an existing one, this webinar will provide practical best-practice case studies and lessons learned from leaders in the field.

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The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

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Hosted by Shannon Stober of Jump Start Training & Development, this session will cover the ins and outs of conducting community assessments. Shannon will show you exactly how to gather meaningful community data and—most importantly—turn those insights into successful, high-impact program development.

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The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

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Media from around the Basin

• 150,000 gallons of sewage overflow into Swan Creek
• An Additional 40 Virginia Localities Receive USDA Drought Disaster Designations
• Wildlife Conservancy Finds High Salt Contamination in Eastern Loudoun Streams
• DC Water shifts Potomac River testing to twice weekly as bacteria levels normalize
• Maryland says it hit nearly every Chesapeake Bay pollution target, turns to 2040
• Excess nutrients can lie dormant in soil for years before polluting rivers, study finds
• MCPD Urges Visitors to Stay Out of Potomac River Following Multiple Drownings
• Counties scramble to respond to data centers, setting moratoriums, a ban
• More data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. So does the outcry.
• Alexandria teen’s Eagle Scout project focuses on teaching kids to protect waterways
• Monitoring Maryland’s Freshwater Fish [Blog]

Fishing News

• The US Lakes Overrun By Invasive Catfish
• Maryland Fishing Report

The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

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This workshop will offer hands-on introduction to stream health monitoring. The workshop will include instruction on assessing physiochemical conditions such as stream habitat and water chemistry, as well as streamside benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) identification, and more!

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Note: If you are interested in participating we encourage you to review these stream monitoring study resources priro to the workshop. 

TU and sponsors will provide litter pick-up supplies, lunch and water. Questions? Email Jeffery Kresch or Ryan Cooper.

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Formal (in the classroom) educators are invited to attend and grow their knowledge of these unique and diverse ecosystems. Educators are eligible to receive a stipend for attending the whole session. A wetland resource kit including soil and water pH kits, wetland plant identification books, an aquatic net, sorting tray, forceps, and scalpels, will be given to each formal educator that attends the workshop.

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Please direct questions to Tomi Bergstrom, the Project WET Coordinator.  She prefers to be emailed reached at Tomi.M.Bergstrom@wv.gov , but you can also call or her at: (304) 382-5476.

The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

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Join WV Rivers Coalition and From Below: Rising Together for Coalfield Justice in Welch from 10 am to 3 pm to learn how water protection laws work and how you can monitor and advocate for clean water in your community.

Please bring a sample of your water and learn about:

1. The Clean Water Act
2. The Safe Drinking Water Act
3. Water Monitoring Basics
4. Tools for Community Action

Lunch will be ordered from Latin Appalachian, so RSVP today to help ensure we have enough for everyone. RSVP and learn more here.

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As part of the meeting, WSWA member and former board member Michael Lynn will
lead a presentation and discussion on artificial intelligence, focusing on the growing
presence of AI data centers in West Virginia and what that development could mean for
local communities and watersheds.

The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, email WSWA at: WSWA2008@gmail.com.

Join the WVSU Extension Service at the Mary Price Ratrie Arboretum at Spring Hill Cemetery from for a workshop on common invasive forest plants! We will start indoors with a brief presentation on identifying common invasive forest plants and management tactics. We will take a walk after the lecture to identify invasive plants in the cemetery and check out ongoing management projects with resident Certified Arborist Chris Higgins.

The lecture portion of this workshop will be available live on Google Meet. You must register to receive the links to this and the handouts in a confirmation email.

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How do you balance developing a central data management system while creating the space for individual water monitoring programs to develop unique, adapted systems that reflect their project’s scientific goals? CitSci’s mission is to support the data management needs of community and volunteer led scientific efforts. Founded in 2007, CitSci.org has worked with 1,000+ participatory science programs – helping project teams manage and visualize their data. This webinar will examine lessons learned, approaches to leveraging a global data system to help local, state, and regional water quality monitoring programs, and share best practices.

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The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

---> Learn more here. 

The meetings will provide residents with information about PFAS, answer questions, and gather community input to help identify potential sources. This feedback will guide WVDEP in developing PFAS Action Plans for each affected water system in the region, as required under the PFAS Protection Act (HB 3189).

---> Learn more here. 

Event by Buckhannon River Watershed Association

A free festival celebrating the Buckhannon River. Live music at the Park, paddling, yoga, nature walks, workshops, and more!

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