Water Is Life

It's what we do.

Our Mission

Discovery, learning, and outreach

We Serve

The people of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Welcome to the Virginia Water Center

The Water Center offers resources and support to researchers, educators, and decision makers throughout the state of Virginia. We do this by facilitating collaborative research, extension, and education programs to develop solutions to water resource challenges. We work across Virginia's academic institutions and with federal, state, regional, nonprofit, and campus communities. Learn more about us.

Weekly Water Announcements

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1.) Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards (BUBBAs) Ceremony – April 2, 2025
2.) Virginia Native Plant Sales – Various Dates, Starting: April 2, 2025
3.) EPA Training Webinars
4.) Biocultural and Ecological Restoration Initiative Symposium – April 4, 2025
5.) Volunteer Opportunities: Elizabeth River Project – Various Dates, Starting: April 5, 2025
6.) Virginia Forest Landowner News – Various Dates, Starting: April 7, 2025
7.) Comments Accepted: Virginia K-12 Environmental Literacy Strategic Plan – Comment Deadline: April 9, 2025
8.) EnviroLearn: Arts in Environmental Education – Application Deadline: April 10, 2025; Workshop: June 25-27, 2025
9.) Water is Life Celebratory Banquet – April 10, 2025
10.) 77th Annual Camp Woods & Wildlife – Application Deadline: April 11, 2025; Camp: June 16-20, 2025
11.) 2025 Chesapeake WILD Grants Program – Application Deadline: May 13, 2025
12.) Publication: “Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”
13.) Water Center Jobs Board

Water Center Interns Attend NIWR Meeting and Capitol Hill Visits in DC 

Water Center Interns Attend NIWR Meeting and Capitol Hill Visits in DC 
In February 2025, undergraduate interns Ella Lewis and Adeline Muras accompanied VWRRC Director Kevin McGuire and Associate Director Daniel McLaughlin to Washington, DC for the...

Virginia Water Central News Grouper Monthly Water Status Report for February

Virginia Water Central News Grouper Monthly Water Status Report for February
The PDF link below provides access to the News Grouper’s monthly water-status report on precipitation, stream flow, flooding, and drought, as of the end of February 2025....

Andie Flota Selected as Society for Freshwater Science Instars Fellow

Andie Flota Selected as Society for Freshwater Science Instars Fellow
We’re thrilled to share that Andie Flota, who served as our VWRRC-USGS Summer Water Intern in 2024, has been selected as a 2025 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS)...
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