2021

Congratulations to Caitlin Shipman and Joe Buckwalter, the 2021 Walker Graduate Research Fellows! Caitlin is a first-year master’s student in Virginia Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, working with Dr. Stanley Grant. Caitlin completed her undergraduate degree in Integrated Science and Technology, with a concentration in Environment and minor in Biology, at James…

2021 Virginia Water Monitoring Council ConferenceExploring Emerging Water IssuesSeptember 30, 2021Online via WebEx PROGRAM: Presentations run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We have scheduled brief morning and afternoon breaks, and 1.5 hours for lunch.

Congratulation to Jacob Shemer for receiving the 2021-2022 AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship! Jacob Shemer is an undergraduate majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management in the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment. The AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students studying the field of water resources.

Congratulations to the Virginia Tech American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Student Chapter! The group was selected as the 2021 winner of the N. Earl Spangenberg Outstanding Student Chapter Award! The AWRA Student Chapter received the award for activities that further AWRA’s objectives and include clean-up events, a stream bank restoration project...

The Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has published the 2020 Virginia Water Resources Progress Report! Read the complete report and find out more HERE From NRCS: “This report documents the efforts that have been made by the NRCS in the protection of water resources in Virginia.

On April 30th, 2021, Virginia Water Center Intern Abby Spotswood interviewed Dr. Shannon Bell to discuss issues surrounding environmental justice. Dr. Bell is an associate professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech and a faculty affiliate of the Appalachian Studies Program, Women’s & Gender Studies Program, ASPECT, and the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech.

The fiscal year 2021 Water Resources Research Act Program request for applications was released late last week. It includes three grant programs: National Competitive Grants (104g) – Funding Opportunity Number (FON) G21AS00518 Aquatic Invasive Species Competitive Grants – Funding Opportunity Number (FON) G21AS00520.

Virginia Water Center Intern Abby Spotswood interviewed Dr. Mike Ellerbrock on February 19, 2021 to discuss Environmental Justice issues. Dr. Ellerbrock has been working in this field for over 20 years. He is a professor of agricultural and applied economics at Virginia Tech. Dr. Ellerbrock served as a member on…

The Virginia Water Center would like to welcome our new Statewide Advisory Board members! Our new members are: Patrick Calvert – Senior Policy and Campaigns Manager, Virginia Conservation Network Lazaro Gonzalez – Director of EHS and Facilities Operations, Micron Technology Dr. Edwin Martinez Martinez – State Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources…

The Virginia Water Center welcomes Aaron Price as our new intern! Aaron is a Crop and Soil Environmental Science major, and is planning to use his internship to work on better understanding the science of riparian buffers and sharing that information with land managers.