VAEE Conference - Fall 2017 Registration and Scholarships

Tomorrow August 1st is the last day to apply for our available scholarships for this year's VAEE Conference at the Northern Virginia 4-H Center in Front Royal, VA. We have an exciting line up of co-current sessions, keynote speakers, field trips and networking opportunities in store so if you find that your attendance this year is limited by funds please consider applying. The application is available by clicking here. 

If you have a free day on this Thursday August 3rd please consider joining us for our Virginia EE Certification Curriculum Writing Session at the New Kent Forestry Center from from 10am-4pm.  We look forward to moving this process forward and establish an environmental education certification program in our state. Register here or email Daniel Cohen for more information.  

It's the last two weeks for Early Bird Registration for the this year's VAEE Conference. Rates go up on August 15th so make sure you register in time for our discounted rate. For registration click here.  For more information about this year's conference and rates check out the attached updated conference registration packet. 

Boston Harbor Pogies and Stripers

With my youngest brother, Captain Tim Egenrieder:

What is a Wetland?

USGS Office of Water Information (OWI)

USGS Office of Water Information (OWI) -- https://owi.usgs.gov/ --


Products Section includes links to the following and more.

• Water Data for the Nation -- This is the public web interface to the USGS National Water Information System and provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites.
  
• Water Quality Portal -- Integrates publicly available water quality data from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) and the EPA STOrage and RETrieval (STORET) Data Warehouse.
  
• National Ground-Water Monitoring Network -- Provides access to groundwater data from multiple, dispersed databases in a web-based mapping application.
  
• Coastal Change Hazards Portal -- Includes data, information, and tools about storms, shoreline change, and sea-level rise.
  
• WaterNow App -- Send a Site ID number to WaterNow@usgs.gov via email or text, and receive the latest USGS measurements at that gage immediately.

 Data Science Section includes:

• Tools and software that enable reproducible data & modeling pipelines.
  
• Training – Offers scientific computing workshops, e.g., Introduction to R, USGS OWI R Tools, and Advising in Scientific Computing.
  
• Visualization Portfolio -- Visualizations on current water issues as part of the USGS Visualization Lab (VIZLAB).
  
• Recent Publications