A recent article from Virginia Tech News highlights the work of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center: A river of water research flows throughout the commonwealth. This article, written by David Fleming, gives an overview of some of the Water Center’s projects and areas of expertise – the water degree, student…
Congratulations to Chantaly Villalona, the 2023 Walker Graduate Research Fellow! Chantaly is originally from Newark, NJ and is currently in pursuit of world-class training in applied aquatic chemistry in drinking water systems. This interest arose in response to her community’s experience navigating the Newark Water Crisis. Her lived-experience and commitment…
September 26, 2023 — Theme: Exploring Emerging Water Issues The 2023 VWMC Conference will be held at the Henrico County Training Center in Henrico, Va. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program includes nine invited presentations on water monitoring and management. Presentation topics range from monitoring environmental DNA…
By Luna Fulguiero Fuchs As an Intern for the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, I wanted to learn about and share information for volunteer opportunities for watershed conservation with the New River Conservancy. I interviewed John Copeland, a Land and Water Quality Manager at the New River Conservancy, where he manages conservation easements…
We have announced the top photos in this year’s annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! Our first place goes to Luca Pfeiffer from the University of Virginia, with a photo of an immature bald eagle at sunrise at Stumpy Lake Natural Area in Virginia Beach (below). Second place (below) is a…
In March, researchers from Virginia Tech attended the United Nations 2023 Water Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York. This is the first UN Water Conference that has been held in almost five decades, and is a key component for one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure availability and sustainable management…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center annually compiles an inventory of water-related legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. We update the inventory during the session, then publish a final version after the end of the reconvened (“veto”) session. The first version of the inventory for 2023, with bill status as of January 31,…
We would like to welcome our new student intern, Luna Fulgueiro Fuchs! Luna will work with us as an intern for the spring 2023 semester. Luna is finishing up her Bachelor’s Degree in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management and is graduating this spring. She hopes to begin her career in…
Welcome to Jenna Kalgren, our undergraduate intern for 2023! Jenna is majoring in Meteorology with a minor in Geographic Information Science and plans to graduate in 2024. She hopes to pursue a career as a meteorologist at a weather station office after graduation. We are looking forward to working with…
The USGS Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech are pleased to announce a new internship opportunity – the USGS-VWRRC Summer 2023 Water Internships. These internships, with support from the Virginia Environmental Endowment, are designed to give two Virginia Tech undergraduate students…
