2024 VWMC CONFERENCE
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Virginia Public Safety Training Facility, Knox Hall – Hanover, VA
PRESENTATIONS: Thank you to our conference presenters! A recording of the Conference is available on our YouTube Channel, here. Click the name of the presenter to see the presentation slides (if permission was granted to post).
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- Overview of Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share (VACS) Program – Marissa Roland, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
- Local Perspective of Agricultural BMP Programs – Robert Waring, Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
- From Data to Impact: How Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Stream Monitoring Program is Making a Difference – Amy Ulland, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Smith Mountain Lake – Clay Britton, Ferrum College
- Collaborative Strategies: Government and Citizen Efforts to Reduce HABs at Lake Anna – Harry Looney, Lake Anna Civic Association
- Coastal Flooding and Adaptation: Lessons Learned from Hampton Roads – Anamaria Bukvic, Department of Geography, Virginia Tech
- Uncovering the Origin, Fate, and Impact of Plastic and Microplastic Debris in Aquatic Ecosystems – Austin Gray, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Virginia Water and Soils – Kang Xia, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech
SCHOLARSHIPS: The VWMC is proud to honor the memory of longtime VWMC Steering Committee member Ken Brooks by offering scholarships in his name. Ken was a champion of student involvement in the VWMC’s annual conferences. The “2024 Ken Brooks Scholarships” were awarded to:
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- Stephanie Letourneau, a graduate student in Marine Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and
- Tabitha King, a graduate student at George Mason University in Environmental Science and Public Policy.
EXHIBITORS: Thank you to our conference exhibitors!
PARTNERS: Thank you to our conference partners!
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Virginia Public Safety Training Center 
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 
Virginia Water Resources Research Center 
RECENT CONFERENCES: To learn more about past VWMC conferences, click the link below for the respective year. Recordings of several past VWMC Conferences can be found on the VWMC’s YouTube Channel.