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Society for Freshwater Science

Spokane, WA

Annual Meeting: May 17–21, 2026 in Spokane, WA   Welcome to SFS 2026 We are in a time of rapid and often unpredictable change. Freshwater ecosystems and the organisms that rely on them are threatened by a multitude of interacting stressors. Simultaneously, human communities that depend upon freshwater ecosystems are struggling to adapt to environmental, […]

AWRA 2026 Geospatial Water Technology Conference

MAY 18-20, 2026 | NIAGARA FALLS, NY   Geospatial Water Technology is central to understand and solve problems related to water resources. While geospatial data continue to grow in all three dimensions, including space, time and size, modern tools such as high-performance cloud computing, geospatial data visualization, data analytics, and machine learning/artificial intelligence have enabled […]

Webinar: Water Quality Trading in Oregon and What it Means for WA State

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:00 to 1:00 PM PT   Many rivers in the Pacific Northwest are 303(d) listed for excessive water temperatures threatening ESA listed species. Water temperature TMDLs have been developed for many of these rivers and thermal loading limitations have been put on dischargers. In 2016, Oregon DEQ launched a water quality […]

Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) Annual Conference

June 8-10, 2026 San Antonio, TX Please join us in beautiful San Antonio, TX for the 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference. UCOWR and NIWR invite you to engage with leading researchers, educators, water managers, students, and other professionals from across the globe as we seek to develop new and innovative collaborations and transdisciplinary solutions to […]

AWRA-WA Cedar River Watershed Tour

Friday, June 26, 2026 | 9:45 AM - 1:30 PM PT   The AWRA Washington Section invites you to join a tour of the Cedar River Watershed! Student chapters and professionals are encouraged to attend and network. The Cedar River Watershed supplies drinking water to 1.6 million people in the Seattle metropolitan area, protecting one […]

WALPA’s 39th Annual Conference

WALPA's 39th Annual Conference in Bellingham, WA October 7-9, 2026 "Celebrating Lake Heroes: Critters and Champions" Four Points Hotel & Conference Center Bellingham, WA ​​ The Washington State Lake Protection Association (WALPA) is planning for our next conference at the Four Points Hotel & Conference Center in Bellingham, Washington on Wednesday through Friday October 7-9, […]

AWRA-WA Annual State Section Conference 2026

Theme: The Future is Now: How the emerging issues of the recent past have come to define our water-scarce present. When: Thursday, October 8, 2026 Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (program); 5:00 - 6:30 PM (networking reception) Where: Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA Description: A quarter of the way through the twenty-first century, we […]

AWRA 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference

NOVEMBER 9-11, 2026 | PHILADELPHIA, PA Hilton Penn’s Landing 201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106   CONFERENCE SUMMARY Join Us for One of the Nation’s Most Dynamic and Inclusive Water Resources Conferences! LIVE in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the epicenter of the 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this November […]