Powhatan Creek Tidal Freshwater Marsh
Photo by Robin Bedenbaugh

Organizational Goals

VAWP strives to provide an independent forum for the open discussion and exchange of wetland related ideas from all fields; promote scientifically based educational programs on wetland ecology, functions, and values; develop a Commonwealth of Virginia wetland delineator certification program; and encourage wetland conservation.

Join Today!

VAWP welcomes members from all professions. The membership includes wetland professionals from federal, state and local government, nonprofit organizations, private industry, consultants, law firms and universities.

Get your VAWP clothing!!!

VAWP has t-shirts, polos and baseball caps with the VAWP emblem for sale at all workshops. A new style of baseball cap has been ordered and will be available at the next workshop.

VAWP Board Meetings

Board meetings are open to all members and are held at the Williamsburg Offices of VHB in the Busch Corporate Center at 10am.

October 6, 2011
December 6, 2011
February 7, 2012
April 3, 2012
June 5, 2012
August 7, 2012

See other events going on in our area on our Calendar and Seminars page
Meeting Minutes can be accessed here:

VAWP Board Minutes Oct. 4, 2011

News and Events

SPRING 2012 WORKSHOP

The VAWP 2012 Spring Workshop will be held Friday, May 11, 2012. The meeting will again be held at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. The theme of this year's meeting is "Threats to Wetlands and Aquatic Resources in VA", with a focus on biological threats (flora and fauna) and "man-made" threats (permitted losses, water withdrawals, other).
The announcement and registration form are avilable at the link below:

Registration

For those who would like the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, please click below.

Field Book

Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus)
Photo by Robin Bedenbaugh