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Snohomish County Surface Water Management (SWM), a Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), is seeking a Water Quality Analyst to join our team. The Water Quality Analyst will support our Lakes program and other monitoring efforts such as our streams program. The...

The East Bay Regional Park District is a system of beautiful parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to the east of San Francisco. Established in 1934, the Park District is the oldest and largest regional park system in the United States, managing over 125,000 acres of parkland wit...
Washington State Lake Protection Association - WALPA The Western Aquatic Plant Management Society (WAPMS) is pleased to announce the release of funds in the amount of $10,000 in the form of four $2,500 research and travel grants. Any student, undergraduate or graduate, of an accredited US or Canadian university conducting research on aquatic plant, algae, or aquatic ecosystems is eligible to apply. The four selected winners will be awarded funds to present their aquatic plant or algae research at the 2023 WAPMS annual meeting in Boise, Idaho.
To apply, send a 1 page abstract on your research presentation to westapms
@gmail.com. Submissions close December 1, 2022. Abstracts will be rated and voted on by the WAPMS BOD and awardees will be notified by December 15, 2022 with checks to be sent shortly after. Additional questions can be addressed via ajayrjones77
@gmail.com.

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society (WAPMS) is a non-profit organization and the western chapter of the Aquatic Plant Management Society – an international organization.
Washington State Lake Protection Association - WALPA The Institute for Watershed Studies at Western Washington University is hiring a research technologist to lead our field sampling program and support laboratory activities. Duties include water quality monitoring on lakes and streams, laboratory analyses, data management, and supervision of students. Application review begins September 6, 2022; position is open until filled.

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