Earn Continuing Education Credits at Southern Watersheds Symposium

Join Virginia Beach’s Green Ribbon Committee for a day of inspiration, collaboration and action focused on the region’s environmental health. The 2025 Southern Watersheds Symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. 

The $30 registration fee includes a boxed lunch, and attendees will be eligible to receive continuing education credits for landscape architecture, engineering, floodplain management, environmental science and planning.  

This symposium will bring together thought leaders, technical experts and students to explore innovative solutions and showcase groundbreaking projects that impact local communities and watersheds.  

Featured Topics

• Photography Tour of the Southern Watershed with Erik Moore
• Southern Rivers Roundtable Discussion with Crater Planning District Commission and the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership
• Introduction to Sentinel Landscapes
• Endangered Species Panel Discussion 
• Designing a Southern Environmental Center in Virginia Beach with Virginia Tech Landscape Architecture Students
• Virginia Beach Project Updates  

The deadline to register is Friday, April 4. Sign up now to learn more about creating a sustainable future for Southeastern Virginia’s and Northeast North Carolina’s natural landscapes.   

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