Congratulations to the 2026 inductees into the Fellows of the Society for Freshwater Science: Dr. Alonso Ramírez, Dr. Mark Gessner, and Dr. Nicholas Aumen!
Learn more about their contributions to freshwater science: www.freshwater-science.org/news-item/22...
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🗳️ Voting is open for the SFS 2026 Election! Help shape the future of our Society by casting your vote for President. Members should have received an email with a link to vote.
Voting closes at 8 pm PDT on May 3, 2026. Join or renew your membership now to vote: freshwater-science.org
Congratulations to the 2026 SFS Career Award Winners!🎉
🏆️ Hynes Award for New Investigators: Audrey Goeckner
🏆️ Environmental Stewardship Award: John Jackson
🏆️ Award of Excellence: Jennifer Tank
Please join us in celebrating their contributions to freshwater science!
Learn more: buff.ly/CfplxZK
If this sounds interesting or exciting to you, please add your proposal and get on our email list to follow along as we develop these bodies of work.
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Please contact Mateo Scoggins at mateo@river.works with questions. (4/4)
One of the issues will focus on place-based work from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and/or urban tropical ecology.
The second will be broader, compiling management, restoration, and ecology of urban waters.
Planned submission date: March 1st, 2027. (3/4)
We are soliciting proposals of manuscripts in the works inspired by or consistent with the themes of the 7th SUSE meeting (2/4)
www.urbanstreamecology.org/suse7.html
The Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE) and the SFS Urban Chapter are seeking contributors to two upcoming special issues centered around our 2025 meetings in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (1/4)
Flyer advertising the webinar "Honoring the Legacy of Bob Hughes", including Marcos Callisto, Leandro Juen, Phil Kaufmann, and Rafael Ligeiro as invited speakers
Reminder: Webinar tomorrow, March 31st!
Join the SFS Latin America Chapter for a webinar titled "Honoring the legacy of Bob Hughes: Reflections on International Collaboration in Freshwater Science".
📅 March 31, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM Brasília.
🔗 Link for preregistration: buff.ly/zKGpNyV
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BIG news: the new SFS website is live! Our new website makes it easier for our community to collaborate and grow. It has information about member benefits, engagement opportunities, awards and grants, and more. Explore everything the new site has to offer today: www.freshwater-science.org
SFS is proud of its members who contributed to the report including Mary Power, Colden Baxter, Alan Covich, Walter Dodds, Jacques Finlay, Nancy Grimm (@drnitrogen.bsky.social), Alexander Huryn, Barbara Peckarsky, Dave Strayer, and Caryn Vaughn (@lovemussels.bsky.social).
Help shape the first of its kind assessment of U.S. lands, waters, wildlife and the benefits they provide. The full draft of the Nature Record is now open for comment.
The authors are looking for your ideas, insights, and experiences to strengthen the report.
naturerecord.org
Ryan (and me) are hiring a PhD student! Sweden is a great country to do a PhD, see the link or ask us for more details, or share with potential students!
Flyer advertising the webinar "Honoring the legacy of Bob Hughes", with invited speakers Marcos Callisto, Leandro Juen, Phil Kaufmann, and Rafael Ligeiro.
Join the SFS Latin America Chapter for a webinar celebrating Bob Hughes' legacy and international collaboration in freshwater science!
🗓 March 31, 2026, 1:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM Brasília
📌 Preregister here: buff.ly/zKGpNyV
#FreshwaterScience #InternationalCollaboration
@southeastsfs.bsky.social, @drarialshogren.bsky.social, @laurenmmorris.bsky.social
Reach out if you are interested in helping organize the meeting. Details regarding dates and location will be announced soon. To subscribe to the Southeast chapter email list or to share an announcement with freshwater scientists interested in the southeast, contact sfs.southeast@gmail.com (2/2)
The SFS Southeast USA Chapter welcomed a new executive team, led by President Dr. Garrett Hopper, Vice President Dr. Arial Shogren, Treasurer Nate Sturm, and Social Media Chair Lauren Morris. The chapter is planning a joint meeting with the Mississippi Water and Energy Conference in Fall 2026 (1/2).
Society for Freshwater Science Town Hall Flyer Topic: International member concerns related to travel to and from the SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA, U.S.A Feb 26, 2026, 4 pm EST on Zoom Raluca (Luca) Vais-Ottosen, immigration lawyer at DeWitt LPP, will join us to answer questions. QR code. Image of Attorney Vais-Ottosen.
📆 February 26, 4 pm EST, Zoom: Q&A session about concerns regarding travel to and from #2026SFS with Raluca (Luca) Vais‑Ottosen, immigration attorney at DeWitt LLP. Learn about travel logistics and what to expect when entering/leaving the U.S.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Now Accepting Applications! Are you passionate about scientific communication and policy? Do you want to expand your network internationally? Are you seeking leadership within the SFS community? This fellowship is for you! (1/2)
individuals with disabilities; individuals representing underserved sexual orientations and gender identities; and people from regions of the world with low representation in SFS (e.g., Latin America, Africa, Asia). (5/5)
Nominations encouraged from a diverse suite of underrepresented groups in SFS, including (but not limited to) underrepresented groups within North American –African Americans, Latin/Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Asian Americans, (4/5)
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and synthesize perceptions of underrepresented members
- Suggest and develop justice and equity programming
- Guide and provide input on initiatives
- Support and enhance recruitment efforts of underrepresented individuals
- Develop ideas for increasing mentorship (3/5)
To nominate, send an email to cuv@freshwater-science.org by Feb 27, and include the nominee's name, country of residence, and why they would bring a unique perspective. Self-nominations accepted. Nominees can be SFS members or non-members, but non-members must become members to join the CUV. (2/5)
Title: SFS Council of Underrepresented Voices: Call for Nominations Goal: provide a forum for representative members of underrepresented groups to convene and provide perspective and guidance on SFS goals, operations, and initiatives. Term: 2 years To nominate: send an email to cuv@freshwaters-science.org and include the name, country of residence, and reasons why the nominee would bring a unique perspective to the CUV by Friday, Feb 27th, 2026. Self-nominations accepted. Cartoon of a council in the bottom right corner.
Nominations are open for SFS Council of Underrepresented Voices (CUV) members to serve 2-year terms. The goal of the CUV is to provide a forum for representative members of underrepresented groups to convene and provide perspective and guidance on SFS goals, operations, and initiatives (1/5).
We thank SFS’s Susan Colvin (Science and Policy Committee member), Nayeli Sanchez (@nayeliks.bsky.social), Robert Keast, and Patrick Shirey for their contributions to this comment. The Science and Policy Committee will continue to be responsive when current science is needed to guide policy. (2/2)
Explore the public comment that SFS, as part of the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS), contributed on proposed changes to the definition of "Waters of the U.S." These changes would reduce protections for isolated wetlands and intermittent and ephemeral streams. buff.ly/u2Xabu7 (1/2)
Join the SFS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Virtual Events Committee for a fun and engaging event exploring themes in Black history and spotlighting Black scientists in freshwater science. 🎣 Come play a game, learn something new, and connect with the community!
Wednesday, February 25 @ 8 PM ET
#RoadSalt is contaminating our fresh water. Learn how you can test your local waterways with a free test kit. Visit stroudcenter.org/salt to order yours!
@freshwaterscience.bsky.social
#WinterSaltWeek
It's a network of diverse researchers working to create more welcoming environments in science: BY the people and FOR the people ✊ (5/5)
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