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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Submit Special Session and Workshop Proposals for the #2027SFS Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska (May 23-27). 📆 Deadline to submit is Monday, October 19th 🧭 We especially welcome Special Sessions and Workshops related to the meeting theme “Navigating Braided Waters: Past, Present, Future” (1/3)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Save the Date! The SFS Mid-Atlantic Chapter is organizing an in-person meeting on Oct. 1-2, 2026, at the Stroud Water Research Center for academic, government, & non-govt freshwater scientists. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this survey by July 10: forms.gle/kzHhYhFivTVf...

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Join the SFS Central USA chapter for the 2026 Great Plains Limnological Conference (GPLC)! 📆 October 16-17, with morning field trip options on Sunday, October 18 📍 Springfield, Missouri, with conference presentations to be held in the Roy Blunt Sciences Hall, Missouri State University (1/2)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Save the date! The next meeting of the California Aquatic Bioassessment Workgroup / California Chapter of the Society for Freshwater Science will take place November 9–10 at the CalEPA Building in Sacramento.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy! 📅 Deadline: Monday, June 15 This program for early career freshwater scientists provides mentorship, service, and professional development opportunities beyond typical training offered in traditional academic settings. Learn more here: buff.ly/rwLK01F

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thanks to the Early Career Committee for organizing two great career panels on post-graduate opportunities for early career members! #SFS2026

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Congratulations to all of the incredible 2026 Endowment Award recipients! If you’re at #SFS2026, look out for their talks and posters.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Congrats to all the runners today at our 5k Fun Run 🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ #SFS2026

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

TOMORROW: Join us for the Pre-Annual Meeting Q&A at 12:00 PM EDT on Zoom. Questions can be submitted beforehand via email to president@freshwater-science.org and exec.director@freshwater-science.org. Zoom Link: virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89533445201

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Seeking presenters for the Science Communication Fair during the 2026 SFS Meeting! Share your research, gather community input—poster-style at the Spokane Public Library Central, May 19, 4:30–6:30 PM! Poster printing funded. Sign up: buff.ly/8VFABRw. Email Lemer@fiu.edu for more info. #SciComm

Call for presenters to present at a Science Communication Fair at the Spokane Public Library Central location

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Join the SFS Early Career Committee for a job panel webinar: "Aquatic science careers in a shifting landscape". 📅 May 12th at 4:00-5:30p ET/1:00-2:30 PT The panel will focus on non-academic careers and include guided Q/A and breakout group discussions! 🔗 cornell.zoom.us/j/7626553387....

Flyer advertising the SFS ECC Job Panel webinar

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Join the SFS Student Resources Virtual Events Committee for a workshop on improving your poster, oral presentation, or lightning talk. Speakers will share tips and tricks to strengthen your science communication. 📅 Monday, May 4th at 1:30 PM EST/ 2:30 PM CST 🔗 ua-edu.zoom.us/j/8240370513...

Flyer for webinar hosted by the SFS SRC on tips for designing presentations

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

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... #FreshwaterScience

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🗳️ 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

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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

Flyer advertising the webinar "Honoring the Legacy of Bob Hughes", including Marcos Callisto, Leandro Juen, Phil Kaufmann, and Rafael Ligeiro as invited speakers

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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

Flyer advertising the webinar "Honoring the legacy of Bob Hughes", with invited speakers Marcos Callisto, Leandro Juen, Phil Kaufmann, and Rafael Ligeiro.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📆 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...

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.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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).

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.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Do you consider yourself to be an inclusive mentor to budding scientists? STREAM is looking for friendly faces to commit to serving as a Freshwater Friend (an ally) to first-time conference attendees at the #2026SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane! (1/5)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

🏙️ How do cities shape river carbon? Join the upcoming SUSE webinar with Drs. Rebecca Hale, Annika Quick, Liz Ortiz & Stephen Plont to learn about their work to answer this question. 📆Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6:00 PM US EST 🔗https://www.urbanstreamecology.org/webinars.html

Flyer for the Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6PM US Eastern Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE) webinar: Carbon in Urban Rivers (CURB) Project: Fresh Results and Syntheses. Features headshots of the four speakers: Dr. Rebecca Hale, Dr. Annika Quick, Dr. Liz Ortiz, and Dr. Stephen Plont.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

On Oct 28-29, SFS California Chapter held a successful annual meeting in Sacramento in conjunction with the California Bioassessment Working Group and the California Water Board (@cawaterboards.bsky.social) (1/5).

Workshop held at the 2025 SFS California Chapter meeting

Poster session at the 2025 SFS California Chapter annual meeting

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The SFS Central US chapter and the Great Plains Limnology Society convened a successful meeting at this year's Great Plains Limnology Conference, hosted by Kanas State University at Konza Prairie Biological Station (1/3).

SFS Central US chapter and Great Plains Limnology Society Joint Meeting Participants

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The Southwest Chapter is offering travel assistance to students for SFS 2026. To apply for assistance, submit your answers to the questions below to Dr. Fred Govedich (govedich@suu.edu) by March 20, 2026 (1/3).

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

PNW Chapter's meeting in Boise, ID was a success with 97 attendees, including 26 students. The meeting featured sessions on big data, eDNA, intermittent streams, fish brains, beaver and beaver dam analogs, and anurans as well as a poster session and macroinvertebrate taxonomy workshop (1/2).

Blackfly larvae and mayflies on an algae covered-rock in a stream

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📢 SFS Career Award nominations close Dec. 13! Help us celebrate excellence in freshwater science. SFS Career Awards honor our colleagues' achievements in service, research, environmental stewardship, early-career research, and leadership. Learn more: freshwater-science.org/awards-progr...

Ad for the Society for Freshwater Science Career Awards. Nominations close Dec 13, 2025. Award of Excellence, Distinguished Service Award, Environmental Stewardship Award, Hynes Award for New Investigators, Leadership Award.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

💻Abstract submission and registration for #2026SFS May 7-21 in Spokane, WA, USA are now open! 💧Submit your work for exciting contributed and special sessions 📆Abstract submissions are open through Jan 16 💲Early registration rates are available through Mar 20 🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org/abstracts

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Invitamos a todas las personas trabajando en sistemas acuáticos o con recursos de agua en Puerto Rico a participar del Simposio Aquaboricuas. Como parte del simposio tendremos presentaciones y grupos de discusión enfocados en diferentes temas de interés. (1/2) 🔗 tinyurl.com/simposioaquaboricuas

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Applications for student travel assistance to attend the #2026SFS annual meeting through the Instars program are now open. Undergraduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds interested in freshwater science are eligible to apply. (1/2)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Do you have a colleague who embodies excellence in science, service, environmental stewardship, early career research, or leadership in freshwater sciences? Nominate them for a SFS Career Award by Dec 13! freshwater-science.org/awards-progr... (1/2)

Dr. Laurel Genzoli receiving the Hynes Award for New Investigators from former SFS President Dave Arscott at the 2025 SFS Annual Meeting

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The Society for Freshwater Science's non-profit society journal Freshwater Science is committed to supporting first-time authors in the publication process. Check out these tips from our Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Anderson on publishing research. What are your best publishing tips?

6) Plan your time well: the publishing process can be a long and slow road, often > 1 year.

7) Develop your process for working with co-authors: learn to manage in multiple directions (up, down, horizontally)

8) Avoid taking reviewer's comments personally: respond systematically (consider formatting responses in a table) and thoroughly; consider declining irrelvant comments.

9) Consider writing and publishing as a social activity: Talk about your ideas, share drafts, participate in community writing blocks; find your most effective writing spaces and times.

10) Recognize that writing is iterative and requires practice: try to write daily. Even seasoned writers get better over time.

The Society for Freshwater Science and its journal Freshwater Science are committed to supporting first time authors. For more information about the society or its journal, visit our website https://freshwater-science.org

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Last chance to fill out the #2026SFS Annual Meeting survey to help us project attendance and work on solutions to overcome attendance barriers! bit.ly/3Wbxmi3

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Deadline for #2026SFS special session and workshop proposals extended to Oct 22nd. See website for more information: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/special-sess...

Announcement for Society for Freshwater Science 2026 meeting deadline for special sessions and workshops October 22nd. SFS invites you to propose Special Sessions and Workshops relating to the 2026 Annual Meeting theme, "Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities." See the latest email from communications@freshwater-science.org or visit sfsannualmeeting.com for more info. Deadline extended

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

💡Have a great idea for SFS? 📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen 🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan 🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each (1/2)

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the Society for Freshwater Science 2026 Annual Meeting! 💡Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities 📍 Spokane, WA 📆 May 17–21, 2026 Explore our meeting website for program details, travel, accommodations, field trips & more: 🔗 www.sfsannualmeeting.org

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

💡We’re now accepting workshop & special session proposals for the Society for Freshwater Science 2026 Annual Meeting. 📍 Spokane, WA 📆 May 17–21, 2026 📝 Proposals due Oct 15, 2025 🔗 Special sessions: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/special-sess... 🔗 Workshops: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/workshop-pro...

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

📣Folks of all career stages who work in, study, or aspire to enter the field of freshwater science 📋Please take this 10-15 minute survey to help us understand the barriers to pursuing careers in this field 💲Enter a drawing to win a $50 Visa gift card unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Don't forget to apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday!

Poster advertising the Headwaters Leadership Academy. The Headwaters Leadership Academy mission is to build a pipeline for emerging leaders by forming a network of early career freshwater scientists and providing mentorship, service, and professional development opportunities beyond the typical training offered in traditional academic setings. Apply by Monday, June 30th, 2025

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

📣SFS members in the last year of your terminal degree or within 5 years graduation ⭐Apply for the 2025 cohort of the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday, June 30th 🎯 Join a pipeline for Society leadership through mentorship, networking, service, and professional development opportunities

Headwaters Leadership Academy participants and mentors at the 2024 SFS meeting

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Lessons learned shared by plenary speaker Dr. Ricardo Colon-Rivera

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Dr. Mark Gessner has been elected to serve a three-year term as SFS President-Elect in 2025–26, President in 2026–27, and Past President in 2027–28. He has appointed Dr. Jane Marks, Biological Sciences professor at the University of Northern Arizona, to serve alongside him as SFS Vice-President.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Congratulations to our newly-elected officers: President-Elect Mark Gessner, Secretary AJ Reisinger (@ajreisinger.bsky.social), International Representative Elizabeth Wanderi, and Non-Academic Representative Zanethia Barnett. We are grateful for your service to our society!

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Congratulations to everyone who ran the SFS 5k fun run this morning! #SFS2025

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Congratulations to Alan “Al” Stienman, 2025 Award of Excellence recipient, who shared some useful lessons in the Opening Plenary #2025SFS

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