Society for Freshwater Science

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)

CASS WOTUS Comment

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

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It's a network of diverse researchers working to create more welcoming environments in science: BY the people and FOR the people ✊ (5/5)

For questions and to learn more about STREAM:

📧 streamemerge@gmail.com
🌐 streamemerge.wixsite.com/stream
🔗 www.instagram.com/sfs_streamem...

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STREAM is the Scholar Team for Research, Engagement, and Advancing Minority voices: an independent organization formed by Emerge Program alumni, which supports underrepresented scholars in freshwater science, helping build community, research skills, and career pathways. (4/5)

Call for Freshwater Friends

Interested? Know someone who would be a fantastic Freshwater Friend? Volunteer or nominate someone here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(3/5)

Your bio and photo will be incorporated in the 2nd edition of the STREAM Yearbook, which will be used by conference first-timers to ease the intimidation of attending a conference. Creating a welcoming environment is key to retaining diverse and passionate members of our field. (2/5)

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)

A few hours left to get those abstracts in!

Individual Abstract Submissions — SFS 2026 Annual Meeting SFS 2026 committee invite you to participate in SFS 2026 Annual Meeting by submitting an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation.

Reminder to submit your abstract for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, January 26. The deadline will not be extended further. Learn more about the conference, register, & submit your abstract today: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/abstracts

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.

🏙️ 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

Human-made freshwaters are everywhere, let’s talk about how they function! We’re hosting a special session at #2026SFS on biogeochemical cycling in artificial aquatic ecosystems & welcome abstracts, due Jan 26.
Organized by @jgerson.bsky.social, Anika Bratt, myself & @ajreisinger.bsky.social

Immediately following the meeting Jonathan Juarez was elected chapter president and Rae McNish was elected chapter secretary/treasurer. Congratulations to the new officers! (5/5)

Two workshops were also held, one on using R to analyze bioassessment data led by Ryan Peek and other on dytiscid taxonomy led by Doug Post. The meeting was supported by generous contributions from Rhithron, Aquatic Bioassay, Watercourse Engineering, and Naiad Biological Consulting (4/5).

Caitlin Boise delivered the keynote presentation on restoration of the Klamath River after dam removals. There were also sessions focused on applying bioassessments to estuaries, urban rivers, and non-perennial streams, as well as a session on environmental DNA (3/5).

The meeting held at the CalEPA (@californiaepa.bsky.social) building had over 150 attendees, 15 talks, 3 student lightning talks, and 15 posters. The chapter awarded 9 travel grants to support students attending the meeting (2/5).

Workshop held at the 2025 SFS California Chapter meeting

Poster session at the 2025 SFS California Chapter annual meeting

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).