Society for Freshwater Science

SFS 2026 Annual Meeting

Special Sessions will complement contributed sessions, which cover major topics, including biogeochemistry; microbial, molecular, invertebrate, and fish ecology; hydrology, geomorphology, ecosystem dynamics, restoration, climate change, and biodiversity. Visit sfsannualmeeting.org for more 🐟🌊 (2/2)

Submit your proposal for workshops and special sessions for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting relating to the theme “Gathering to Build Resilient Watersheds and Communities,” or other related emerging topics. Deadline: October 15th, 2025. (1/2)

🔗Request for proposals: bit.ly/SFSInnovate25

🔗Strategic plan: freshwater-science.org/sites/defaul...

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Society for Freshwater Science adult mayfly logo in the top left corner. Next to the logo the title: Call for SFS Innovation Fund Grant Proposals. Subtitle: Have a great idea for SFS? Apply by Nov 15, 2025. Paragraph text left justified below: The Long-Range Planning Committee is requesting proposals from SFS members for projects that advance the Society’s strategic goals (see 2025-2030 SFS Strategic Plan). We anticipate supporting at least six member-led proposals of up to $5,000 each. To learn more about how to submit a proposal and view examples of prior SFS Innovation Fund awards, please see the linked Request for Proposals. Next to the paragraph is a cartoon of three people lounging with a computer and pointing to a lightbulb.

💡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

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North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Established through the generosity of the Georgia Lakes Society (GLS), NALMS is pleased to offer a limited number of conference scholarships for the 2025 NALMS Symposium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolin...

The Georgia Lakes Society is offering a limited number of conference scholarships for the 2025 NALMS (@nalms.bsky.social) Symposium to eligible individuals from AL, GA, SC, and NC.

Find more info here: www.nalms.org/nalms2025/gl...

New paper in #FreshwaterScience demonstrates a straightforward way to design stormwater controls to reduce stream erosion. By combining regional sediment monitoring and modeling, this method gives stormwater practitioners a practical tool to protect streams & water quality.

🔗https://bit.ly/FWS0925

ociety for Freshwater Science (SFS) 2026 Annual Meeting Spokane, WA May 17-21 logo featuring a mountains, a waterfall, and a bridge in the background and salmon and aquatic insects in the foreground. Around the edge is the meeting theme: Gathering to build resilient watersheds and communities

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

Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) 2026 Annual Meeting Spokane, WA May 17-21 logo featuring a mountains, a waterfall, and a bridge in the background and salmon and aquatic insects in the foreground. Around the edge is the meeting theme: Gathering to build resilient watersheds and communities

💡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...

PhD position available on climate change, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health @ebdonana.bsky.social We are looking for interested candidates, details attached. Please share.. @sibecol.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social

🔍 The secret to reliable stream health data? | Stroud Water Research Center 🔍 The secret to reliable stream health data? It starts with spotting the smallest creatures—and getting their names right. In our latest Freshwater Currents, discover how taxonomic certification is ...

Shout out to @freshwaterscience.bsky.social taxonomic certification program! Our new issue of Freshwater Currents highlights TCP and #taxonomy of #macroinvertebrates.
😁 www.linkedin.com/posts/stroud...

Assistant Professor - Physical Climate Science - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Physical Climate Science. Apply and join a great interdisciplinary Department! @natureatcal.bsky.social @agu.org @freshwaterscience.bsky.social
#academicjobs

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05084

Ad for 2 graduate student positions and and 1 lab and field assistant position at UCSB. More info go to audreythellman.weebly.com

Hello freshwater friends! I’m starting a lab(!!) and recruiting 2 students to start Fall 2026 and a lab/field assistant to start this Fall 2025! Research topic is broad: rivers 🛶, ice/snow ❄️, nutrients 🍂, algae 🌱see below for more info

Please pass this along to any interested folks :)

Great work by @marcpeipoch.bsky.social, @riverscience.bsky.social, and #ScottEnsign!

Where does suspended algae come from? These authors use concentration–discharge (C–Q) relationships to find out. Check out the latest publication in #FreshwaterScience

#OpenScience #RiverContinuum #AlgalEcology

@sfs-src.bsky.social @sfsemerge.bsky.social @southeastsfs.bsky.social @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @agu-h3s.bsky.social @aslo.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

🌐Full position description and application instructions:

freshwater-science.org/sites/defaul...

#FreshwaterScience #SciComm #NonprofitJobs #CommunicationsJobs #MediaSpecialist #JobSearch
#BlueSkyScience

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✅To apply, send your resume and a cover letter briefly describing your experience (see complete job description for specific requests) to exec.director@freshwater-science.org.

📆Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting July 21, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

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📋Duties include:

1️⃣Develop content for public website and internal membership portal
2️⃣Create monthly e-Newsletter and stand-alone email campaigns
3️⃣Amplify content through social media accounts and press releases
4️⃣Support planning and implementation of programming and Annual Meeting events

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🫵 Are you the next Society for Freshwater Science Communications & Media Specialist?

💡Assume primary responsibility for managing internal Society-wide and external public communications through the Society’s media channels

💻Remote position, 8-10 hours per week on a regular schedule

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The deadline to join the 2025 cohort of the Headwaters Leadership Academy has been extended to July 7th. Don’t miss the opportunity to join this signature program! @sfs-src.bsky.social

@sfs-src.bsky.social @southeastsfs.bsky.social @sfsemerge.bsky.social

📣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

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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

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

@sfs-src.bsky.social @sfsemerge.bsky.social

The link to the application and more details can be found here. freshwater-science.org/headwaters-l...

For additional information or questions, please contact hla@freshwater-science.org

The two year program consists:

1) Professional Development – eight interactive presentations (4/year); 1.5 hr each

2) Mentoring Program – monthly discussions; 1 hr each; groups of 2 mentors and 2-3 mentees

3) Society Service – participate in an SFS committee or other society service

Headwaters Leadership Academy participants and mentors at the 2024 SFS meeting

📣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

Excited to share our new article w/ @drbiogc.bsky.social published in @freshwaterscience.bsky.social on the gravity defying act aquatic insects 🦟 undertake moving themselves and heavy metals from urban stream ecosystems into the waiting mouths of terrestrial predators 🐸🕷️!

Contribute to the first global archive of soniferous freshwater life, The Freshwater Sounds Archive, and receive recognition as a co-author in a resulting data paper!

Pre-print now available. New deadline: 31st Dec, 2025.

See link 👇4 more fishsounds.net/freshwater.js

We found a little souvenir to remember our SFS meeting in Puerto Rico! 😅

@freshwaterscience.bsky.social

Puerto Rico convention center lit up with blue and green lights at night.

View of the beach and ocean waves hitting the rocks through tropical plants.

Sidewalk alongside the ocean with small international flags hanging from the trees above.

A woman presenting data in front of a room full of people.

@freshwaterscience.bsky.social never disappoints! Location, people, research... amazing!! Thank you to all committees, sponsors, volunteers, etc. for another great SFS.