Alaska Section American Water Resources Association - AK AWRA

05/06/2026

🌠 Conference Highlights 🌠

This year's conference was a wonderful success. Several presentations discussed current topics that are informative and helpful for all Alaskans. Take a look at our website's home page for a few of these highlighted presentations, listed below!

⭐ Making sense of Alaska's 2025/2026 cold winter in a warming world (Rick Thoman)

⭐ 2026 AKPRFC Snowpack Summary and Flood Outlook (Michael Ottenweller)

⭐ Lessons from the Arctic - The Need for Environmental Observations (Larry Hinzman)

🖥️ Home Page: https://ak-awra.org/index.html

04/22/2026

✨ Join us today! ✨

🐻 Community Opportunity! 🐻

Join us this April for a hybrid AK AWRA Brown Bag Meeting in partnership with the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association (AWWMA)!

Brown bag meetings are quick, informative, monthly presentations on Alaskan water resources. Members from our community present and chat about their recent research in an informal setting to promote community growth & knowledge.

⌚ When: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm Alaska Time

🧑‍💼 Who: Kyle Van Peursem (Service Coordination Hydrologist (SCH) - Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center with NOAA) and Tony DeMarco, Water Supply Specialist for Alaska Snow Survey - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

🌊 Topic: Spring Break-up Outlook and Snowpack Overview.

💻 Online over Zoom (Meeting ID: 977 8882 4284, Passcode: 742515): https://zoom.us/j/97788824284?pwd=lM5eOUDEMciJUg2ar7KalxTblSQaCg.1

🗓️ Calendar Invites:

Google: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=837e2503be&e=3ad215f288

Outlook: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=6224d58fb6&e=3ad215f288

Yahoo: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=ed42f37e46&e=3ad215f288

📍 In-Person: at DEC Technical Assistance Programs Training Facility, 600 W 58th Ave, Unit J Anchorage, Alaska 99518

04/20/2026

⬇️ This week! ⬇️

🐻 Community Opportunity! 🐻

Join us this April for a hybrid AK AWRA Brown Bag Meeting in partnership with the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association (AWWMA)!

Brown bag meetings are quick, informative, monthly presentations on Alaskan water resources. Members from our community present and chat about their recent research in an informal setting to promote community growth & knowledge.

⌚ When: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm Alaska Time

🧑‍💼 Who: Kyle Van Peursem (Service Coordination Hydrologist (SCH) - Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center with NOAA) and Tony DeMarco, Water Supply Specialist for Alaska Snow Survey - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

🌊 Topic: Spring Break-up Outlook and Snowpack Overview.

💻 Online over Zoom (Meeting ID: 977 8882 4284, Passcode: 742515): https://zoom.us/j/97788824284?pwd=lM5eOUDEMciJUg2ar7KalxTblSQaCg.1

🗓️ Calendar Invites:

Google: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=837e2503be&e=3ad215f288

Outlook: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=6224d58fb6&e=3ad215f288

Yahoo: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=ed42f37e46&e=3ad215f288

📍 In-Person: at DEC Technical Assistance Programs Training Facility, 600 W 58th Ave, Unit J Anchorage, Alaska 99518

04/16/2026

🐻 Community Opportunity! 🐻

Join us this April for a hybrid AK AWRA Brown Bag Meeting in partnership with the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association (AWWMA)!

Brown bag meetings are quick, informative, monthly presentations on Alaskan water resources. Members from our community present and chat about their recent research in an informal setting to promote community growth & knowledge.

⌚ When: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, 12 pm - 1 pm Alaska Time

🧑‍💼 Who: Kyle Van Peursem (Service Coordination Hydrologist (SCH) - Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center with NOAA) and Tony DeMarco, Water Supply Specialist for Alaska Snow Survey - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

🌊 Topic: Spring Break-up Outlook and Snowpack Overview.

💻 Online over Zoom (Meeting ID: 977 8882 4284, Passcode: 742515): https://zoom.us/j/97788824284?pwd=lM5eOUDEMciJUg2ar7KalxTblSQaCg.1

🗓️ Calendar Invites:

Google: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=837e2503be&e=3ad215f288

Outlook: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=6224d58fb6&e=3ad215f288

Yahoo: https://awwma.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d5082b3d411a1061462c918dc&id=ed42f37e46&e=3ad215f288

📍 In-Person: at DEC Technical Assistance Programs Training Facility, 600 W 58th Ave, Unit J Anchorage, Alaska 99518

04/07/2026

🌟 Conference Day #2 Begins! 🌟

We are excited! If you'd like to register, there is still time.

Check out today's presentations in the program ⬇️

🎉 Conference starts TODAY 🙌

We are so excited to hear about the water resources research taking place throughout this community!

Check out the full conference program on our website for the presentations happening today ➡:https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/AK_AWRA_2026_Conference_Program_20260404.pdf

Remember, you can still register, so if you'd like to join but haven't yet, we'd love to have you. Registration details can be found on the website on the registration page: https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/registration.shtml

04/06/2026

🎉 Conference starts TODAY 🙌

We are so excited to hear about the water resources research taking place throughout this community!

Check out the full conference program on our website for the presentations happening today ➡:https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/AK_AWRA_2026_Conference_Program_20260404.pdf

Remember, you can still register, so if you'd like to join but haven't yet, we'd love to have you. Registration details can be found on the website on the registration page: https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/registration.shtml

04/03/2026

💲 Sponsorship Opportunity! 💲

There is still time to sponsor our annual conference!

Put your products and services in front of the best and brightest minds in Alaskan water resources. The Alaska Section of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2026 Annual Conference provides a rare opportunity for your organization to put your products and services in front of the many water resource professionals and stakeholders gathering to discuss the unique challenges associated with maintaining and managing Alaska's many hydrologic resources.

Funds support student grants, association events (like annual conferences 👀 ), and fees!

📫 Mail in a form or fill out our 🖥️ online form, both found on our website: https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/sponsor.shtml

AWRA Alaska Section: 2026 Annual Conference

04/03/2026

⏰ Conference Schedule 🗓️

The conference schedule is out! Which session are you most excited for?

Monday, April 6th
🧊Registration check-in and breakfast: 8:30 - 9:10 AM
🧊Introduction and welcome remarks: 9:10 - 9:20 AM
🧊Session 1: Data Solutions: 9:20 - 10:50 AM
🧊Session 2: Hydroecology: 11:10 - 12:10 PM
🧊Session 3: Poster Lightning Talks: 1:00 - 1:25 PM
🧊Session 4: Hydropower &Infrastructure: 1:30 - 3:00 PM

Tuesday, April 7th
🧊Session 5: Flood Mitigation: 9:10 - 10:40 AM
🧊Session 6: Special Topics: 12:45 - 3:30 PM

Stay tuned for a full program containing presentation details!👀

03/30/2026

✨ Conference NEXT WEEK! ✨

The Alaska Section of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is excited to host the AK-AWRA 2026 Spring Conference in Anchorage, Alaska (and online), themed "Shared Waters, Shared Solutions: Strengthening Connections in a Time of Shifting Hydrology".

💧Abstract Submission: Closed on March 27th (if you missed the deadline, shoot us an email by this Tuesday!)

💧In-person & virtual registration: OPEN through the conference.

Check out our website for more infomation: https://ak-awra.org/ameetings/2026am/

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

03/27/2026

⏰ Abstracts due TODAY! ⏰

If you are unable to make the deadline, please send us an email and we will work with you.

We are excited to see what you have to share!