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11th Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival to be Presented Virtually, February 12-26, 2021 – Free and Open to the Public

RICHMOND, Va., Jan 19, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) The RVA Environmental Film Festival (RVA EFF) announces its 11th annual showcase of over 20 free local and national films. Many films are hosted by like-minded organizations. Two films are of particular interest to youth: “Microplastic Madness” and “Frozen Obsession.” Award-winning Virginian films will be shown on February 14, 2021. Audience members will participate in Question/Answer sessions via chat box following many films. RVA EFF will live stream at fixed times and days. Advance registration is required at RVAEFF.org. Films are selected to raise awareness of environmental issues relevant to the Richmond, Virginia (RVA) region, our nation, and our world. Unique aspects of the festival include the Virginia Environmental Film Contest, and a film for children, “Microplastic Madness,” which documents 56 fifth graders from Brooklyn whose actions on plastic pollution morph into extraordinary leadership and scalable vict

Leading Seagrass Experts Co-author Paper on Eelgrass Establishment

Leading Seagrass Experts Co-author Paper on Eelgrass Establishment January 12, 2021 By GISuser CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) announced today that Dr. Mark Fonseca, CSA Vice President Science, is a co-author in collaboration with colleagues from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS; Professor R.J. Orth), the Marine Resources Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Dr. Scott Marion), and Geo Horizons (A. Malhotra) on a new paper entitled: “Seed Burial Alleviates Wave Energy Constraints on Zostera marina (Eelgrass) Seedling Establishment at Restoration-Relevant Scales” (Marion, Orth, Fonseca, Malhotra). This paper will appear in a special issue of Estuaries and Coasts dedicated to the memory of Dr. Susan Williams, a prominent seagrass ecologist.

W&M grad named policy advisor to VP-elect Kamala Harris

Photo - of - by David Malmquist, VIMS |  January 11, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have named Ike Irby (Ph.D., M.P.P. ’17) as Policy Advisor in the Office of the Vice President. Irby, who earned joint graduate degrees from William & Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science in 2017, previously served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Harris in the U.S. Senate, covering climate, environment, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. Irby brings both a science and policy background to the nation’s capital, with a Ph.D. degree from the School of Marine Science at VIMS and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Public Policy Graduate Program at W&M. He responded to the announcement in a tweet, writing, “Truly honored to serve as Policy Advisor to the next Vice President, Kamala Harris. The climate crisis is the challenge of our time, and I look forward to

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