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	October 2025
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			1 Clean Energy Summit Clean Energy Summit Date: September 30, 2025 Location: Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA The Virginia Clean Energy Summit serves as a vital forum for presenting innovative clean energy technologies, policies, and business practices that are driving the… More details… Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency Date: October 1, 2025 Location: Virtual This training educates recipients and subrecipients on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable when purchasing during exigency or emergency circumstances. This training is… More details… • •	2	3 Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative Fall 2025 Conference: Securing Virginia’s Future Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative Fall 2025 Conference: Securing Virginia’s Future Date: October 3, 2025 Location: Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA This one day symposium will be held Friday, October 3rd from 8:30am to 3:00pm at the Williamsburg Lodge, Virginia Ballroom, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Registration… More details… •	4
5	6 Environmental Futures Forum Environmental Futures Forum Date: October 6, 2025 Location: University of Virginia This gathering is open to everyone and brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and community members to tackle pressing environmental challenges through real-world, action-oriented research. More details… Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Common Mistakes Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Common Mistakes Date: October 6, 2025 Location: Virtual This training presents the most common noncompliance findings from Office of Inspector General audit reports. Participants learn about common procurement compliance pitfalls and how… More details… • •	7 Environmental Futures Forum Environmental Futures Forum Date: October 6, 2025 Location: University of Virginia This gathering is open to everyone and brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and community members to tackle pressing environmental challenges through real-world, action-oriented research. More details… •	8 TransitionTown Fairfax TransitionTown Fairfax Date: October 8, 2025 Location: Green Acres Community Center 4401 Sideburn Road. Fairfax, VA Monthly meeting. Contact: Judy Fraser More details… •	9 Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Introduction Date: October 9, 2025 Location: Virtual This training provides an overview of the federal procurement under grants rules for recipients and subrecipients when purchasing under a FEMA grant. This training… More details… RVCA Water Infrastructure Working Group Meeting RVCA Water Infrastructure Working Group Meeting Date: October 9, 2025 Location: Virtual Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance Water Infrastructure Working Group monthly meeting. Anyone is welcome to join the conversation! RVCA Water Infrastructure Working Group<… More details… Investing in Regenerative Organic Agriculture Investing in Regenerative Organic Agriculture Date: October 9, 2025 Location: Charlottesville, VA Join Rodale Institute for a farm-to-table dinner & fireside chat – An Evening Rooted in Connection, Purpose and Possibility. Learn more and… More details… • • •	10 Gather & Grow: Cultivating Organic Connections Gather & Grow: Cultivating Organic Connections Date: October 10, 2025 Location: Charlottesville, VA Join Rodale Institute for an inspiring day of education and connection at Thistlerock Mead Co. and Wayflowering—a regenerative flower farm, apiary and meadery… More details… •	11
12 Appalachian Sustainable Development Barn To Run 4 Miler Appalachian Sustainable Development Barn To Run 4 Miler Date: October 12, 2025 Location: Abingdon, VA, USA Join Appalachian Sustainable Development as they celebrate 30 years of growing a stronger Appalachia through Agriculture. This family friendly event will be held at The… More details… •	13	14	15 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Washington, DC The RTC Summit is the only place where large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy users come together in person to accelerate renewable thermal solutions,… More details… Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Virtual This interactive course presents core and advanced concepts of procurement under grants in lecture form followed by independent activities that apply the information to… More details… RVCA Clean Transportation Working Group Meeting RVCA Clean Transportation Working Group Meeting Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Virtual Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance Clean Transportation Working Group monthly meeting. Anyone is welcome to join the conversation! RVCA Clean Transportation Working Group<… More details… Spotlight on Regional Electrification Plans Spotlight on Regional Electrification Plans Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Virtual Join us for a discussion on regional electrification plans. Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission… More details… • • • •	16 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Washington, DC The RTC Summit is the only place where large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy users come together in person to accelerate renewable thermal solutions,… More details… NCASC Webinar Series: Incorporating the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework into Resource Management Planning NCASC Webinar Series: Incorporating the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework into Resource Management Planning Date: October 16, 2025 Location: Virtual The National CASC is hosting a quarterly webinar series on the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) framework, a tool that helps resource managers make informed choices for… More details… • •	17 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative 2025 Renewable Thermal Collaborative Date: October 15, 2025 Location: Washington, DC The RTC Summit is the only place where large industrial, institutional, and commercial energy users come together in person to accelerate renewable thermal solutions,… More details… •	18
19	20 Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Navigating Compliance in the Procurement Lifecycle Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Navigating Compliance in the Procurement Lifecycle Date: October 20, 2025 Location: Virtual This lecture-style training walks the audience through the various stages of the procurement lifecycle, and how the federal procurement rules relate to each phase… More details… •	21 RVCA Priority-Setting Workshop RVCA Priority-Setting Workshop Date: October 21, 2025 Location: 1 Partnership Cir, Abingdon, VA 24210, USA Resilient Virginia's Priority-Setting Workshops will bring together cross-sector folks from across central and southwest Virginia to discuss the region's goals and priorities… More details… Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Emergency or Exigency Date: October 21, 2025 Location: Virtual This training educates recipients and subrecipients on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable when purchasing during exigency or emergency circumstances. This training is… More details… Managing Forests as Habitat in a Changing World Managing Forests as Habitat in a Changing World Date: October 21, 2025 Location: Virtual This 12-part monthly webinar series will feature interactive panel discussions that explore shifting impacts on forest habitats and adaptation options for natural resources management.… More details… • • •	22 Leaders in Energy Circular Economy Working Group Meeting Leaders in Energy Circular Economy Working Group Meeting Date: October 22, 2025 Location: Virtual Register for event here From the Leader’s in Energy website: “Join us for… More details… •	23 The Vision and Practice of Forest Urbanism The Vision and Practice of Forest Urbanism Date: October 23, 2025 Location: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Join UVA’s Center for Forest Urbanism for the inaugural symposium of the Center for Forest Urbanism. A Thursday (10.23) evening keynote by Jeremy Hoffman, Director… More details… RVCA Agriculture Working Group RVCA Agriculture Working Group Date: October 23, 2025 Location: Virtual Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance Agriculture Working Group monthly meeting. Anyone is welcome to join the conversation! RVCA Agriculture Working Group Thursday,… More details… • •	24 The Vision and Practice of Forest Urbanism The Vision and Practice of Forest Urbanism Date: October 23, 2025 Location: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA Join UVA’s Center for Forest Urbanism for the inaugural symposium of the Center for Forest Urbanism. A Thursday (10.23) evening keynote by Jeremy Hoffman, Director… More details… •	25
26	27	28 Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar Series Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar Series Date: October 28, 2025 Location: Virtual The Southeast Climate monthly webinar series is held on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am ET. This series is hosted by the… More details… •	29 Spotlight On Local Resilience in Action Spotlight On Local Resilience in Action Date: October 29, 2025 Location: Virtual This session will highlight local resilience initiatives in Harrisonburg — Eateries Acting Towards Sustainability (EATS) and Harrisonburg Conservation Assistance Program (HCAP) — as well as the… More details… October State Climate Policy Network National Call October State Climate Policy Network National Call Date: October 29, 2025 Location: Virtual Join Climate XChange for their monthly State Climate Policy Network (SCPN) national call. This one-hour, once-a-month call is the perfect opportunity to learn about… More details… • •	30 Best practices, barriers, and necessary conditions for climate adaptation in U.S. fisheries management: Insights from scientists and managers Best practices, barriers, and necessary conditions for climate adaptation in U.S. fisheries management: Insights from scientists and managers Date: October 30, 2025 Location: Webinar More details… Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Beyond the Basics Date: October 30, 2025 Location: Virtual This interactive course presents core and advanced concepts of procurement under grants in lecture form followed by independent activities that apply the information to… More details… • •	31