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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NWAEP First Thursday Networking Mixers, (5/7) Portland &amp; Tacoma (Seattle TBD) (Thursday, May 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;NWAEP FIRST THURSDAY NETWORKING MIXERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Thursday&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;, May 7, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 23px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;5:30 – 7:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Portland &amp;amp; Tacoma!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;NWAEP monthly &lt;strong&gt;First Thursday&lt;/strong&gt; networking events are a great opportunity for you to meet, network, and stay informed with local environmental professionals. These events also provide an opportunity to connect with the NWAEP board to contribute ideas for future events, speakers, topics, trainings, and more.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;First Thursday mixers are free and open to both&amp;nbsp;NWAEP Members and non-members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nwaep.org/Application"&gt;NWAEP members&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in good standing&amp;nbsp;receive&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;one free drink ticket&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;— so make sure your membership is up to date before you come! Also,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;please RSVP&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;to let us know you are attending.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;PORTLAND&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thebeermongers.com/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;The BeerMongers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;2415 SE 11th Ave&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Join us as we continue to explore venues in Portland! This month we will be at The BeerMongers, which offers a comfortable environment for all beer lovers to shop, taste and enjoy the incredible variety Portland has to offer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Thank you to our Portland sponsor for May, &lt;a href="https://sws.org/page/pacific-northwest" target="_blank"&gt;The Pacific Northwest Chapter of Society of Wetland Scientists&lt;/a&gt;. Check out their website for all the good they do for our wetlands!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SEATTLE (TBD)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TACOMA&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nwaep.org/If%20you%20haven't%20visited%207%20Seas%20Brewery%20Tacoma%20location,%20you're%20in%20for%20a%20treat.%20Part%20lounge,%20part%20arcade,%20part%20meeting%20space,%20all%20good!" target="_blank"&gt;7 Seas Brewery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
2101 Jefferson Ave&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Tacoma, we'll see you at our monthly home,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.7seasbrewing.com/tacoma/" target="_blank"&gt;7 Seas Brewery Tacoma location&lt;/a&gt;; part lounge, part arcade, part meeting space, all good!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NAEP 2026 Annual Conference &amp; Training Symposium (Monday, May 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;NAEP 2026 Annual Conference &amp;amp; Training Symposium&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;May 11 - 14 | Anchorage, AK&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Mark your calendars now for the 2026 National Conference!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;h1 style="line-height: 34px;"&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;    &lt;p align="left"&gt;Enthusiastic environmental professionals from across the country gather each year&amp;nbsp;for the opportunity to learn about new projects, share technical knowledge, network with other industry professionals, and engage with leaders in environmental technologies and practices.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p align="left"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;NAEP Conference &amp;amp; Training Symposium &lt;/strong&gt;will be held over four days, &lt;strong&gt;May 11 - 14 2026,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and offers in-depth educational content.&amp;nbsp; Topics typically include:&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;NEPA Practice&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Climate Change&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Transportation&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Planning and Permitting&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Wildlife&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Ethics&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;Career Development&lt;/li&gt;      &lt;li&gt;and More!&lt;/li&gt;  &lt;/ul&gt;    &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;    &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event listing will be updated as more information becomes available. You may also check the &lt;a href="https://www.naep.org/" target="_blank"&gt;NAEP Website&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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