LSPA Courses and Meetings

The LSPA hosts various educational offerings throughout the year:

Live Webinar Courses
In person Courses
Virtual and in-person Membership Meetings

Courses and meetings are often accredited for MA LSP and, for certain courses, CT LEP and/or NY PE/PG credits. Click on event title links below to learn more about each offering and to register. You can also view our Events Calendar. Please check this page frequently as it’s constantly being update!

Registration fees vary per offering, but LSPA members and sponsors receive discounted or free access to courses and meetings! Learn more about LSPA membership.

DATE/TIME	EVENT INFORMATION
September 17, 2026 5:30–8:00 PM ET	September 2026 Membership Meeting: MassDEP's BWSC Annual Program Updates and Year-in-Review DoubleTree Hotel, Westborough, MA 1.0 DEP Credit
September 30, 2026 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET	What You Need to Know About Vapor Intrusion: The Methods, Media Deployment, Best Sampling Practices, and Data Quality Review Live Zoom Webinar 2.0 Credits (LSP, LEP, NY PG, NY PE)
October 7, 2026 5:30–7:00 PM ET	Western Mass Membership Meeting: Environmental DNA—A Practical Tool for Biodiversity Assessment, Site Characterization, and Ecological Risk Assessment O'Reilly Talbot & Okun Associates, Springfield, MA 1.0 LSP Credit PENDING Seating is limited.
October 8, 2026 8:00 AM–5:00 PM ET	Wetlands, Wetland Regulations, and the MCP Boxborough Regency Hotel, Boxborough, MA 4.0 MA DEP Credits and 4.0 LSP Credits #1164E Seating is limited.
October 15, 2026 5:30–8:30 PM ET	LSPA Annual Fall Party Mighty Squirrel, Waltham, MA No Credit Available
November 5, 2026 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ET	MCP for Everyone: A Practical Understanding of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan DoubleTree Hotel, Westborough, MA 8.0 LSP Credits #1515C
November 18, 2026 3:45–5:00 PM ET	November 2026 Membership Meeting: From Compass to Coordinates: The Journey to GIS Live Zoom Webinar 1.0 LSP Credit
December 8, 2026 5:30-7:30 PM ET	LSPA Emerging Professionals Event: PFAS, Sampling, and the MCP Haley & Aldrich, Boston, MA No Credits Available Registration Opening September 2026
December 15, 2026 3:45–5:00 PM ET	December 2026 Membership Meeting: Site Characterization for Soil Management Live Zoom Webinar 1.0 LSP Credit PENDING Registration Opening September 2026
January 14, 2027 3:45–5:00 PM ET	January 2027 Membership Meeting Live Webinar via Zoom Topic/Credits PENDING
February 10, 2027 3:45–5:30 PM ET	February 2027 Membership Meeting: Review of the FY26 Notice of Audit Findings/Notices of Noncompliance Live Zoom Webinar Credits PENDING
March 16, 2027 3:45–5:00 PM ET	March 2027 Membership Meeting Live Zoom Webinar Topic/Credits PENDING
April 7, 2027 7:30 AM–6:00 PM ET	LSPA 2027 Environmental Symposium Renaissance Framingham Hotel and Conference Center, Framingham, MA Topic/Credits PENDING
April 14, 2027 3:45–5:00 PM ET	April 2027 Membership Meeting Live Zoom Webinar Topic/Credits PENDING
May 12, 2027 3:45–5:00 PM ET	May 2027 Membership Meeting: Beyond the Flood Map: Applying the Climate Change Toolkit at a Tidally Influenced Site Live Zoom Webinar Credits PENDING
June 15, 2027 3:45–5:00 PM ET	June 2027 Membership Meeting Live Zoom Webinar Topic/Credits PENDING