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The mission of the Society of Wetland Scientists is to promote understanding, scientifically based management, and sustainable use of wetlands. Our specific goals as outlined in the 2005-2010 strategic plan are to: Promote basic and applied wetland research of high quality Support wetland education and public awareness of wetlands Provide forums to disseminate the latest scientific results Promote science-based stewardship of wetlands Encourage incorporation of sound wetland science into policy Foster the international scope of wetland science and SWS Ensure that the growth and evolution of SWS are sustainable The strategic plan explains how these goals are being implemented. It can be found in the Policy & Procedures Manual on this website.

SWS Launches Interactive Web Page on Oil and Wetlands

In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the SWS Wetland Concerns and IT Committees and the South Central Chapter have created a web page [http://sws.org/oilspill/] featuring daily news updates that SWS Members can comment on, a digital library of references, links, and photos that anyone can add to, and links to the SWS Online Discussion Forum and other sources of oil-related information. As wetland scientists we have the responsibility to bring the best available science to the assessment, remediation, restoration, and management of wetlands impacted by this spill. So check out the web page, add material to it, state your opinion, and disseminate the link widely!
Andy Baldwin
President, SWS

SWS News and Current Events

Annual South Central Chapter Fall Meeting 9/1/10

The annual South Central Chapter meeting will be held in Oxford, MS from October 21-23, 2010. The overall theme for the meeting is 'Wetlands in a landscape context'. Online Registration

Tidal Wetland Carbon Credit Action Plan Released 9/1/10

On Monday, Restore America’s Estuaries released the Action Plan to Guide Protocol Development. The document outlines a plan for developing a set of rules (protocol) for granting credits to created, restored, managed or protected tidal wetlands that enhance carbon sequestration. In voluntary or mandated carbon trading markets, carbon credit trading will help fund tidal wetland restoration.

Society of Wetland Scientists to convene in Prague for 2011 International Conference.

SWS will join scientists from WETPOL (Wetland Pollution and Control) and the Wetland Biogeochemistry Symposium for our annual conference, to be held along the banks of the Vltava River near the Charles Bridge and the historic Prague Castle, Czech Republic.

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New Officers Installed at the Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT

• President:
  Glenn Guntenspergen
• President-Elect:
  Ben Lepage

New Executive Board Officers were installed at the new board meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. Please feel free to contact or with comments or questions.

Click here to see the full executive board.

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