We are Hiring! Join the Society of Wetland Scientists as Executive Director The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) is a global organization dedicated to fostering sound wetland science, education, and management. With members spanning academia, government, non-profit, and private sectors, SWS promotes understanding, conservation, protection, restoration, science-based management and policy, and sustainability of wetlands worldwide.…
Strategic Plan Workgroup hosts scoping calls (open to SWS members) **AND** The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers publish memo concerning proper implementation of “continuous surface connection” under the definition of WOTUS under the Clean Water Act. First, The SWS Workgroup is compiling input for the strategic plan update. All SWS members are encouraged to…
At the February 12, 2024 SWS Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the establishment of a new SWS Rights of Wetlands (ROW) Section! A number of SWS members have been working actively to advance Rights of Wetlands ever since the 2019 SWS Annual Meeting in Providence, RI, where the group first initiated ROW discussions,…