REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! Join us for the SWS Annual Meeting June 27-30, 2023 Spokane, WA REGISTER HERE The Society of Wetland Scientists’ Annual Meeting will be held at the Davenport Grand Hotel in downtown Spokane, Washington, on June 27-30, 2023. Our theme this year is “Wetland adaptation from Floodplains to Ridgelines.” We aim to provide…
A new, one-year mentoring program for students, early career professionals, and people transitioning between careers to network, gain experience, and receive one-on-one coaching to support their growth as wetland professionals. Launching January 2023 A Joint Initiative Offered By National Association of Wetland Managers and Society of Wetland Scientists  In recognition of the growing gap…
In May during the SWS Annual Meeting at JASM 2022, we welcomed Bill Kleindl as President of SWS along with our new President-Elect Susan Galatowitsch. Get to know our new SWS leaders below: Meet Bill Kleindl, SWS President Bill has more than 30 years of academic and consulting experience within public and private sectors in…
Last month, the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS) and environmental and wetland professionals from all over came together in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. for the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM). This conference provided SWS members with opportunities to present their work, learn from others, network with fellow scientists, and much more! This year…
SWS is excited to announce the 2022 Earth Day Photo Contest where current SWS members can submit their favorite photos depicting the beauty of our planet’s wetlands for a chance to be featured on the homepage of SWS.org! Members can enter as many photos as they like if they are high-quality (1700px width or more). …
The Society of Wetland Scientists Europe Chapter is pleased to invite members of the aquatic sciences community to their annual conference on June 13th- 16th, 2022. Their 17th Chapter Meeting will be held in France on the beautiful site of the LUMA Foundation. This year’s conference topic is “Connecting wetlands functioning and biodiversity towards nature-based…
Each year, World Wetlands Day is observed on February 2nd in an effort to raise awareness of wetland conservation. Today is also the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an international treaty in 1971. This year’s celebration of World Wetlands Day in 2022 is especially exciting because of the adoption by…
We have exciting news for students studying in the environmental sciences field! The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) has partnered with the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) to provide students with the opportunity to get involved in both organizations for the cost of only one society student membership. ASWM is a national nonprofit that…
On the 19th of October 2021, the International Chapter hosted its first-ever chapter meeting for the African Region. The meeting provided an opportunity to inform members of the structure and function of the chapter, discuss regional champions and networking opportunities, highlight the value of the society’s webinars, discuss member support and annual chapter meetings, and…
On September 8-9, 2021, the SWS Oceania Chapter held a Fire in Wetlands Forum which brought together scientists and managers from across Australia and covered topics including overviews and case-studies of fire management in and around a range of wetland types, wetland fire paleo-histories in Australia, cultural burning and wetland responses to fire and post-fire…