SWCS is a nonprofit, scientific and educational organization of professional conservationists.

Join 10,000 members and subscribers who represent nearly every academic discipline and institution concerned with the management of land and water resources.

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Please note that information on this page is taken from the national SWCS web site. Visit the SWCS national site at http://www.swcs.org


SWCS Membership Benefits [top]

• Publications:
  Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Conservation Voices and the Conservogram
• Opportunities to network with professionals from many disciplines through local, regional, and international meetings.
• Interaction and education through local chapter membership in U.S. and Canada.
• Effective representation in policy circles on environmental, agricultural, and conservation issues.
• Discounts on books and conference or workshop registration fees.
• Chapter membership in US or Canada.
• Lapel pin and membership card.

All membership levels include:

• Lapel pin and membership card 
• Membership in local chapter
• Discount on books 
• Conservogram Newsletter

President’s Club - $188

• Journal of Soil and Water Conservation AND Conservation Voices
• Reception at Annual Conference
• Recognition in Annual Report and Publications

Leader - $125

• Journal of Soil and Water Conservation AND Conservation Voices

Nonprofit Partner - $94

• Choice of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation OR Conservation Voices

Conservationist - $75

• Choice of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation OR Conservation Voices

Student - $25

• Choice of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation OR Conservation Voices
• Open to full time high-school students, university undergraduate or graduate students
• Discount to attend Annual Conference
  
  

SWCS Member Involvement [top]

• PROMOTING the conservation profession for science-based conservation policy of our renewable natural resources.
• POLICY making at all levels in areas such as water quality, biodiversity, wetlands, farmland protection, and sustainable agriculture.
• RESEARCH, education, and outreach on today’s pressing conservation issues, budgets, and programs.
• BRINGING all sides of critical issues together to seek common ground and identify solutions to the most important conservation problems confronting landowners and policy makers.

SWCS Maintains Professional Development Through:

• Conferences on land and water management issues designed to update conservation professionals with the latest in conservation technology and practices.
• Annual Conference providing members with the opportunity to meet and exchange views with an international network of professional conservationists.
• Local workshops, field days, and tours organized by local chapters offering first hand opportunities to observe innovative conservation technologies.
• The Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control program (CPESC), sponsored by SWCS in conjunction with the International Erosion Control Association, which provides training and certification for individuals in the area of erosion and sediment control and urban water quality.
• A key to SWCS’s educational program includes a series of award-winning conservation booklets, "Environmental Adventures." These booklets help elementary school students understand human relationships with the natural world.

SWCS Chapters

Local Chapters:

• Sponsor activities at the local, state, and provincial levels.
• Provide a network for a broad range of conservation professionals to meet and discuss conservation objectives.
• Offer training, technical assistance, and hands-on experience with demonstrations, projects and competitions.
• Become leaders in communication, conservation, policy, and research.

University Campus Chapters:

• Membership open to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Provide leadership on environmental issues on campus and in the community.
• Participate in joint meetings and projects with state and provincial chapters.
• Serve as Web site administrator for local chapters.