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Bulletin Board
MN SWCS Summer Tour
Agenda and Registration!
July 17, 2009, Fergus Falls, MN
(updated 6/23/09)
MN Association of Professional Soil
Scientists
Newsletter & Summer Field Announcement
August 6 – 7, 2009, Baxter, MN
(updated 6/23/09)
MN Dept of Ag
Minnesota Conservation Funding Guide online tool
(updated 4/23/09)
UM
Emerging Issues Seminar
Wed. April 15, 2009
The presentation is now
available
online
(updated 4/22/09)
Award
Winners
(Updated 5/11/09)
Newsletter
February 2009
Carol Mortensen Award and
Restore the Balance Award
winners
(updated 12/24/08)
2009 MN
Water Resources Conference Info
(updated 4/8/09)
2009 SWCS Annual
Conference
July 11-15 - Dearborn, Michigan
(updated 12/15/08)
MN SWCS Award
Nomination Info!
(updated 11/16/08)
SWCS Seeks New Executive Director
(Click for description and application
information 11/15/08)
Invasive Species
Conference
Post Conference highlights
including, Conference program, abstract booklet, biographical sketch
booklet, Restore the Balance award winners and pictures, attendee
list, presentations, and other materials.
(updated 11/19/08)
MN SWCS Summer Tour
PHOTOS!
(updated June 30, 2008)
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Minutes
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Welcome to the Minnesota
Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). SWCS is a
nonprofit scientific and educational organization
-founded
in 1943 - that
serves as an advocate for conservation professionals and for science-based
conservation practice, programs, and policy. SWCS has
over 5,000 members around the world. They include
researchers, administrators, planners, policymakers, technical advisors,
teachers, students, farmers, and ranchers. Our members come from nearly
every academic discipline and many different public, private, and nonprofit
institutions.
SWCS
chapters throughout the United States and Canada conduct a variety of
activities at local, state, and provincial levels and on university
campuses. These 75 chapters represent the grassroots element of the
organization. Each chapter elects its own officers,
organizes conservation forums, and formulates local recommendations on land
and water conservation issues.
Our mission is to foster the science and art of natural resource conservation. Our work targets conservation of soil, water, and related natural
resources on working land—the land used to produce food, fiber, and other
services that improve the quality of life people experience in rural and urban
communities. We work to discover, develop, implement, and
constantly improve ways to use land that sustains its productive capacity and
enhances the environment at the same time.
We pursue our mission through a combination of research, education, and
advocacy. Our ongoing activities and special projects are
designed to:
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Improve
the practice of conservation by fostering the development of
state-of-the-art conservation practices and systems.
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Improve
conservation policy by bringing science and professional judgment to bear in
shaping local, state, provincial, and federal policy.
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Enhance the
capabilities of conservationists through training and professional
development.
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Sustain the
ethic and spirit of professionalism among conservationists through
networking and mutual support.
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