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The Michigan Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is a 501(c)(3) professional society organized for educational, scientific and charitable purposes to foster the science and art of soil, water, and related resource management to achieve sustainability.  The mission of the Michigan Chapter includes:

• Promoting research, experimentation, demonstrations and other technical work in soil and water conservation.
• Stimulating communication among professional workers in soil and water conservation for mutual exchange of knowledge, facts and experience.
• Promoting and providing opportunities for professional development training in the science and art of soil, water and related renewable natural resource conservation and management to achieve sustainability.
• Sustaining the ethic and spirit of professionalism among conservationists through networking and mutual support.

"Upon this handful of soil our survival depends. Husband it and it will grow our food, our fuel and our shelter and surround us with beauty. Abuse it and soil will collapse and die, taking humanity with it." Ancient Vedas Scripture in Sanskrit, 1500 B.C.

MAJOR EVENTS TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR

• MICHIGAN CHAPTER SUMMER TOUR
  

  Thursday, August 19, and Friday, August 20, 2010

  In Region 1 (Upper Peninsula) near Sault Ste. Marie, MI

• Flyer with agenda and registration form 

• MICHIGAN CHAPTER ORGANIC TOUR

  Friday, October 1, 2010

  Region 2 (Northern Lower Peninsula) Details coming soon

• Michigan Chapter Plans for 2010  (pdf)

NEWSLETTERS

• June, 2010, Chapter newsletter  (pdf)

RECENT EVENTS (also see Past Events under News)

• Michigan Chapter Professional Development Seminar
  Held March 10, 2010, during ANR Week
  Michigan State University
  Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
  East Lansing, Michigan
  Seminar Title: A Matter of Balance: Peak Phosphorus - Balancing Demand, Supply and the Environment
• Agenda, Speaker Bios
  

• Sponsored by: David Borneman, LLC
                             Ecological consulting services, specializing
                             in prescribed burns and restoration of
                             native habitats 
                             www.RestoringNatureWithFire.com

                           and The Michigan Chapter SWCS

• Available Presentation PowerPoints in pdf format

• Phosphorus: An Essential and Limited Resource (Includes Notes) (8.2MB)
  Dr. David Vaccari, Director
  Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering
  Stevens Institute of Technology, Hobeken, NJ

• Phosphorus Movement through Landscapes and its Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems Part 1 (5.3MB)  Part 2 (6.1MB)
  Dr. Stephen K. Hamilton, Professor, Kellogg Biological Station &
  Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI

• Evolving Phosphorus Cycling Technology in Wastewaster Management 
  (Includes Notes) (1.2MB)
  Dr. David Vacarri, Director
  Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering
  Stevens Institute of Technology, Hobeken, NJ

• Mycorrhizae and the Phosphorus Cycle  (Includes Notes) (7MB)
  Jerry Grigar, State Agronomist
  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  East Lansing, MI

• Land Management to Protect Surface Water (Includes Notes) (5.4 MB)
  Jerry Grigar, State Agronomist
  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  East Lansing, MI

• Available Handouts

• Perspectives and Viewpoints  (pdf)

• Agricultural Phosphorus and Eutrophication - ARS-149 (432KB pdf)

• Best Management Practices to Minimize Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality - ARS-163 (13MB pdf) (Goes to ARS website)

• Livestock Manure Sampling  (University of Minnesota)  (pdf)

• Keeping Land-applied Manure in the Root Zone 
  Part 1: Sediment and Contaminant Runoff 
  (Michigan State University Extension)  (pdf)

• Cereal Rye: Manure and Livestock's New Best Friend 
  (Michigan State University Extension) (pdf)

• Acceptable Practices for Managing Livestock Along Lakes, Streams and Wetlands  (Michigan State University Extension)  (pdf)

• Grazing Management for Riparian Areas  (Michigan State University Extension)  (pdf)

• The Role of Phosphorus in Livestock Nutrition 
  (presentation handout)  (5MB)
  Dr. Dale Rozeboom, Associate Professor
  Department of Animal Science
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, MI

• Also see: Global Phosphorus Research Initiative

  Be Phosphorus Smart 

  Florida Institute of Phosphorus Research

Kelly Goward, Region 3 Director
Michigan Chapter SWCS

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