Welcome to our web site!
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 managment to achieve sustainability.
- Sustaining the ethic and spirit of professionalism among conservationists through networking and mutual support.
Major News and Events
10 days to D-Day! (Dearborn Day)
The SWCS 64th International Annual Conference
Dearborn, Michigan, July 11 - 15 (More information)DONATE TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE SILENT AUCTION (For more information, click here)
(Get donation form here)A SAMPLING OF SILENT AUCTION ITEMS (See them here!)
On-site at the Conference!
MSU Student Organic Farm Workshops (More Information)
West Michigan Soil Erosion Control Network Course (More Information)
Plant a Tree Fund - Help plan trees in Michigan's State Parks
- April, 2009, Chapter newsletter now available (2.2Mb pdf)
- Michigan Chapter Professional Development Seminar, Wednesday, March 11, 2009, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
(Followup information and presentations)
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Website created 11/24/08
Updated 7/2/09
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