HCSWCS About Us

Hoosier Chapter
Soil & Water Conservation Society
About Us

About Us

Activities

Issues

News

Contact Us

Development

Education

Membership

Site Map

SWCS Purpose:
   The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is a non-profit,
   scientific and educational organization of professional
   conservationist. SWCS serves as an advocate for the conservation
   professional and for science-based conservation policy. Issues of
   importance include: Biodiversity, Farmland Protection, Sustainable
   Agriculture, Water Quality, and Wetlands

Mission Statement:
   To foster the science and the art of soil, water, and related
   natural resource management to achieve sustainability. We promote
   and practice an ethic recognizing the interdependence of people
   and the environment.

Membership:

· 9000 members worldwide. Members include researchers, administrators, practitioners, educators, planners, consultants, technicians, legislators, farmers and ranchers, local conservation officials and students.

· These individuals represent nearly every academic discipline and institution concerned with the management of land and water resources.

· Membership benefits include: publications such as the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; representation in policy circles; and discounts on books, conferences and workshop registration.

· SWCS members have been making the difference by supporting soil and water conservation for more than 50 years.

SWCS Chapters:
   Chapters, like the Hoosier Chapter, throughout the United States,
    Canada, and the Caribbean carry out activities at the local, state,
    and provincial levels and on university campuses. The 75 chapters
    represent the grassroots backbone of SWCS. Each chapter elects
    its own officers, creates committees, sponsors conferences,
    workshops, and numerous other conservation activities and formulates
    recommendations on local land and water resource issues.
Hoosier Chapter Strategic Plan

Hoosier Chapter 2007 Plan of Work