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NYT highlights former WiW chair’s research
SWS Membership Benefits The New York Times recently interviewed former SWS Women in Wetlands Section chair, Ellen Hartig, about her work on chronicling sea levels, over a 1,500-year stretch, on a New York marsh. Hartig’s study confirmed that sea levels are rising faster than at any other time in 15 centuries. As a consequence, more than $25…
Read MoreSWS signs MOC with SER
SWS Membership Benefits On Monday, October 17, 2016, the Society of Wetland Scientists signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Society for Ecological Restoration. In keeping with the mission of the two Societies, the President of SWS, Gillian Davies, and the Executive Director of SER, Bethanie Walder, signed the Memorandum while visiting a cranberry bog…
Read MoreRoyal Gardner Receives 2016 Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award
SWS Membership Benefits Long-time SWS Member and Ramsar STRP Chair, Royal Gardner, and his institution, Stetson University, were awarded the American Bar Association’s 2016 Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award for their contributions to wetland, wildlife conservation and environmental issues around the world. Read more here. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule Climate Change…
Read MoreRebecca Heisman 2016 SWS Journalism Fellow’s latest articles
SWS Membership Benefits Learn more about Rebecca here. Click here to read Heisman’s article about the 2015 Indonesian fires. Click here to read Heisman’s article, Going Hog Wild in the Marsh, about studying feral hogs’ effects on salt marshes. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule Climate Change Coastal Wetlands Conservation Declarations Diversity EPA Letters of…
Read MoreFormer SWS President, Frank Day, wins national award
SWS Membership Benefits Former SWS President and Chair of the Human Diversity Committee, Dr. Frank Day, will be awarded the Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award by the Ecological Society of America this summer. Here is the link to the official announcement from the ESA. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule Climate Change…
Read MoreSWS member K. Ramesh Reddy wins award
SWS Membership Benefits Congratulations SWS member, K. Ramesh Reddy at the University of Florida, on receiving the 2016 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. For more than 40 years, he has led ground-breaking research on the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients in natural and managed wetland and aquatic ecosystems, particularly in the Florida Everglades. Click here for…
Read MoreCongratulations Dr. Wei- Ta Fang
SWS Membership Benefits Dr. Wei-Ta Fang, SWS Asia Chapter President, was awarded the designation of Visiting Research Fellow from the Director, Dr. Xingyuan He at the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Changchun, China in March 2016. Categories Biofuel CASS Chapter News Clean Water Rule Climate Change Coastal Wetlands Conservation Declarations…
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