Type Scientific society Founder Richard Macomber | Members 3,000 Founded March 1980 | |
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Key people Jim Perry (president)Kimberli Ponzlo (president elect)Steve Faulkner (past president) Mission To promote understanding, scientifically based management, and sustainable use of wetlands. Similar The Wildlife Society, Society for Conservation Biology, Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, Society of American Foresters | ||
The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) is a non-profit international professional organization devoted to "fostering sound wetland science, education, and management." It is based in Madison, Wisconsin, United States and has nearly 3000 members worldwide. The SWS operates a professional certification program "to identify qualified individuals to assess and manage the Nation’s resources." The SWS published the first issue of the journal Wetlands in September 1981, and it is currently published by Springer on behalf of the SWS.
In March 1980 the SWS was founded with the inspiration of Richard Macomber, who was a biologist with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The first president of the SWS was James Parnell from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The SWS has six sections: biogeochemistry, global change, peatlands, Ramsar, wildlife, and women in wetlands.