Montana Chapter
Soil & Water
Conservation Society

Purpose

Non-profit scientific and education organization

Advocate for the conservation profession and for science-based conservation policy

Advocacy

Is an advocate for USDA Conservation Programs and Technical Assistance

MT Chapter works with other Conservation partner organizations to sponsor conferences, symposiums, and tours addressing current agriculture technology and natural resource issues

Mission

Foster the science and art of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability

Objectives

Foster natural

resource education by

offering one or two

scholarships to

students who are

enrolled in a natural

resource program at an accredited college,

university, or vocational school in either

Montana or North Dakota

Leadership Structure

Governed by an executive board consisting of a:

President

President-elect

Secretary

Treasurer

5 area directors

Membership

Consists of approximately 90 conservation enthusiasts working in many phases of agriculture and natural resources

Provides a local voice for natural resources at a National level

Cost of Membership

$25 student membership

$75 conservationist

membership increases to meet individual needs

Activities

Host an annual land and

water management

conference to address

current natural resource

issues

Contributor to the

Montana Envirothon for 9th –

12th grade students wishing

to learn more about our

natural environment

Activities (cont.)

Affiliate in the

Montana Smart Growth

Coalition -- a statewide

coalition to encourage

sustainable patterns of

development in Montana

Membership Benefits

Publish a quarterly newsletter to provide members with

current natural resource

and chapter information

Journal of Soil and

Water Conservation

Activities (cont.)

Promotion of a Montana SWCS student Chapter at Universities across the state

More Information

To learn more about the Montana Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation contact:

Heidi Brewer, President 587-6905, or;

logon to the Montana SWCS website at:
http://www.geocities.com/mtswcs


	Non-profit scientific and education organization
	Advocate for the conservation profession and for science-based conservation policy


	Is an advocate for USDA Conservation Programs and Technical Assistance
	MT Chapter works with other Conservation partner organizations to sponsor conferences, symposiums, and tours addressing current agriculture technology and natural resource issues


	Foster the science and art of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability


	Foster natural
	resource education by
	offering one or two
	scholarships to
	students who are
	enrolled in a natural
	resource program at an accredited college,
	university, or vocational school in either
	Montana or North Dakota


	Governed by an executive board consisting of a:
	President
	President-elect
	Secretary
	Treasurer
	5 area directors


	Consists of approximately 90 conservation enthusiasts working in many phases of agriculture and natural resources
	Provides a local voice for natural resources at a National level


	$25 student membership
	$75 conservationist
	membership increases to meet individual needs


	Host an annual land and
	water management
	conference to address
	current natural resource
	issues
	Contributor to the
	Montana Envirothon for 9th –
	12th grade students wishing
	to learn more about our
	natural environment


	Affiliate in the
	Montana Smart Growth
	Coalition -- a statewide
	coalition to encourage
	sustainable patterns of
	development in Montana


	Publish a quarterly newsletter to provide members with
	current natural resource
	and chapter information
	Journal of Soil and
	Water Conservation


	Promotion of a Montana SWCS student Chapter at Universities across the state


	To learn more about the Montana Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation contact:
	Heidi Brewer, President 587-6905, or;
	logon to the Montana SWCS website at: http://www.geocities.com/mtswcs