Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) is a professional and scientific membership society. The mission of the organization is to foster the science and art of natural resource management for sustainability. The society was formed in 1943 and changed its name from the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA) to the Soil and Water Conservation Society in 1987. The Soil and Water Conservation Society publishes the bimonthly peer-reviewed Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
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* [http://www.swcs.org/ Soil and Water Conservation Society]
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