2018 Student Scholarship Applications are due before March 31! Here is the link: swcs_scholarship_2018.pdf
Wyoming Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Join us for our 2018 Technical Workshop on Wyoming Wetlands: Then...Now...Beyond in Sheridan, WY! We are excited to host multiple speakers sharing their wetland expertise on Monday, September 24. On Tuesday, September 25, join us ofr a tour of multiple wetland projects around the Sheridan area.
Download the final agenda, where to stay, and registration form here: swcs_wy_2018_workshop_program_registration.pdf
Download the final agenda, where to stay, and registration form here: swcs_wy_2018_workshop_program_registration.pdf
Wyoming Chapter Awards
Wyoming Chapter 2013 award winners (L-R): Melanie Purcell (Pinedale), Chapter Horizon Award; Lisa Cox (Laramie), Outstanding Leadership Award; Roni Schadegg (Casper), Outstanding Member Award
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Lisa Cox receives award plaque from WACD Awards Luncheon Emcee and SWCS WY Chapter Area 2 Director Jerry Schuman
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John Tanaka, UWYo Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, talks with a visitor to the Wyoming Chapter of SWCS table at the WACD trade show in Jackson, WY, November 20, 2013.
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Area 1 Director Mark Opitz and Area 4 Director Melanie Purcell are ready for the show. November 19, 2013.
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James Bauchert, WY Acting State Soil Scientist, NRCS, Casper, draws a crowd at his tabletop soil health demonstrations during the break at the Soil Health Technical Session, hosted by Wyoming Chapter SWCS at the WACD Annual Convention- WY Chapter SWCS Annual Meeting, Snow King Resort, Jackson, WY, November 19, 2013.
Area 2 Director Dr. Jerry Schuman and Dr. Mark Liebig, ARS, Mandan, ND, during
Q&A at Soil Health Technical Session, Wyoming Association of Conservation
Districts Annual Convention- Wyoming Chapter SWCS Annual Meeting, Jackson, WY,
November 19, 2013.
Q&A at Soil Health Technical Session, Wyoming Association of Conservation
Districts Annual Convention- Wyoming Chapter SWCS Annual Meeting, Jackson, WY,
November 19, 2013.
SWCS Awards:
From Executive Director Jim Gulliford (Nov. 8, 2013): SWCS awards season is now here. Award nomination forms and Scholarship applications
are now all available electronically. Log on to
http://www.swcs.org/awards or http://www.swcs.org/scholarships for further details.
From Executive Director Jim Gulliford (Nov. 8, 2013): SWCS awards season is now here. Award nomination forms and Scholarship applications
are now all available electronically. Log on to
http://www.swcs.org/awards or http://www.swcs.org/scholarships for further details.
Fall 2013 Newsletter is now available on our Newsletter page.
Annual Meeting Information!
We will hold our Wyoming Chapter annual meeting in conjunction with the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts.
November 19-21, in Jackson, WY, at the Snow King Resort.
WY SWCS will conduct a Technical Workshop on Soil Health, with a number of interesting topics and speakers, including soil health demonstrations. This will take place on Tuesday, November 19, from 1-5pm.
The WACD has invited us to join them for their Welcome Reception on Tuesday, November 19, at 6pm.
The Awards Luncheon, at which we will announce WY Chapter Awards recipients will take place Wednesday, November 20, from 11:30-1.
We will hold our Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, November 20, from 3-4:30pm.
There will also be a Silent and Live Auction. Members are encouraged to bring an item for the Silent Aauction, and we may choose one of those for the Live Auction. Set up is Tuesday the 19th, and the auction will end Wednesday evening.
Registration for the WACD conference is $85 if paid before November 1, the lunch is $28, and the Social and Auction are $40.
Rooms at the Snow King Resort are $88 per night.
Other options are available, but rooms are going fast:
Cowboy Village Resort, $75/night, 1 mile from Snow King Resort
Motel 6 Jackson, about $52 per night, 1.5 miles from Resort
Painted Buffalo Inn, $65/night, 1 mile from Resort
Snow King Motel, about $50/night, less than 1/2 mile from Resort
For a detailed agenda and registration information, keep an eye on the WACD website, or contact your WY SWCS Area Director.
We would love to see many members and potential members there.
SWCS hoodies will be available as a Wyoming Chapter fundraiser.
November 19-21, in Jackson, WY, at the Snow King Resort.
WY SWCS will conduct a Technical Workshop on Soil Health, with a number of interesting topics and speakers, including soil health demonstrations. This will take place on Tuesday, November 19, from 1-5pm.
The WACD has invited us to join them for their Welcome Reception on Tuesday, November 19, at 6pm.
The Awards Luncheon, at which we will announce WY Chapter Awards recipients will take place Wednesday, November 20, from 11:30-1.
We will hold our Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, November 20, from 3-4:30pm.
There will also be a Silent and Live Auction. Members are encouraged to bring an item for the Silent Aauction, and we may choose one of those for the Live Auction. Set up is Tuesday the 19th, and the auction will end Wednesday evening.
Registration for the WACD conference is $85 if paid before November 1, the lunch is $28, and the Social and Auction are $40.
Rooms at the Snow King Resort are $88 per night.
Other options are available, but rooms are going fast:
Cowboy Village Resort, $75/night, 1 mile from Snow King Resort
Motel 6 Jackson, about $52 per night, 1.5 miles from Resort
Painted Buffalo Inn, $65/night, 1 mile from Resort
Snow King Motel, about $50/night, less than 1/2 mile from Resort
For a detailed agenda and registration information, keep an eye on the WACD website, or contact your WY SWCS Area Director.
We would love to see many members and potential members there.
SWCS hoodies will be available as a Wyoming Chapter fundraiser.
Summer 2013 newsletter is now available.
Click on the Newsletters link to read today.
Congratulations to Jennifer Anderson!
Jennifer is our Wyoming Chapter SWCS 2013 award recipient for Outstanding Contribution to Education. She is pictured here receiving her award from Secretary Melanie Purcell at WyRED in Pinedale, June 21.
Congratulations, Madeleine Murdock!
Congratulations to Madeleine Murdock, this year's
recipient of the Wyoming Chapter SWCS award for Outstanding Contribution to
Conservation. Madeleine received this award in recognition of her conservation
activities associated with agriculture and natural resources.
recipient of the Wyoming Chapter SWCS award for Outstanding Contribution to
Conservation. Madeleine received this award in recognition of her conservation
activities associated with agriculture and natural resources.
Congratulations, WyRED Land Judging Winners!
First place: Jacey Hays, 2nd place: Morgan Hays, 3rd place: Jessica Grant. Jessica will receive a SWCS logo backpack, Morgan will receive a SWCS log hoodie, and Jacey will receive a SWCS logo backpack and hoodie. (Photo left: Jacey Hays receives 1st place award from Melanie Purcell.)
Thanks to Dan Mattke, NRCS Riverton, and Emiliano Lopez, NRCS Buffalo, for leading the SWCS-sponsored soils portion of the week of events, and thanks to our Wyoming Chapter Secretary Melanie Purcell for giving the awards at the end of the week.
(Photos below, L-R): Morgan Hays and Jessica Grant receive their awards.
Thanks to Dan Mattke, NRCS Riverton, and Emiliano Lopez, NRCS Buffalo, for leading the SWCS-sponsored soils portion of the week of events, and thanks to our Wyoming Chapter Secretary Melanie Purcell for giving the awards at the end of the week.
(Photos below, L-R): Morgan Hays and Jessica Grant receive their awards.
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Congratulations to recipient of Recognition of Managed Natural Area Award
CCC Ponds!
Wyoming Chapter of SWCS presented a chapter award for Recognition of Managed Natural Area to CCC Ponds, represented by Martin Hudson, Cindy Stein and Jack Doyle, acknowledging their cooperation and dedication to managing the ponds for all to enjoy. The award was presented at WyRED on Friday, June 21, in Pinedale, WY. Congratulation, CCC Ponds and representatives!
(More photos of awards winners to come.)
(More photos of awards winners to come.)
Wyoming Chapter annual meeting has been postponed.
We will let you know when the new date and time are selected. Thank you for your patience.
Congratulations to our scholarship winner, Blaise Allen!
Blaise Allen of University of Wyoming is our 2013 scholarship winner. Blaise is an Agroecology and a Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management student who will graduate in May. He hails from Burlington, WY, and is pictured here accepting his scholarship check from Area 1 Director Gerald Schuman. To the left are SWCS Student Chapter at the University of Wyoming Faculty Advisor John Tanaka and Area 4 Director Lisa Cox.
Congratulations to scholarship finalist Sharissa Blackburn!
Sharissa, from Douglas, WY, is studying Agriculture Business at Sheridan College, and plans to transfer to University of Wyoming to earn her Bachelors degree. She would like to put her education to service working with 4-H youth.
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Congratulations to scholarship finalist Amanda O'Donnell!
Amanda is from Spring Creek, NV, and is pursuing a degree in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management at the University of Wyoming. She plans to work in the field of natural resource management after graduation.
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Northern Plains Regional Meeting Huge Success!
The Wyoming SWCS Chapter welcomed members from Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska State Chapters for the 2013 Regional Meeting. The meeting was held on March 28, 2013, at the NRCS State Offices in downtown Casper, WY, with informal socials the evening before and after at the Holiday Inn.
Members were in attendance in person in Casper from Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. There were VTC sites in Colorado, Montana and North Dakota for member video participation and several presentations, and members around Wyoming and the region who were unable to attend in person or via VTC also called in. More than 60 total members were able to participate, given this format.
The theme of the Northern Plains Regional Meeting was "Soil Health," and a number of presentations were given throughout the day on the topic, winding up with the Wyoming Soil Health Team doing demos in the afternoon. Topics were Basic Soil Health, Soil Biology, Crop Diversity & Soil Health, Cover Crop & No Till, The Big Picture in Soil Health, and three demos. Slide shows of the presentations will be available on the WY Chapter website soon, for those who were unable to take advantage of this learning opportunity.
A Northern Plains Region Business Meeting ended the day, led by Regional Director Anita Nein of Nebraska Chapter. Topics discussed included the importance of nominating for chapter awards and possible changes in Region structure so regions are larger and there are fewer Regional Directors.
The evening concluded with dinner at the Holiday Inn for those staying in Casper for the night, and a silent auction. For the small group convened at that time, the chapter brought in an impressive $112.00! Thanks to all our friends from neighboring chapters who made this Northern Plains Regional Meeting a great time of friendship, fun and learning!
(If you have feedback about the Northern Plains Regional Meeting, please get in touch with your Area Director or another Chapter Officer. We would love to hear from you.)
Members were in attendance in person in Casper from Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. There were VTC sites in Colorado, Montana and North Dakota for member video participation and several presentations, and members around Wyoming and the region who were unable to attend in person or via VTC also called in. More than 60 total members were able to participate, given this format.
The theme of the Northern Plains Regional Meeting was "Soil Health," and a number of presentations were given throughout the day on the topic, winding up with the Wyoming Soil Health Team doing demos in the afternoon. Topics were Basic Soil Health, Soil Biology, Crop Diversity & Soil Health, Cover Crop & No Till, The Big Picture in Soil Health, and three demos. Slide shows of the presentations will be available on the WY Chapter website soon, for those who were unable to take advantage of this learning opportunity.
A Northern Plains Region Business Meeting ended the day, led by Regional Director Anita Nein of Nebraska Chapter. Topics discussed included the importance of nominating for chapter awards and possible changes in Region structure so regions are larger and there are fewer Regional Directors.
The evening concluded with dinner at the Holiday Inn for those staying in Casper for the night, and a silent auction. For the small group convened at that time, the chapter brought in an impressive $112.00! Thanks to all our friends from neighboring chapters who made this Northern Plains Regional Meeting a great time of friendship, fun and learning!
(If you have feedback about the Northern Plains Regional Meeting, please get in touch with your Area Director or another Chapter Officer. We would love to hear from you.)
Members of Northern Plains Region SWCS and WY Soil Health Team in Casper
N Plains Regional Director and WY Chapter Members
L-R: Anita Nein (Northern Plains Regional Director, NE), Lisa Cox (Area 4 Director, Rock Springs), Roni Schadegg (Treasurer, Casper), Jerry Schuman (Area 2 Director, Cheyenne), Brenda Schladweiler (Gillette), Dan Mattke (WY Soil Health Team, Riverton), Melanie Purcell (Secretary, Pinedale)
Soil Health Team Demos at Northern Plains Regional Meeting
Tabletop rainfall simulator used in Soil Health Team Demo. Other demos included Filtration and Soil Glue.
EVENTS CALENDAR
September
11th, Casper College, Casper, WY: Preserving Our Waters for Our Future, daylong stream restoration workshop and field tour.
Final Program
Registration
11th, Casper College, Casper, WY: Preserving Our Waters for Our Future, daylong stream restoration workshop and field tour.
Final Program
Registration
October
November
18th through 20th Annual Meeting with WACD in Sheridan, WY
