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  • Home
  • Mission
    • Rules of Practice
  • Membership
    • Join
    • Members
  • Programs
    • Annual Meeting
    • Upcoming Events
    • Vernal Pool Monitoring
    • Water Quality Database
    • Michael Lefor PhD Grant
    • Les Mehrhoff Grant
  • Resources
    • Annual Meeting Archive >
      • 2024 Annual Meeting
      • 2025 Annual Meeting
    • Wetland Laws & Regulations
    • Downloads
    • Related Sites
Established by and for wetland science professionals throughout Connecticut
to promote the understanding of Wetland Science

Congratulations!

Our own Robert Jontos, Emeritus PWS was honored by the Society of Wetland Scientists Professional Certification Program with the R. Harold Jones Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Society of of Scientists Annual Meeting in Providence.  
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​UPDATES

Come back here as we post announcements and events​
Members & Friends! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued the following public notice for an informational "joint wetland mitigation summit" on August 28 at CTDEEP Headquarters in Hartford. We hope you will attend (there are options for both in-person or online participation).Check you email for more information.

​​If you are not a current member, please join or renew your membership in CAWS for 2025. You can renew online with your credit card using our secure online form​​​ or you can download our paper membership form.

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST - If you are not a member (which maybe you should be) but are interested in learning more about CAWS and the great things we do, please consider joining our mailing list.
The 2025 Annual Meeting was a huge success!! Held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Aqua Turf Club we had over 250 attendees and 35 vendors and exhibitors. Look for the presentations to be added to our meeting archive page.  Thanks to those who attend and we hope to see everyone in 2026!

Congratulations to this year's grant recipients:
  • Les Merhoff Grant: Katy Kinsolving (Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy), Restoration of Indian paintbrush at NCLC's Wimisink Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Michael Lefor Grant: Carly Shaw (University of Connecticut), The Effects of Sediment Addition Depth on Denitrification in Coastal CT Salt Marshes
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2025 Annual Meeting Platinum Sponsor
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2025 Annual Meeting Gold Sponsors
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​Established in 1997, the Connecticut Association of Wetlands Scientist started with a few wetland scientists who wanted to have an organization to promote the science and advancements of wetland research in Connecticut.  They met, discussed topics, came up with a name, established Bylaws and held its first meeting.  Our Annual Meetings has been held ever since.  

​Our Annual Meeting is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information of current topics.  
 Our Annual Meetings host nearly 200 people from the public and private sector.

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​CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS