Established by and for wetland science professionals throughout Connecticut
to promote the understanding of Wetland Science

ANOUNCEMENT - MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT!

The Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists (CAWS) presents: READING OUR WETLANDS AND FORESTS

Friday, May 29, 2026

@ White Memorial Conservation Center

80 Whitehall Rd., Litchfield, CT


Join fellow CAWS members for a day of education, revelation, and networking at White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield. The day will be highlighted by an interpretive walk in the woods with the inimitble Tom Wessels, ecologist, author, and professor emeritus at Antioch University New England, where he founded the master's degree program in Conservation Biology. All attendees will receive a signed copy of Wessels' book, Reading the Forested Landscape (and have the opportunity to purchase his other books). 


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Thank you to our 2026 Annual Meeting Gold Sponsors

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

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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.
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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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