81st SWCS International Annual Conference

The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) invites you to join us for the 81st SWCS International Annual Conference, taking place on July 26-29, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri. This year’s theme, Gateway to Conservation, embraces St. Louis’s historic and geographic significance. The conference brings together a conservation community of researchers, practitioners, industry leaders, farmers, and students from around the world to share inspiration, connections, and wisdom for success. It will feature the latest ideas, technologies, and practices, fostering dialogue around their adoption. Through workshops, sessions, symposia, tours, exhibits, and demonstrations, cutting-edge research and practice developments in soil health, water quality, and resource management will be shared. Scientists, practitioners, and farmers will present their work at the field, farm, and watershed scale, spanning private and public sectors. Applications of social theories and examples of successful outreach and education will enable attendees to identify ways to scale up localized successes. Participants will also hear about policy and economic developments that build a framework to increase conservation adoption and support future generations. Topics include Regenerative Agriculture, Conservation at the Confluence, Innovation, Technology, and Data in Conservation, The Producer and the Plot, Adaptive Management, Conservation Economics and Policy, Conservation Models, Tools, and Technologies, Conservation in Organic, Specialty, Small-Scale, or Urban Agriculture, Cultivating Conservation Technical Assistance, Community, and Networks, Outreach, Education, and Community Engagement, Social Sciences Informing Conservation, Soil Health Resources, Indicators, Assessment, and Management, and Water Resource Assessment and Management.