The Association of Massachusetts Wetland Scientists (AMWS) is a professional organization that provides opportunities for education, networking, scientific collaboration, and professional leadership in support of wetland protection. We serve wetland professionals, soil evaluators, and environmental scientists throughout Massachusetts and New England while helping inform wetland policy through scientific expertise.
Leading Wetland Protection
2026 Membership Now Open
Our organization helps shape and implement wetland policies and regulations based on science and provides professional development training to members. Membership runs on the calendar year—2026 memberships will expire on December 31, 2026. To keep our records and Member Directory accurate, all new and renewing 2026 members are asked to complete the membership application.
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Action Alert
Membership Committee Chair Vacancy
The Membership Committee, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, seeks to attract and retain members from the environmental community through social media outreach and coordination with the Newsletter and Networking Committees. Interested parties can reach out to the AMWS administrator at administrator@amws.org or to current president Diana Walden at dwalden@bscgroup.com
Quoteworthy
The links between ecosystem and human health are many and obvious: the value in wetlands of filtering pollutants out of groundwater aquifers; the potential future medical use of different plants’ genetic material; the human health effects of heavy metal accumulation in fish and shellfish. It is clear that healthy ecosystems provide the underpinnings for the long-term health of economics and societies.
— F. Henry Habicht, former EPA Deputy Administrator —