TY - JOUR T1 - The next 50 years JF - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation SP - 132A LP - 132A VL - 61 IS - 5 AU - Craig A. Cox Y1 - 2006/09/01 UR - http://www.jswconline.org/content/61/5/132A.abstract N2 - Anniversaries have been on my mind a lot recently. Last year we celebrated 60 years of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Earlier this year I celebrated the first anniversary of my marriage and my 8th year as executive director of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). Then this fall I was asked to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the All Ohio Chapter. The chapter marked its anniversary, not so much by looking to the past, but by organizing a conference taking on one of the critical issues of today-the repair of agricultural landscapes through wetlands, riparian zones, floodplains, and managing drainage systems. It struck me that such an anniversary conference was very appropriate because as I look around today, I see the Society is needed now just as much as were 50 years ago. As I look to the future, I think SWCS will be needed more than ever. Water, energy, and climate change—these three issues will create challenges for conservationists as great as, or greater than, the challenges we faced at the birth of our movement and profession. Meeting accelerating demands for water and energy will put tremendous demands on our resources … ER -