In 1987, the Montana Chapter hosted the National Soil and Water Conservation Society meeting in Billings, Montana. Today the Montana Chapter membership is made up of more than 200 professional and non-professional people working in many phases of agriculture and natural resources. Mining and mine land reclamation, forestry, fisheries and wildlife, soil science, agronomy and water quality are only a few of the disciplines represented by the Chapter's current membership. The Chapter holds an annual winter meeting where the chapter business is handled and future meetings and activities are planned. A day-long workshop or symposium is held in conjunction with each year's winter meeting, addressing various topics and current conservation concerns to the state.
Speakers are experts in their fields.
They represent farming, business and the educational community within Montana and the nation. Each year the winter meeting highlights an issue of current concern to the Chapter membership. Another highlight of each annual winter meeting is presentation of student papers. Graduate and undergraduate students from both Montana State University at Bozeman and the University of Montana at Missoula compete for cash prizes and awards. Subjects of the student papers generally relate to the theme of the winter meeting.