Not all training takes place in a classroom. We’ve put together a searchable library of recorded modules, webinars, videos and other resources to help our staff and partners find professional development information on a variety of topics.
| Title | Subject | Skill | Format | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Conservation Forestry | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Online Course |
This course informs conservation planners about basic forest ecology and forest management practices to establish a foundation for implementing… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Basic Survey | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Surveying | Webinar |
The goal of this training is to become familiar with terms and procedures, recognize features of different equipment, and make you more… |
TTCP |
| Saving Great Plains Grasslands: Rangeland Management for Pollinators and Plant Diversity | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
Grasslands in the Great Plains, and elsewhere, are rapidly disappearing. Grasslands provide critical habitat for a variety of wildlife, including… |
Xerces |
| Tech Talk: MN Seed Law | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
This session provides an overview of Minnesota's Seed law, one of the oldest consumer protection laws in Minnesota, which is in place to ensure a… |
TTCP |
| Redoximorphic feature | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of… |
NRCS |
| Winter Soil Health Virtual Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
The Minnesota Soil Health Coalition produced a series of webinars in January and February of 2021. These five webinars are: Webinar 1… |
Minnesota Soil Health Coalition |
| Ag 101 - Session 2: Precision Technology and its Economic Value | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Ian Olson and Ken Fransky of Centrol Crop Consulting present on precision agricultural technology and economics. |
TTCP, Centrol |
| Solar-powered Water Systems for Grazing Operations | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
(Time: 1:14) Participants in this webinar will learn important considerations in planning for a solar-powered water delivery system for… |
Conservation Webinars |
| Tech Talk Replay: Grazing Facilitating Practices - Part 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 13, 2020. Dean Thomas, Lance Smith, Aaron Peter, Amanda Deans, and Pat Schultz reviewed the use, planning, and design… |
TTCP |
| Latest Resources on Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| Pollinators in the Woods? The Place of Wild Bees in a Changing Forested Landscape | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Come join Kass Urban-Mead, Xerces Pollinator Conservation Specialist, NRCS Partner Biologist, for an adventure exploring how wild bees use the… |
Xerces |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Melissa Carlson, lead researcher and coordinator of Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network, provides an overview of how they work with growers… |
TTCP, MN Wheat |
| Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Restoring Resilient Landscapes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
Dan Shaw, Senior Ecology and Vegetation Specialist with BWSR, provides an overview of trends in the restoration of upland and wetland… |
TTCP |
| Evolution of Bale Grazing | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video |
Farmer panel discussion on bale grazing. |
Covers & Co. |
| Introduction to Plant Identification | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Webinar |
(Time: 1:07:49) Plants are of central importance to natural resource conservation. Thus, the ability to identify species or species… |
NRCS |
| Harvesting Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
This short course looks at harvesting equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Native Plant ID | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, and Jeff Kalin, NRCS State Wildlife Biologist, cover native plant identification for the most… |
TTCP |
| Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat: Small Urban Farms and Community Spaces | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Urban landscapes are diverse and can provide unique habitat opportunities for pollinators and other beneficial invertebrates. However, habitat… |
Xerces |
| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material |
(Time: will vary) Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest… |
NRCS |
| Split Applying Nitrogen for Corn: 3 Tips for Sidedress Applications | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
Extension educator Brad Carlson discusses split-applying nitrogen for corn and offers 3 tips for sidedress applications. |
UMN Extension |
| Tech Talk Replay: Grazing Facilitating Practices - Part 2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 20, 2020. Jeff Duchene, Nichole Sternquist, Craig Peterson, and Amanda Deans review the use, planning, and design of… |
TTCP |
| Creating and Maintaining Biodiversity in Organic Perennial Systems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Organic producers of perennial crops are required to introduce biodiversity in lieu of a crop rotation. This webinar will cover examples of… |
NRCS |
| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material |
Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest management alternatives. |
NRCS, June 1999 |
| Integrated Pest Management Policy and Related Conservation Practice | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Webinar |
(Time: 18:18 min) The first section of the PowerPoint will focus on National General Manual Policy GM190-404 Subparts A-D along with… |
NRCS |
| WEPP Demonstration and Use | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 54:35) |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Scheduling Prescribed Grazing Practices | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems |
Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the recommended order of installing facilitating practices for prescribed grazing. He reviews… |
TTCP |
|
| Research and Innovation in Organic AgTech | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Join this webinar to learn about innovative technologies that can be used in organic production systems. This webinar will explore new and… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Work on Golden-Winged Warblers and Other Early Successional Birds | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Minnesota’s forests provide critical breeding habitat for hundreds of resident and migrating bird species. Forest management provides an important… |
Sustainable Forest Education Cooperative |
| Integrated Pest Management Conservation Practice Standard (595) | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Webinar |
(Time: 26:58 min) The second section of the PowerPoint will focus on the standard differences and updates to the new Integrated Pest… |
NRCS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #5 of 5 in series - Dead Wood and Riparian Areas | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Additional forest management considerations for specific habitat components critical to certain wildlife species including riparian areas, dead… |
USFWS |
| IET2 Demonstration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 31:13) |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the first session of an eight-session webinar series. Session one provides a review of the history and use, from range site… |
NRCS |
| Connecting the Dots from Soil to Human Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join to explore linkages between soil, environmental, and human health. How does soil influence human health? This presentation will explore… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Tech Talk: Core Concepts for Designing and Evaluating Native Seed Mixes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, covers how to design and evaluate native seed mixes using the latest version of the NRCS seeding… |
TTCP, Xerces |
| Conservation Applications of LiDAR Training Program | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Online Course |
GIS LiDAR workshops |
University of Minnesota |
| Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) and National Agronomy Technical Note 5 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Webinar |
(Time: 24:27 min) This third section of the PowerPoint will focus on how to use the WIN-PST tool and mitigating hazard results from the tool… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Calculating Stocking Rates | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Lance Smith, NRCS Rangeland Specialist, shows how to calculate stocking rates by considering forage production, herd needs, and the management of… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Construction Inspection - Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Construction Inspection | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from January 25, 2021. The fourth part of the Construction Inspection series, this session covers various details regarding… |
TTCP |
| Living Soil Film | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
(Time 1:00:22) Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have… |
Soil Health Institute, Nov 2108 |
| WEPP - Overview of Session 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 16:37) |
NRCS |
| Demonstration of WEPP in more detail | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 1:00:27) This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc. |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the second session of an eight-session webinar series. Session 2 provides a thorough review of the basic concepts of ecological… |
NRCS |
| ESRI Virtual Campus | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Online Course |
In 2016, ESRI revamped their online learning program. Rather than employees requesting access codes, they are now able to directly order courses… |
NRCS / ESRI |
| Seeding and Planting Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course |
This course will review seeding and planting equipment used in a corn/soybean setting. |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Webinar |
Are you looking for a user friendly tool for visualizing and analyzing spatial data and information? If so, join Will Bartsch and Cindy Hagley,… |
TTCP, NRRI |
| Building your Soil Structure | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
(Time: 19:45) Hal Weiser, USDA, discusses how to improve soil structure and soil biology to maximize crop production. |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 3 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the third session of an eight-session webinar series. Session three focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
NRCS |
| The Forest for the Bees | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Bees are incredibly diverse and provide important ecological services such as pollination. However, baseline information such as faunistic surveys… |
Sustainable Forest Education Cooperative |
| Prairies and Landscape Change: Notes from the Underground | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Restoring prairie from cropland has well-known benefits to soil health – at least to the soil directly underneath the prairie. How might… |
Soil Health Nexus |