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.
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| How to restore your shore with native plants | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video | Crow Wing SWCD |
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| How to restore your shore with coir logs | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video | How to install a soil wrap to function as a slope break for erosion control is the focus of this video for contractors and landowners in Central… |
Crow Wing SWCD |
| How to install a soil wrap slope break | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video | Crow Wing SWCD |
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| Hot Topics in Weed Management: Putting the pieces together | Practice Specific | Video | With the multitude of crop herbicide resistant trait packages available, chemical weed control has become more complicated, especially as… |
UMN Extension |
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| High Tunnel System | Practice Specific | Video | (Time: 10 mins, 39 secs) This video is about a high tunnel that was built in St. Paul Minnesota by Urban Roots during the summer of 2018 with… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| High Clearance Cover Crop seeder with Andy Linder | Practice Specific | Video | (Time: 9 mins, 35 secs) Producer Andy Linder of Faribault MN demonstrates how he seeds cover crops into soybeans and corn using his revamped high… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Herbicide Trait Technology: What to Use When, Where and How | Practice Specific | Video | Where does it make most sense to use certain herbicide tolerance traits? What are some of the things you should consider when using them? Learn… |
UMN Extension |
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| Herbaceous Vegetation Practices | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Online Course | (Time: 32:00) This training is an introduction to NRCS practice standards that establish herbaceous vegetation to treat resource concerns. It… |
BWSR |
| Harvesting Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course | This short course looks at harvesting equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
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 |
| Groundwater Protection Rule and How it Affects Farming and N Management | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | 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 |
| Grazing Systems Planning Guide | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) This guide discusses the components of a grazing system by taking you through the grazing management planning process.… |
University of Minnesota |
| Grassed Waterway Training Series | Practice Specific | This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Grassed Waterways (CPS412… |
TTCP |
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| GPS 101: Introduction to GPS | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video | (Time: 24:30) This is an introductory presentation on the U.S. Global Positioning System. It is not training on specific equipment but an… |
BWSR |
| GIS Training Videos | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video | Mitch Brinks, TSA 1 GIS specialist has a Youtube channel with multiple training videos specific to soil and water conservation work. |
TSA 1 |
| 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 |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #4 of 5 in series - Silviculture as a Forest Disturbance | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar | Introduction to even- and uneven-aged silvicultural systems and management practices used to regenerate and tend forests to provide desired… |
USFWS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #3 of 5 in series - Forest Disturbance and Stand Dynamics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar | Forest development stages, successional pathways and characterization of forest disturbances, both background and human-caused, based on size,… |
USFWS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #2 of 5 in series - Saving all the Pieces: Forest Structure and Composition | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar | Introduction of biotic factors affecting forests and forest composition and structure as habitat elements. |
USFWS |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #1 of 5 - Habitat Selection by Forest-Associated Species: Abiotic Factors | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar | Lecture series overview and introduction to habitat, habitat selection, and abiotic elements influencing forests and habitat for selected species… |
USFWS |
| Forestry Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Video | Duane Fogard, American Bird Conservancy Forester, from the Duluth Field Office, will lead us in a review of commonly used forest equipment that… |
NRCS, ABC |
| Forest Pests and Disease | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This Minnesota DNR website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. |
MN DNR |
| Forest Management Guidelines | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Reference Material | This document outlines the best management practices to be used to protect natural resources on all forest land in Minnesota. |
Minnesota Forest Resources Council |
| Forages | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This website provides information on variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for forages in Minnesota. |
U of M Extension |
| Forage Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on alfalfa diseases and insects. |
U of M Extension |
| Forage Management Resources | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) This website provides research and other resources related to forage selection, planting, pest management, harvest and storage… |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape - Part One | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Reference Material | This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
Univ. of MN Extension, 2015 |
| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape – Part Two | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Reference Material | This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
Univ. of MN Extension, 2016 |
| Field Indicators of Hydric Soil | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for… |
NRCS |
| Farming Implements in Action: Impacts on the Soil, Erosion Potential of Tillage Systems, and Economics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Webinar | This webinar goes into the details of the five soil disturbing processes modeled in RUSLE2 (inversion, mixing, mixing with some inversion, lifting… |
NRCS |
| Evolution of Bale Grazing | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video | Farmer panel discussion on bale grazing. |
Covers & Co. |
| Establishment of Wildflower Habitat for Pollinators, Beneficial Insects, and Wildlife | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | (Time: 2:00) This webinar provides instruction regarding the creation or restoration of quality pollinator habitat. |
Xerces Society/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 |
| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 2: Documenting the Environmental Evaluation on the NRCS CPA-52 Environmental Evaluation Worksheet | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar | Second in the series on environmental evaluations, this webinar will assist NRCS conservation planners, partners, and technical service providers… |
NRCS |
| Environmental Evaluation Series No. 1: Primer on NRCS Environmental Compliance | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar | First in the series on environmental evaluations, the primary topics of this webinar include: legal foundations, scoping of relevant resource… |
NRCS |
| Enhancing Mast (food) Production for Woodland Wildlife | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Webinar | Fruit from trees and shrubs (aka mast) is a significant source of food for many wildlife species. This webinar will explore a variety of mast… |
New York Logger Training |
| Engineering Field Tools (EFT): Overview and Basic Tasks | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video | Time: 59:00; At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will know the general capabilities of the Engineering Field Tools software, with… |
NRCS |
| Emulating Forest Disturbance with Silviculture | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Webinar | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a Forest Ecology and Management course focused on advancing knowledge and skills for USFWS… |
USFWS |
| EFT Reference Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Reference Material | These documents support EFT Terrace and Waterway design tools (TDT and WDT). They include workflows to prepare data for import into EFT and… |
TTCP |
| EFT Preferences | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video | This video shows how to import preferences, and the "why" behind most of the preferences (i.e. default values) used in EFT in MN. It also… |
TTCP |
| EFH2 Software | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Reference Material | Website to download software and User's Guide. The EFH-2, version 1.1.2 (August 6, 2014) software implements the procedures described in… |
NRCS |
| Edge-of-Field Water Quality and How It Can Help Us In A Changing Climate | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | 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 |
| Economics and Environmental Issues | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar | (Time: 00:24:31) Information is presented on nitrogen management considerations for high profitability and low environmental risks; phosphorus… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 8 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | This is the final session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and contribute… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 7 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | This is the seventh session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how agencies and NGOs can benefit from, and… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 6 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | This is the sixth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized to… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 5 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | This is the fifth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized in… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 4 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar | This is the fourth session of an eight-session webinar series. Session four focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and analyze… |
NRCS |
| 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 analyze… |
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 sites,… |
NRCS |