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 |
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| Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in ASWM and NRCS’s jointly developed … |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Topic 1, Module 3: Describing Soil Color for Hydric Soils Determinations | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module focuses on describing soil color. Soil color and the color patterns in soil can tell you a lot about the soil. It is an especially… |
ASWM |
| Nutrient Management module 14b - Determining the Acres Needed to Utilize Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | This self paced module covers the policy and considerations for determining the number of acres that are needed to utilize manure produced by a… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 9: Waste Storage Design Related Inventory | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for… |
TTCP |
| Soil Sampling | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar | (Time: 00:26:25) Information is presented on soil sampling strategies and sample handling/testing procedures. |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Topic 2, Module 4: Redox Reactions and Redoximorphic Features | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | This module begins with a review of redox reactions and redoximorphic features. Reduction and concurrent oxidation (redox) are the dominant… |
ASWM |
| Conservation Planning Course Webinar #1: Review of the Conservation Planning Process | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar | This webinar covers Phases I and II, Steps 1 through 7 of the Conservation Planning process. Participants will learn: how identifying problems and… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Brush Management (CPS314) In Pastures | Practice Specific | Webinar | Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the Brush Management (PS314) practice standard, implementation requirements, and statement of… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| Topic 2, Module 5: Hydric Soil Functions | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on wetland functions attributed directly to hydric soils. Functions are the biological, chemical, and physical processes that… |
ASWM |
| Conservation Planning Course Webinar #2: Additional Considerations in the Planning Process | Planning | Conservation Planning | Webinar | This webinar covers Phase II, Steps 8 and 9 of the Conservation Planning Process, Cultural Social and Economic Considerations, Resource Concerns… |
NRCS |
| 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 grazing… |
Conservation Webinars |
| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar | (Time: 1 hour, 32 mins) Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale |
ASWM and NRCS |
| Topic 2, Module 6: The Hydric Soil Technical Standard | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on the Hydric Soil Technical Standard. The Hydric Soil Technical Standard (HSTS) provides a quantitative method of determining… |
ASWM |
| 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 |
| 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 groups is an… |
NRCS |
| Topic 3, Module 7: Landscapes and Hydric Soil | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on typical hydric soil morphologies associated with major wetland types-tidal marshes, peat bogs, perennially-inundated swamps… |
ASWM |
| Use of NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Webinar | (Time: 1:14) Participants will learn to use NRCS conservation practice standards to support the NRCS conservation planning process. |
NRCS |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar | 27 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| 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 |
| Topic 3, Module 8: Problematic Landscapes and Parent Materials | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on problematic landscapes and parent materials. Most hydric soils exhibit certain common morphological characteristics that… |
ASWM |
| 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 vegetation.… |
TTCP |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar | 30 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| 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 Conservation… |
NRCS |
| Topic 3, Module 9: HGM and Hydric Soils | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) system and hydric soils. The classification of wetlands in the HGM system is based on landscape… |
ASWM |
| Tech Talk: Construction Inspection | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Construction Inspection | Webinar | TTCP engineers Amanda Deans and Aaron Peter kick off a multi-part construction inspection series. This session covers what to do at a pre-… |
TTCP |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar | 13 mins, 57 secs |
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| 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 |
| 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, will provide training on native plant… |
TTCP |
| 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 Management… |
NRCS |
| Topic 4, Module 10: Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on using the NTCHS Indicators of Hydric Soils (Version 7.0) for onsite decision making about soils in the field. This module… |
ASWM |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Webinar | Join Caroline D’Huyvetter, Clarissa Levi and Bill Fitzgerald from MDA to learn about the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Water Quality… |
TTCP |
| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: manager training | Webinar | Manager-specific training: All eLINK users with a “Manager” role within an NRCS, SWCD, TSA can view and edit training needs and… |
NRCS & BWSR |
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| Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation of Forest Wildlife | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Webinar | Climate change is affecting the species and communities that make up our forests in a myriad of ways. Dr. Morelli will present a synthesis of the… |
USFWS |
| 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 by… |
NRCS |
| Topic 4, Module 11: Using Soils for Mitigation, Voluntary Restoration and Creation | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on how wetland professionals can use soil science principles in onsite decision making for work in the areas of wetland… |
ASWM |
| 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 |
| Tech Talk: HEC-HMS - Modeling a Grade Stabilization Structure | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Webinar | Tech Talk Replay from March 1, 2021, A demonstration on how to use HEC-HMS to model a Grade Stabilization Structure. |
TTCP |
| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: staff/user training | Webinar | User (NRCS/SWCD/TSA staff) training: All NRCS, TSA, and SWCD staff with an existing eLINK account can create and update their own… |
NRCS & BWSR |
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| 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 |
| Topic 4, Module 12: Using Field Indicators to Assess Long-term Hydrology | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar | The module focuses on potential uses of Field Indicators of Hydric Soils to assess hydrologic characteristics of individual wetlands. This module… |
ASWM |
| 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 |
| USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Webinar | This is the display of all the online videos produced by the National Soil Survey Center. There are over 100 videos available, most of which will… |
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 descriptions… |
NRCS |
| What's at risk? Implications of Climate Change on Forests and Options for Adaptation | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Webinar | Climate change is altering forest ecosystems, with many changes expected by the end of the 21st century. Forests vary widely, and not all forests… |
USFWS |
| Tech Talk: Prescribed Grazing (CPS528) and CSP 528 Enhancements | Livestock | Webinar | What livestock management is needed to meet the Prescribed Grazing Standard? What are the requirements to meet the CSP Prescribed Grazing… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk: Concrete Specifications, Inspection, and Cold Weather Considerations | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Concrete Construction | Webinar | Patrick Schultz (TTCP Training Engineer) and Michael Krcmarik (NRCS Agricultural Engineer) summarize the NRCS Concrete and Reinforcement… |
TTCP |
| 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 |