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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| Silvopasture in Wisconsin: Goals, Challenges and Other Fodder for Thought | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Recorded webinar from the Agroforestry in Action webinar series. Diane Mayerfeld presents information on Silvopasture -- progress, challenges and… |
University of Missouri |
| Improving Pastures | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video |
(Time: 55:38) In this session, U of M Extension Educator Troy Salzer covers the importance of soil testing, fertilizing, liming, and… |
University of Minnesota Extension |
| 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 |
| 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… |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
| 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 |
| Evolution of Bale Grazing | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video |
Farmer panel discussion on bale grazing. |
Covers & Co. |
| Tech Talk: Livestock Forage Balance Worksheet | Practice Design | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene, NRCS State Grazing Specialist, provides an overview of the Livestock Forage Balance Sheet available in Section IV… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Drought Planning for Pasture and Forage Management | Livestock | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
During this session Eric Mousel, UMN Extension, focuses on the impact of the 2021 drought on pasture and forage production in 2022. Eric will… |
TTCP |
| 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: Sheep and Goat Grazing and Browsing for Native Restorations | Livestock | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Audrey Lomax, MNL, presents on ecological restoration projects. Audrey highlights specific case studies and goes in depth on the use of goats in… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Silvopasture Webinar Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
The Sustainable Farming Association Hosted a webinar series focused on Silvopasture in April 2020. The series can be found at the link.… |
Sustainable Farming Association of MN, UMN, NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Audubon Conservation Ranching Program | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
The Audubon Conservation Ranching (ACR) program is a collaborative effort between farmers, ranchers, and Audubon to address the decline of… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Replay: Estimating Forage Production | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 9:00 am. During this presentation Lance Smith, NRCS Rangeland Specialists, walks through the steps of… |
TTCP |
| Keep Cattle in Minnesota Project | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Video |
(Time: 1:27:49) This video is produced by the Sustainable Farming Association and the Keep Cattle in Minnesota Program. The mission of this… |
NRCS and The Pasture Project |
| Tech Talk: Introduction to Managed Grazing Systems | Livestock | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
During this session Dean Thomas, Fillmore SWCD, discusses the basic grazing management principles, benefits of prescribed grazing, and… |
TTCP |
| Hydrologic Soils Group (HSG) Knowledge Matrix | Soil | MIDs | Video |
A training module explaining how to enter information into the HSG matrix to generate a hydrologic soil group classification for use in storm… |
BWSR |
| Selecting Seed Sources to “Future-Proof” Restored Plant Communities | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:03:32) Webinar 5 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center Selecting seed sources for… |
University of Minnesota |
| Ten Things to Know About Planting Wet Areas | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 59:27) Webinar 6 of 7 from U of M Ecological Restoration Training Center Wet areas such as wetlands, shorelines, and stormwater… |
University of Minnesota |
| Building Better Native Seed Mixes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 59:45) Webinar 7 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center; Learn how to make the State of Minnesota’s new… |
University of Minnesota |
| Conserving Pollinators While Addressing Other Resource Concerns | Pollinators | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 01:30) This webinar discusses planning and implementing conservation measures to address multiple resource concerns, including… |
Xerces Society/NRCS |
| Restoring Native Plant Communities: Soil and Hydrology Suited Planning Tools | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:07) This webinar explains how native plant community restoration can be guided by existing natural inventories. |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Evaluating Seed Mixes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 22, 2020. Karin Jokela reviews pollinator habitat requirements and considerations, and goes on to evaluate several… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
| A Practical Field Guide for Designing Conservation Buffers | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 00:52) In this webinar, participants will learn how to use evidence-based guidelines for designing vegetative buffers as presented in… |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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… |
NRCS |
| Prairie Pod | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators |
The link brings you to a series of podcasts about restoration and management of prairie. The Prairie Pod communicates the science… |
MN DNR |
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| 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… |
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… |
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 |
| Tech Talk: Native Plant Communities | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Megan Benage and Becky Marty from the DNR present on Native Plant Communities. This workshop session covers a tour of the Native Plant… |
TTCP, DNR |
| Tech Talk: Native Vegetation Guidelines and BWSR Programs: Decision Making for Successful Projects | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This Tech Talk highlights the revisions to the Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement Guidelines including: |
TTCP, BWSR |
| 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… |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk Replay: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide for Monarchs | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 3, 2020. Karin Jokela, Xerces Society, reviews the monarch habitat evaluation guide (WHEG). She demonstrates how to… |
TTCP |
| Improving Restorations | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Wondering how to get the most out of your next ecological restoration project? Extension and the Legacy Fund Restoration Evaluation Program are… |
UMN Extension |
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| Tech Talk: Bismarck Plant Materials Center | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
During this replay the Bismarck Plant Materials Staff provides an introduction to the Plant Materials Program. You will learn a bit about the… |
TTCP |
| Pollinators | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
(Time: 57:21) In this session, Elaine Evans will discuss pollinators. Pollinators are a crucial part of our food production… |
University of Minnesota |
| Pollinators, Monarchs and Beneficial Insects | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Reference Material |
This website has multiple references for conservation planning for pollinators, monarch and beneficial insects. |
NRCS |
| Certificate in Ecological Restoration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Online Course |
(Time: 150 hours) The Ecological Restoration certificate is a 150-hour program comprising five required courses. The certificate… |
University of Minnesota |
| Tech Talk: Designing Pollinator Seed Mixes | Pollinators | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate pollinator seed mixes using the latest version of the NRCS… |
TTCP |
| Learning by Doing: Why Restoration Records Matter | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 58:00) Webinar 1 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center; Maintaining project records is essential for keeping long-… |
University of Minnesota |
| Establishing Pollinator Habitat on Organic Farms | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
This webinar discusses how to establish effective pollinator habitats on farmland, especially when enhancing organic operations. The webinar goes… |
Xerces, MOSES, WI Land + Water |