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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| Tech Talk: WIN-PST for Brush Management | Webinar |
This session is a follow up to the in person Brush Management trainings held in May, 2025. Dusty Jasken, Area Resource Conservationist (NRCS),… |
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| Tech Talk: Wildlife Habitat Planting (CPS 420) | Webinar |
Jeff Kalin, NRCS Wildlife Biologist, and Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Pollinator Planner and Partner Biologist, for an overview the new Wildlife… |
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| Tech Talk: What Do I Need to Run HEC-HMS or HydroCAD? | Webinar |
If you watched either of the Intro to HEC-HMS or Intro to HydroCAD Tech Talks and wondered "But how do I obtain the information I need to enter… |
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| Tech Talk: Wetland Restoration Seed Mixes | Webinar |
Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate wetland restoration seed mixes using the latest version of the… |
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| Tech Talk: Wetland ID & Ecology Part 1 | Webinar |
This is the first part of the Wetland ID & Ecology Basics series. Join BWSR Wetland Specialists Ben Meyer and David Demmer for this session… |
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| Tech Talk: Well System Investigation | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, walks through the steps for investigating a residential well system for the purposes of gathering data for… |
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| Tech Talk: Well Decommissioning | Webinar |
In this session Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, provides an overview of topics related to the CPS 351 Well Decommissioning. There is also a… |
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| Tech Talk: Waterway Out of Bank flow design in EFT | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineer Aaron Peter will use the Engineering Field Tools software to demonstrate how to incorporate and calculate out-of-bank flows… |
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| Tech Talk: Waste Facility Closure | Webinar |
Craig Peterson, NRCS AE, and Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will provide a general discussion of topics related to the Waste Facility… |
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| Tech Talk: Virtual Fence | Webinar |
During this Tech Talk Meghan Filbert of No Fence discusses "Virtual Fencing 101," an educational session aimed at conservation partnership staff… |
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| Tech Talk: Vegetative and CRP Stand Evaluation | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from May 18, 2020. Laurie Svien and Jim Fritz review the use of Agronomy Tech Note 17 and CRP Note 125 in vegetative and CRP… |
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| Tech Talk: Tree/Shrub Establishment CPS 612 | Video |
This session covers the use of Web Soil Survey to identify Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups and using the CTSG group spreadsheet to select species… |
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| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) | Webinar |
This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning… |
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| Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Establishment Practice (CPS 612) | Webinar |
In this session Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, and Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, cover Tree/Shrub Establishment practice (CPS… |
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| Tech Talk: Tile Flow Design Using CPS 606/620 | Webinar |
These supporting practices are only a small part of the designs for waterways, WASCOBs, and other main practices. Fundamentals for following… |
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| Tech Talk: Stream and Oxbow Restoration in Minnesota | Webinar |
Restored streams and oxbows provide critical wildlife habitat, increase water storage capacity, and reduce sediment loading in our waterways -… |
TTCP | Wetland |
| Tech Talk: Source Water Protection | Webinar |
During this session Courtney Cheever (NRCS), Mark Wetlauffer (MDH), Aaron Meyer (MRWA), and Katie Breth (MRWA) provide an introduction to the… |
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| Tech Talk: Soil Mechanics | Webinar |
During this session Miranda Berge (NRCS) discusses the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), essential laboratory procedures for determining… |
TTCP | Soil |
| Tech Talk: Soil Health Resource Concerns | Webinar |
Stephanie McLain (NRCS State Soil Health Specialist) provides an overview of the soil health resource concerns including how to evaluate them.… |
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| Tech Talk: Soil Fertility Management on Pasture | Webinar |
Education Educators Troy Salzer and Tarah Young (UMN Extension) discuss the basics of pasture soil fertility including soil testing, plant… |
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| Tech Talk: Soil Data Viewer | Webinar |
Matt Baltes, NRCS State GIS Coordinator, will demonstrate how to download SSURGO soils data from Web Soil Survey and import it into ArcMap. Matt… |
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| Tech Talk: Side Inlet Planning and Design | Webinar |
Join Patrick Schultz and Aaron Peter, TTCP engineers, as they cover planning and design criteria for Side Water Inlets (SWI’s). SWI’s are an… |
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| Tech Talk: Sheep and Goat Grazing and Browsing for Native Restorations | Webinar |
Audrey Lomax, MNL, presents on ecological restoration projects. Audrey highlights specific case studies and goes in depth on the use of goats in… |
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| Tech Talk: Seeding Calculator Workbook | Webinar |
Eric Anderson, NRCS Area Resource Conservationist demonstrates how to use the Conservation Seeding Calculator workbook to either develop a seeding… |
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| Tech Talk: Seed Calculator Revisions | Webinar |
The new version of the seeding spreadsheet has the ability to do seeding checkouts based on seed tags listing a Pure Live Seed (PLS) applied… |
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| Tech Talk: Scheduling Prescribed Grazing Practices |
Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the recommended order of installing facilitating practices for prescribed grazing. He reviews… |
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| Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice… |
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| Tech Talk: Restoring Resilient Landscapes | Webinar |
Dan Shaw, Senior Ecology and Vegetation Specialist with BWSR, provides an overview of trends in the restoration of upland and wetland… |
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| Tech Talk: PTMApp | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 27, 2020. Matt Drewitz reviews the use and features of the Prioritize Target Measure Application (PTMApp). |
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| Tech Talk: Prescribed Grazing (CPS528) and CSP 528 Enhancements | Webinar |
What livestock management is needed to meet the Prescribed Grazing Standard? What are the requirements to meet the CSP Prescribed Grazing… |
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| Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 2: Addressing Pesticide Risks to Pollinators | Webinar |
Emily May and Karin Jokela from the Xerces Society present on pesticide risks to pollinators in habitat near cropland, including field research on… |
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| Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 1: A New Option for Water Quality, Pollinators, and Wildlife | Webinar |
Jim Fritz (SE ARC, MN NRCS), James Fett (Watershed Technician, Mower SWCD), and Andrea Eger (Regenerative Ag Project Manager, TNC) discuss the… |
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| Tech Talk: Placing Habitat with a Purpose | Webinar |
BJ Werk, Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist with Pheasants Forever, talks about the precision application of conservation on marginal… |
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| Tech Talk: Pest Management Follow Up | Webinar |
This is a follow up to the in person Basic Pest Management Concepts training sessions that were held in January, 2024. Courtney Cheever, NRCS… |
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| Tech Talk: Pasture Condition Scoresheet | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 1, 2020. Lance Smith (NRCS) and Jeff Duchene (NRCS) review the purpose and applicability of pasture scoring in pasture… |
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| Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Species Selection | Webinar |
During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, covers:
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| Tech Talk: Overview of Agrichemical Handling Facilities | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Agrichemical Handling Facility (CPS 309) practice. What the resource concerns are, design tools and… |
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| Tech Talk: Organic No Till Systems: Can it work? |
Patrick Carr, Montana State University, and Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin, discuss Organic No Till systems and how they work…or don’t work.… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Tool | Webinar |
The Nutrient Management Tool (NMT) includes a GIS based mapping component as well as the ability to keep land application records. George Schwint… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 9: Waste Storage Design Related Inventory | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 7: Manure | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 27, 2020. Join George Schwint, MPCA, covers nutrient management planning with manure. George will reviews County… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6b: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses the Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy. What is it all about and how much progress are we making. |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6a: Water Quality and Nutrients | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses water nutrient conditions around the state and why these conditions vary. In addition he also reviews how water… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 3: Using Spatial Layers for Sensitive Features | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 8, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews the sensitive features spatial layers, Agronomy Tech Note 32, and other resources used to… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 17: Fertilizer Additives | Webinar |
Fabian Fernandez, Nutrient Management Specialist from the University of Minnesota discusses fertilizer additives. Watch this session to… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 13 - Nutrient Recommendations | Webinar |
Dr. Daniel Kaiser, UMN Extension, discusses soil sampling and using the results when making fertilizer recommendations for phosphorus and… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 10: Soil Sampling and Testing | Webinar |
Brad Carlson, UMN Extension, reviews soil sampling requirements for nutrient management planning. This session covers how to collect samples,… |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Estimators | Webinar |
Matt Drewitz and David Miller (MPCA), along with Udai Singh and Cameron Gaspord (BWSR), discuss some new tools used to estimate changes in… |
TTCP, Other | Calculators |
| Tech Talk: Nitrogen Stabilizer Efficacy | Webinar |
Farmers use nitrogen stabilizers to enhance the efficiency and reduce environmental loss of nitrogen from fertilizer and manure. The stabilizers… |
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| Tech Talk: Nitrate in Groundwater | Webinar |
Margaret Wagner (MDA) provides an update on the implementation of the Groundwater Protection Rule to minimize potential sources of nitrate… |