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.

Online Learning
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Online learning opportunities
Title Format Description Training Source Training Subject
USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center 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…

Use of NRCS Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications Webinar

(Time: 1:14) Participants will learn to use NRCS conservation practice standards to support the NRCS conservation planning process.

Using Basic Soil Survey Information in Conservation Planning Online Course

The goal of this course is to introduce you to several common soil properties and interpretations, the basics of map unit composition, and Web…

Using Legumes to Supply Crop Nitrogen While Also Reaping Benefits for Soil Health Webinar

Join to learn how to reduce nitrogen need by incorporating legumes into your rotation. Using leguminous cover crops provides multiple below ground…

Using Planning Criteria in Conservation Planning Online Course

This course introduces you to NRCS planning criteria and their role in each phase of the Nine Steps of Conservation Planning. You will learn about…

Using Soil Data from the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway in ArcGIS Video

(Time: 14:55) This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the Geospatial Data Gateway and how to use…

Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils Reference Material

This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s…

Using the EFT Waterway Sizing Wizard Video

This video is a re-recording of an Engineering Field Tool's (EFT) Waterway Wizard webinar originally presented March 2017 by NRCS Area 6 Engineer…

Using WIN-PST for Conservation Planning Online Course

This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also…

Vegetative Growth Stages of Soybeans (soybeans 2/3) Video

(Time: 16:39) This video focuses on the early season growth and development of soybeans

VegScape Reference Material

Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA.  Map showing crop condition monitoring system. Integrates soil moisture, temperature,…

Virtual 4R Field Day Webinar

Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review…

Virtual Fence Reference Material

A PowerPoint presentation developed by NRCS with these objectives: 

  • Learn the basic components of a virtual fence (VF) system…
Virtual Fencing - Setup for Success Video

A 3 part video series:  Explore the transformative potential of virtual fence technology in livestock management. Although it was first…

Virtual Fencing - Will it work for you? What are the challenges?

This replay features Clay Burtrum, Burtrum Cattle LLC and Farm Data Services. Virtual fence was unheard of just five years ago, but now it has…

Other
Virtual Fencing 101 Reference Material

A power point presentation developed by Green Lands, Blue Waters on the basics of virtual fencing.  You will learn about:
• Virtual fence…

Virtual Panel of Experts: Native Seed Mix Design for Wet Sites Webinar

This training introduces the core principles for designing and evaluating diverse native seed mixes for wet sites, including wetlands, shorelines…

TTCP
Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) “Site Preparation” Video

(Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses.

WASCOB Design Intro Video

(Time 19:55) The training introduces employees to NRCS's WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This is an introductory level training with a format of some…

WASCOB Field Training Webinar Webinar

This session covers how to prepare for and complete the I&E step, and some basics of construction inspection. There's also a quick…

WASCOB Tile Design Video

The training shows the tile design components of the WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This video finishes the basin system design started in the WASCOB…

Water and Sediment Control Basin Training Series

This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Water and Sediment…

Water Management During Drought Webinar

Drought is continuing to intensify across portions of the Midwest this year, and over the past several years severe drought has plagued much of…

Watershed Tools Demo Video

This video is a demonstration of each step of a watershed delineation and RCN determination for a project site.  The demonstration shows the…

Watershed Tools Overview Video

Time: 21:52; This webinar is a recorded PowerPoint showing the NRCS Engineering Tools-Watershed Tools and other Tools in ArcMap. The first ~19…

Web Soil survey - Part 1: Application Access Video

(Time: 11:48) Part 1 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers information on the Web Soil Survey home page, ways to access the…

Web Soil Survey – Part 2: Set Area of Interest (AOI) Video

(Time: 12:11) Part 2 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers ways to set an Area of Interest (AOI), limits for the AOI, and…

Web Soil Survey – Part 3: Tabs and Downloads Video

Time: 13:30; Part 3 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers the various tabs of soil information, report settings, shopping cart…

Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands Webinar

This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly developed nine-part wetland training webinar series provides an…

Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale Webinar

This second webinar, delivered in six segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series begins with an…

Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function

This is the third webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The first half…

Webinar 4: Wetland Ecology for Planners: Examples of Variation Across the United States Webinar

This is the fourth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar…

Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered Landscapes Webinar

This is the fifth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar…

Webinar 6: Identifying Resource Concerns and Determining Landowner Objectives Webinar

This is the sixth webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.

Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners Webinar

This is the seventh webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.

Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help Webinar

This is the eighth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar…

Webinar 9: Dealing with Changing Weather Patterns in Wetland Restoration Planning Webinar

This is the ninth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar…

Weed Management Reference Material

This website provides information on weed identification, herbicides and herbicide resistance management.

WEPP - Overview of Session 1 Video

(Time: 16:37)

WEPP Demonstration and Use Video

(Time: 54:35)

WEPP Science Introduction and PowerPoint presentation Video

(Time: 23:28)  Water Erosion Prediction Project

Wetland Hydrology Monitoring Part 1 Video

(Time: 30:42)  This is the first of two training modules on the topic of wetland hydrology monitoring – offered as an…

Wetland Hydrology Monitoring Part 2 Video

(Time: 18:11)  This is the second of two training modules on the topic of wetland hydrology monitoring – offered as an…

Wetland Restoration Webinar

This training will enable field staff involved in project applications, the design, or the construction of wetland restorations to have a solid…

What are the Economic, Water Quality and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? Soil Health Successful Farmer Case Studies Tell the Story Webinar

Participate in this webinar to learn about the overarching economic findings across six crop farmers and two almond growers related to changes in…

What Does Research Really Say about Strategic Tillage in No-Till Systems Webinar

This Soil Health Digital Cafe featured Dr. Humberto Blanco, Professor of Soil Management and Applied Soil Physics at the University of Nebraska,…

What Environmental Health Professionals Need to Know About Wells Webinar

This webinar recording discusses private well topics that environmental health professionals might encounter in the field. The webinar will cover…

What is the Soil Food Web? (Soil Regen Summit 2021) Video

Dr. Elaine Ingham and her colleagues discovered the Soil Food Web nearly 4 decades ago. She has been pioneering research on soil health ever since…

What's at risk? Implications of Climate Change on Forests and Options for Adaptation 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…

What’s at risk? Implications of climate change on forests and options for adaptation Video

Climate change is altering forest ecosystems, with many changes expected by the end of the 21st century. Forests vary widely, and not all forests…