Training Description:
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of herbaceous establishment practices including:
327 - Conservation Cover
342 - Critical Area Planting
420 - Upland Wildlife Planting
512 - Pasture and Hay Planting
643 - Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities
645 - Wildlife Habitat Management
657 - Wetland Restoration
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TTCP
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Before You Begin
- Complete the Conservation Planning Core Competencies
- Become a Level 1 Conservation Planner
Recommended Trainings
Familiarize yourself with the Conservation Practices for JAA below before beginning these trainings. Read the practice standards, know the practice purposes, and review the Implementation Requirements worksheets for the common practices in your work area.
- Beginner Trainings
- Agronomy Technical Note 31 (Online modules)
- A new Agronomy Technical Note #31 is scheduled for release in December 2026. Updated online training is planned for January 2027.
- Agronomy Technical Note 31 Workshop (Offered in person annually)
- Seedbed Preparation and Seeding Installation
- Preparing Land for Seeding Native Grasses and Plants
- Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) - Site Preparation
- Tech Talk: Seed Mix Design Tool
- Tech Talk: Core Concepts for Designing and Evaluating Native Seed Mixes
- Matching Appropriate Seed to Conservation Practices
- Tech Talk: MN Seed Law
- Selling Seed in Minnesota (Seed Law)
- Calibrating a Seed Drill for Native Grass Seed
- Native Warm Season Grass Drill Calibration
Noxious Weeds: identification and management resources
- Intermediate/Advanced Training
- Native Seed Mix Design and Evaluation (Offered in person annually)
- Tech Talk: Restoring Resilient Landscapes
Conservation Practices for Job Approval Authority
- CPS 327: Conservation Cover
- CPS 342: Critical Area Planting (Includes Shoreland Habitat)
- CPS 393: Filter Strip
- CPS 420: Upland Wildlife Planting
- CPS 512: Pasture and Hay Planting
- CPS 643: Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities
- CPS 645: Wildlife Habitat Management
- CPS 657: Wetland Restoration
Additional Opportunities
- Join a cohort for your conservation practice(s) when available
- A cohort for 327, 420 and 643 is held virtually, beginning early summer, annually as needed
- A cohort for 342, Critical Area Planting, is held virtually, annually as needed
- Work on conservation practice planning
- Work with a mentor to guide and review your work
- Complete the JAA Application
- Complete the JAA Reference Form with your mentor
- Submit the JAA Packet to your ARC
- Continue to refine and hone your technical skills until you receive JAA
- Continue to gain experience by planning practices and continuing your learning
- Mentor others - someone helped you, so pass it on!
- Three year JAA review
Training Calendar
BWSR offers a calendar of training events intended to provide potential attendees with information related to potential and upcoming sessions.
All trainings are subject to change due to a variety of circumstances.
Online Learning
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.