Blowing Snow Control Tools

University of Minnesota resources for design of Living Snow Fences.  This site includes a design tool, a video on how to run the design tool,  a cost benefit tool, and a video on how to use it plus many videos on the variations and benefits of snow fences for preventing snow drifts on roads.  

Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 5: Ecological Management

Module 5 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021.  This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. The training can be tailored by landuse or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and nursery crops, organic specialty crops, and/or salinity and sodicity.

Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 4: Resource Concerns

Module 4 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021.  This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. The training can be tailored by landuse or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and nursery crops, organic specialty crops, and/or salinity and sodicity.

Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 2: Soil Biology

Module 2 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021.  This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. The training can be tailored by landuse or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and nursery crops, organic specialty crops, and/or salinity and sodicity.