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 | Format | Description | Training Source | Training Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Talk: Forestry Resource Concerns | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from May 4, 2020. Celie Borndal, NRCS State Forester, reviews common forestry resource concerns and planning criteria. |
TTCP | Forestry |
| Soils Training Resources | Reference Material |
This is a collection of video, webinar, and presentation training resources related to soils: mapping, classification, interpretations, GIS data,… |
Other | Soil |
| 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). |
TTCP | Calculators |
| Tech Talk: Engineering Field Tools (EFT) | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 20, 2020. Aaron Peter demonstrates the use of the Engineering Field Tools (EFT) in waterway design. |
TTCP | Practice Design (Tools) |
| Tech Talk: Cover Crop | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 13, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews PS340 Cover Crop, Agronomy Tech Note 33, online cover crop resources, and completing… |
TTCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination | Video |
Groundwater education video created by Anoka SWCD in collaboration with the Anoka Co. Water Resource Outreach Collaborative. |
Other | Water Quality |
| Our Groundwater Connection | Video |
Groundwater education video created by Anoka SWCD in collaboration with the Anoka Co. Water Resource Outreach Collaborative. |
Other | Water Quality |
| Tech Talk: Critical Area Planting | Webinar |
Tech Talk replay from April 6, 2020. Kelly Voigt reviews the PS342 Critical Area Planting Implementation Requirements and examples. |
TTCP | Soil Erosion |
| Prairie Pod | Podcast |
The link brings you to a series of podcasts about restoration and management of prairie. The Prairie Pod communicates the science… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Seeding and Planting Equipment | Video |
This course will review seeding and planting equipment used in a corn/soybean setting. |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Seeding and Planting Equipment | Online Course |
This course will review seeding and planting equipment used in a corn/soybean setting. |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Topic 4, Module 12: Using Field Indicators to Assess Long-term Hydrology | Webinar |
The module focuses on potential uses of Field Indicators of Hydric Soils to assess hydrologic characteristics of individual wetlands. This module… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 4, Module 11: Using Soils for Mitigation, Voluntary Restoration and Creation | Webinar |
The module focuses on how wetland professionals can use soil science principles in onsite decision making for work in the areas of wetland… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 4, Module 10: Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States | Webinar |
The module focuses on using the NTCHS Indicators of Hydric Soils (Version 7.0) for onsite decision making about soils in the field. This module… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 3, Module 9: HGM and Hydric Soils | Webinar |
The module focuses on the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) system and hydric soils. The classification of wetlands in the HGM system is based on landscape… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 3, Module 8: Problematic Landscapes and Parent Materials | Webinar |
The module focuses on problematic landscapes and parent materials. Most hydric soils exhibit certain common morphological characteristics that… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 3, Module 7: Landscapes and Hydric Soil | Webinar |
The module focuses on typical hydric soil morphologies associated with major wetland types-tidal marshes, peat bogs, perennially-inundated swamps,… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 2, Module 6: The Hydric Soil Technical Standard | Webinar |
The module focuses on the Hydric Soil Technical Standard. The Hydric Soil Technical Standard (HSTS) provides a quantitative method of determining… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 2, Module 5: Hydric Soil Functions | Webinar |
The module focuses on wetland functions attributed directly to hydric soils. Functions are the biological, chemical, and physical processes that… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 2, Module 4: Redox Reactions and Redoximorphic Features | Webinar |
This module begins with a review of redox reactions and redoximorphic features. Reduction and concurrent oxidation (redox) are the dominant… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 1, Module 3: Describing Soil Color for Hydric Soils Determinations | Webinar |
This module focuses on describing soil color. Soil color and the color patterns in soil can tell you a lot about the soil. It is an especially… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 1, Module 2: Soil Texture and Structure | Webinar |
This module focuses on two physical soil properties - texture and structure. Soil texture describes the relative proportions of sand, silt, and… |
Other | Wetland |
| Topic 1, Module 1: The five factors of Soil Formation and Horizonation vs. Simple Processes | Webinar |
This module will cover both the five factors of formation and horizonation vs. simple processes. The module presentation will begin with a review… |
Other | Wetland |
| Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria | Webinar |
This is a recorded webinar that covers the 2020 resource concerns and planning criteria. |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| 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… |
Other | Wetland |
| 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… |
Other | Wetland |
| 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.
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Other | Wetland |
| 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.
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Other | Wetland |
| Introduction to Hydrology | Webinar |
This video covers the science of hydrology, specifically precipitation, runoff, curve numbers, and peak discharge as covered in the NRCS hydrology… |
TTCP | Hydrology & Hydraulics |
| EFT Preferences | Video |
This video shows how to import preferences, and the "why" behind most of the preferences (i.e. default values) used in EFT in MN. It also… |
TTCP | Practice Design (Tools) |
| 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… |
Other | Wetland |
| 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… |
Other | Wetland |
| Soil Health & Sustainability for Field Staff Training Resources | Reference Material |
A compilation of recorded webinars and other resources provided as part of the Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff training in 2019.… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Tillage Implements | Video |
A review of tools for estimating erosion, primary and secondary tillage equipment, and the effects of the equipment on erosion calculations, SCI… |
Other | Soil Erosion |
| How to use Haney Tests | Webinar |
The Haney test tries to assess biological activity in your soil. The results include many different metrics representing microbial activity and… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 8 | 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… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 7 | 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… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 6 | Webinar |
This is the sixth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 5 | Webinar |
This is the fifth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 4 | Webinar |
This is the fourth session of an eight-session webinar series. Session four focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 3 | Webinar |
This is the third session of an eight-session webinar series. Session three focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 2 | Webinar |
This is the second session of an eight-session webinar series. Session 2 provides a thorough review of the basic concepts of ecological… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 1 | 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… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: staff/user training | Webinar |
User Training (NRCS/SWCD/TSA staff): All NRCS, TSA, and SWCD staff with an existing eLINK account can create and update their own… |
TTCP | Other |
| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: manager training | Webinar |
Manager Training: All eLINK users with a “Manager” role within an NRCS, SWCD, TSA can view and edit training needs and training history… |
TTCP | Other |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Webinar |
This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field application. This is part 3… |
TTCP | Practice Installation and Certification |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Webinar |
This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field application. This is part 2… |
TTCP | Practice Installation and Certification |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Webinar |
This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field application. This is part 1… |
TTCP | Practice Installation and Certification |
| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function | Webinar |
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… |
Other | Wetland |
| 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… |
Other | Wetland |