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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| 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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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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.… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Webinar |
13 mins, 57 secs |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Webinar |
30 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field… |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Webinar |
26 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| Tillage Implements | Online Course |
This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
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| Side Dressing Cover Crops into Corn with Rob Olson and Daughters | Video |
(Time: 13 mins, 34 secs) Producer Rob Olson and daughters Nicole and Kari demonstrate inter-seeding cover crops into corn on their farm in… |
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| Nitrogen Smart | Online Course |
(Time: minimum 2 hours) An interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen… |
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| High Tunnel System | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 39 secs) This video is about a high tunnel that was built in St. Paul Minnesota by Urban Roots during the summer of 2018 with… |
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| High Clearance Cover Crop seeder with Andy Linder | Video |
(Time: 9 mins, 35 secs) Producer Andy Linder of Faribault MN demonstrates how he seeds cover crops into soybeans and corn using his revamped high… |
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| Forest Management Guidelines | Reference Material |
This page has been replaced. Please click here to visit the new page… |
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| Cattle Grazing on Cover Crops in Faribault County, MN | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 45 secs) Producer Andy Linder discusses the methods and benefits of grazing steers on Cover Crops. |
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| Project Management 101 | Video |
(Time: 30 min) This video provides background and tips for managing projects. The content is broken up into four modules:
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| Logic Models: A Natural Resource Example | Video |
This video (Time: 4:09 min) demonstrates how a logic model can be used to establish short, mid, and long term goals in a natural resource example… |
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| A Basic Introduction to Logic Models | Video |
A logic model is a way of organizing the elements of your plan or project so you can successfully communicate your strategy to funders and… |
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| Prescribed Burning | Online Course |
(Time: will vary) This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental basics of prescribed burning. At the end of the course… |
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| Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) and National Agronomy Technical Note 5 | Webinar |
(Time: 24:27 min) This third section of the PowerPoint will focus on how to use the WIN-PST tool and mitigating hazard results from the tool… |
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| Integrated Pest Management Conservation Practice Standard (595) | Webinar |
(Time: 26:58 min) The second section of the PowerPoint will focus on the standard differences and updates to the new Integrated Pest… |
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| Integrated Pest Management Policy and Related Conservation Practice | Webinar |
(Time: 18:18 min) The first section of the PowerPoint will focus on National General Manual Policy GM190-404 Subparts A-D along with… |
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| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Reference Material |
(Time: will vary) Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest… |
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| 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… |
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| Redoximorphic feature | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of… |
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| Hydric Soil Overview | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 18 slides explaining the… |
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| Field Indicators of Hydric Soil | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for… |
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| 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… |
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| Hydric Soils Training Modules | Webinar |
The National Association of Wetland Managers has developed an online training series focused on hydric soils for wetland professionals. This… |
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| Integrated Erosion Tool | Video |
A series of videos providing an introduction to the Integrated Erosion Tool (IET) from the… |
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| Matching Appropriate Seed to Conservation Practices | Webinar |
(Time: 1:00) Learn about ecotypes and ecological restoration planning tools for greater long term conservation planting success. |
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| Native Warm Season Grass Drill Calibration | Video |
(Time:16:27) Jake Watson, USDA NRCS and Michael McCord discuss how to calibrate a drill for Native Warm Season Grasses. |
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| Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) “Site Preparation” | Video |
(Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses. |
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| Preparing Land for Seeding Native Grasses & Plants | Video |
(Time: 1:37) Preparing the seedbed correctly will increase the likelihood of seed germination and a successful planting.… |
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| Herbaceous Vegetation Practices | Online Course |
(Time: 32:00) This training is an introduction to NRCS practice standards that establish herbaceous vegetation to treat resource concerns.… |