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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| Topic 1, Module 2: Soil Texture and Structure | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
This module focuses on two physical soil properties - texture and structure. Soil texture describes the relative proportions of sand, silt, and… |
NAWM |
| Topic 1, Module 1: The five factors of Soil Formation and Horizonation vs. Simple Processes | Wetland | Wetland Soils | Webinar |
This module will cover both the five factors of formation and horizonation vs. simple processes. The module presentation will begin with a review… |
NAWM |
| Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria | Core Competency (Matrix) | Webinar |
This is a recorded webinar that covers the 2020 resource concerns and planning criteria. |
TTCP |
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| Webinar 9: Dealing with Changing Weather Patterns in Wetland Restoration Planning | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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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NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 6: Identifying Resource Concerns and Determining Landowner Objectives | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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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NAWM, NRCS |
| EFT Reference Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Reference Material |
These documents support EFT Terrace and Waterway design tools (TDT and WDT). They include workflows to prepare data for import into EFT and… |
TTCP |
| Introduction to Hydrology | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Webinar |
This video covers the science of hydrology, specifically precipitation, runoff, curve numbers, and peak discharge as covered in the NRCS hydrology… |
TTCP |
| EFT Preferences | Practice Design | Practice Specific | 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 |
| Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered Landscapes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 4: Wetland Ecology for Planners: Examples of Variation Across the United States | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | 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… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Soil Health & Sustainability for Field Staff Training Resources | Soil | Soil Health and Management | 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 |
| Tillage Implements | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
A review of tools for estimating erosion, primary and secondary tillage equipment, and the effects of the equipment on erosion calculations, SCI… |
NRCS |
| How to use Haney Tests | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The Haney test tries to assess biological activity in your soil. The results include many different metrics representing microbial activity and… |
UMN |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 8 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | 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… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 7 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | 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… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 6 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the sixth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 5 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the fifth session of an eight-session webinar series. This session will focus on how ecological site descriptions are being utilized… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 4 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the fourth session of an eight-session webinar series. Session four focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 3 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the third session of an eight-session webinar series. Session three focuses on presentations that demonstrate how to mine and… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
This is the second session of an eight-session webinar series. Session 2 provides a thorough review of the basic concepts of ecological… |
NRCS |
| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | 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… |
NRCS |
| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: staff/user training | Webinar |
User (NRCS/SWCD/TSA staff) training: All NRCS, TSA, and SWCD staff with an existing eLINK account can create… |
NRCS & BWSR |
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| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: manager training | Webinar |
Manager-specific training: All eLINK users with a “Manager” role within an NRCS, SWCD, TSA can view and edit training… |
NRCS & BWSR |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
13 mins, 57 secs |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | 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… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
26 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for… |
NRCS & BWSR |
| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics |
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… |
NAWM, NRCS |
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| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This second webinar, delivered in six segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series begins with an… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Tillage Implements | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Online Course |
This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
NRCS |
| Side Dressing Cover Crops into Corn with Rob Olson and Daughters | Practice Specific | 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… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Nitrogen Smart | Practice Specific | Online Course |
(Time: minimum 2 hours) An interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen… |
University of Minnesota Extension |
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| High Tunnel System | Practice Specific | 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… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| High Clearance Cover Crop seeder with Andy Linder | Practice Specific | 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… |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Forest Management Guidelines | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Reference Material |
This page has been replaced. Please click here to visit the new page… |
Minnesota Forest Resources Council |
| Cattle Grazing on Cover Crops in Faribault County, MN | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 45 secs) Producer Andy Linder discusses the methods and benefits of grazing steers on Cover Crops. |
Minnesota NRCS |
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| Accounting for Human Remains and Burials reformatted.ppt | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
This online training course will help you identify and help you understand how to respond to finding human remains and burials. |
NRCS |
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| 12 Identifying and Protecting Human Burial Sites | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 21 min, 26 secs) This online training course will help you identify and protect human burial sites. |
NRCS |
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| 11 Consulting and Cultural Resources | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 17 mins, 34 secs) This online training course will help you understand how to consult with outside parties about cultural resources. |
NRCS |
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| 10 Cultural Resources GIS Data | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 17 mins, 20 secs) This online training course will help you identify cultural resources in the field. |
NRCS |
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| 09 LiDAR for Identification of Cultural Resources | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 17 mins, 17 secs) This online training will cover the benefits and challenges with using LiDar to identify cultural resources. |
NRCS |
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| 08 Avoiding Cultural Resources | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 15 mins, 37 secs) This online training tool will cover avoidance procedures and the preferred MN NRCS methods for treating adverse… |
NRCS |
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| 07 Identifying Cultural Resources in the Field | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 55 mins, 16 seconds). This online training course will help you understand what types of cultural resources may be present in order to help… |
NRCS |
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| 06 Cultural Resources Review Procedures | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 30 minutes, 41 seconds). This online video covers the basics of cultural resources (traces of human activity) and how to conduct a… |
NRCS |
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| 05 Through the Generation Identifying and Protecting Traditional Cultural Properties | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 19 mins, 56 secs) This online training video will help you identify and protect Traditional Cultural Properties. |
NRCS |
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| 04 Architectural Properties and Farmstead Contexts | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 19 mins, 29 secs). This online course will help you understand direct and indirect effects to cultural resources, especially those… |
NRCS |
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| 03 Archaeological Sites and High Probability Locations | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 26 mins, 54 secs). This online course will help you better understand what types of locations have moderate-to-high… |
NRCS |
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| 02 Archaeology of Minnesota | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 52 mins, 23 secs). This online course will go over the archeological history of Minnesota. |
NRCS |
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| 01 Introduction to Cultural Resources | Cultural Resources | Online Course |
(Time: 30 mins, 46 secs) This online course will help you better understand cultural resources around Minnesota. |
NRCS |