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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Title Subject Skill Format Description Source
Tech Talk: Seeding Calculator Workbook Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes Webinar

Eric Anderson, NRCS Area Resource Conservationist demonstrates how to use the Conservation Seeding Calculator workbook to either develop a seeding…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Sheep and Goat Grazing and Browsing for Native Restorations Livestock Managed Grazing Systems Webinar

Audrey Lomax, MNL, presents on ecological restoration projects. Audrey highlights specific case studies and goes in depth on the use of goats in…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Side Inlet Planning and Design Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Join Patrick Schultz and Aaron Peter, TTCP engineers, as they cover planning and design criteria for Side Water Inlets (SWI’s). SWI’s are an…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Soil Data Viewer Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) GIS-GPS Webinar

Matt Baltes, NRCS State GIS Coordinator, will demonstrate how to download SSURGO soils data from Web Soil Survey and import it into ArcMap. Matt…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Source Water Protection Water Quality Basics Webinar

During this session Courtney Cheever (NRCS), Mark Wetlauffer (MDH), Aaron Meyer (MRWA), and Katie Breth (MRWA) provide an introduction to the…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Tile Flow Design Using CPS 606/620 Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

These supporting practices are only a small part of the designs for waterways, WASCOBs, and other main practices. Fundamentals for following…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Establishment Practice (CPS 612) Practice Specific Webinar

In this session Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, and Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, cover Tree/Shrub Establishment practice (CPS…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) Practice Specific Webinar

This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Tree/Shrub Establishment CPS 612 Practice Specific Video

This session covers the use of Web Soil Survey to identify Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups and using the CTSG group spreadsheet to select species…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Updated Engineering Practice Standards Practice Specific Webinar

The NRCS engineering staff goes over the latest NRCS engineering practice standards. They also discuss what has changed in the latest updates to…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Waste Facility Closure Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Craig Peterson, NRCS AE, and Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will provide a general discussion of topics related to the Waste Facility…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Waterway Out of Bank flow design in EFT Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

TTCP Training Engineer Aaron Peter will use the Engineering Field Tools software to demonstrate how to incorporate and calculate out-of-bank flows…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Well Decommissioning Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

In this session Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, provides an overview of topics related to the CPS 351 Well Decommissioning. There is also a…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Well System Investigation Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, walks through the steps for investigating a residential well system for the purposes of gathering data for…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Wetland ID & Ecology Part 1 Wetland Wetland ID & Ecology Basics Webinar

This is the first part of the Wetland ID & Ecology Basics series. Join BWSR Wetland Specialists Ben Meyer and David Demmer for this session…

BWSR

Tech Talk: Wetland Restoration Seed Mixes Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate wetland restoration seed mixes using the latest version of the…

TTCP

Tech Talk: What Do I Need to Run HEC-HMS or HydroCAD? Hydrology Webinar

If you watched either of the Intro to HEC-HMS or Intro to HydroCAD Tech Talks and wondered "But how do I obtain the information I need to enter…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Windbreak Fundamentals Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Gary Wyatt (UMN Extension) provides an overview of Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS380) practice and the windbreak design elements: height…

TTCP, U of M

Tech Talk: Windbreak Planning Considerations Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

This session includes an overview of the Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS 380) practice standard and some of the additional planning…

TTCP

Tree/Shrub Establishment Training Series Practice Specific

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Tree and/or Shrub Establishment…

TTCP

Water and Sediment Control Basin Training Series Practice Specific

This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Water and Sediment…

TTCP

Wetland Restoration Training Series Practice Specific

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Wetland Restorations (CPS567).…

TTCP

Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Training Series Practice Specific

This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Windbreaks and Shelterbelts (…

TTCP