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This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly developed nine-part wetland training webinar series provides an introduction to wetlands. The webinar introduces the primary components of a wetland, moving on to what makes wetlands distinctive from other types of waters and land. Next, the webinar covers the variability of wetlands across the landscape, including across seasons and time and the benefits of wetlands. The training concludes with a discussion of the history of and changes in agriculture policy in relation to wetland losses and gains. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to describe what a wetland is and be able to explain to others the value of wetlands.

• Part 1.0 – Introduction: Brenda Zollitsch, Policy Analyst, Association of State Wetland Managers  Time: 7:00
• Part 1.1A – Introduction: Jeanne Christie, Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Mangers Time: 28:00
• Part 1.1B – Presenter: Mary Manning, US Forest Service  Time: 29:15
• Part 1.2 – Presenter: Doug Norris, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources  Time: 19:10
• Part 1.3 – Presenter: Karen Fullen, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service  Time: 22:55

A recording of a virtual windbreak short course for Nebraska:

• Part 1: Bruce Wight: Wind Protection Needs Past and Present
• Part 2: Richard Straight: Windbreak Design or How do Windbreaks Work?
• Part 3: Richard Straight: Windbreak Purposes
• Part 4: Lord Ameyaw: International Agroforestry/Windbreaks

A recording of a virtual windbreak short course for Nebraska:

• Part 1: Ritch Nelson: Using the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide for Windbreak Conservation Planning Criteria
• Part 2: Pam Bergstrom: Web Soil Survey, Site Preparation
• Part 3: Galen Wittrock: Windbreak Design
• Part 4: Craig Stange: Windbreak Field Observation/ Discussion

This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for identifying hydric soils in the field.

This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 18 slides explaining the definition of hydric soils and the difference between the definition and the field indicators. 

This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of the presentation are to identify and describe redoximorphic features, explain how redoximorphic features form and to understand the use of a,a’-dipridyl to confirm soil reduction.