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This training introduces the core principles for designing and evaluating diverse native seed mixes for wet sites, including wetlands, shorelines, and riparian areas. Participants will explore how hydrology, soil conditions, seed biology, and site history influence plant selection and establishment, with an emphasis on building resilient, biodiverse plant communities that support water quality and wildlife. The session also highlights practical strategies for selecting species, determining seeding rates, and assessing existing mixes, while recognizing the need for adaptive management and multiple restoration approaches beyond seeding alone. This session is led by Karin Jokela who is joined by three panelists - Rob Baden, Alex Galt and Jeff Potts - that have been long time practitioners of wet site restoration.

Tech Talk replay from April 6, 2020. Kelly Voigt reviews the PS342 Critical Area Planting Implementation Requirements and examples.

Shannon Carpenter, NRCS, and Julie Grossman, UMN provide an overview of the High Tunnel practice standard (CPS 325), review different types of high tunnels, and discuss the planning considerations with a focus on high tunnel resource concerns and supporting conservation practices.

Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, covers the planning considerations for livestock watering systems. Topics covered include identifying water sources and considerations for ensuring water sources have the potential to supply adequate water for the planned herd size, overview of pipe installation methods, overview of water tank materials, sizing water tanks, and considerations for placement of water tanks within the grazing system. Examples of watering system layouts are provided.

Lance Smith, NRCS Rangeland Specialist, shows how to calculate stocking rates by considering forage production, herd needs, and the management of the grazing system.

This is a collection of video, webinar, and presentation training resources related to soils: mapping, classification, interpretations, GIS data, and many more.

This training will enable field staff involved in project applications, the design, or the construction of wetland restorations to have a solid understanding of the science and methods used. Types of implementation will include mostly basic components such as scrapes, ditch plugs, and small embankments. NRCS and SWCD staff that follow up this training with experience on actual projects should be able to pursue Job Approval Authority for the phase(s) they work on.

Megan Benage and Becky Marty from the DNR present on Native Plant Communities. This workshop session covers a tour of the Native Plant Communities Field Guides including key features, how to key things out and pitfalls to using the guide and applying its information. The session also includes plant characteristics and how to key things out for Plant ID. In addition, you will find out how you can use the information contained in the Native Plant Community guidebooks in your job with prairie and forest examples.

This self-paced material regarding sensitive features for nutrient management planning includes:

• What are the resource concerns?
• Why do we develop nutrient management plans and sensitive feature setback maps?
• What makes a feature sensitive for nutrient management?