Search, sort, and filter upcoming in-person training opportunities using this tabular calendar. The course listings include both technical and non-technical topics. Links to registration and additional contact information can be found by clicking on a course title.
| Title | Date | Time | Location | Subject | Skill | Source | Registration Deadline | Description |
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| 2025 Conservation Cohorts: Prescribed Grazing Certification | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
Hands on training completing certification of prescribed grazing systems. The main training outcome of this cohort is to train staff that need to… |
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| Tech Talks | - | 1:00 |
TTCP |
Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety… |
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| Managing Forests as Habitat in a Changing World | - | 12:00-1:30 | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Forest Ecology Working Group and the National Conservation Training Center are joining the USDA Northern… |
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| Fridays with a Forester (2025) | - | 9:00-10:00 | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
UMN Extension |
Join the University of Minnesota Extension foresters to discuss some of the key issues and questions around forest and woodlands facing Minnesota… |
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| Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship - Spring Series | - | 12:00-1:00 |
DNR |
As our cold winter days give way to more sunshine and warming temperatures, people across the northland are itching to spend more time outside.… |
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| Forest Management for Wildlife | - | 12:00-1:00 | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management |
UMN Extension |
The University of Minnesota Extension is excited to bring back the online Wildlife Webinar Series this spring! This year’s series will… |
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| EFT - Waterway Design Tool | - | 9:00-3:00 | Multiple Locations | Practice Design | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
This training will focus on design steps using the NRCS Engineering Field Tools - Waterway Design Tool (EFT-WDT). The training will include… |
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| Livestock 101: Livestock Production Fundamentals | - | 12:00-2:00 | Livestock |
Conservation Webinars |
Livestock production fundamentals is a series of eight webinars focused on providing livestock information to NRCS staff, partners, technical… |
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| Nutrient Management | - | 9:30-3:00 | Multiple Locations | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
The Nutrient Management (CPS 590) Training is a comprehensive session designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to… |
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| Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) | - | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models |
TTCP |
Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances this training will now be offered virtually. Join us for Wind Erosion… |
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| Native Seed Mix Design and Evaluation | - | 9:00-3:30 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators |
TTCP, Xerces, PF |
Most large scale native habitat plantings are created with seed mixes. Plant diversity is a requirement for pollinators, other wildlife, and the… |
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| Basic Cover Crop | - | 9:00-3:00 | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
Location updated. Cover crops are a conservation practice that is important to cropland systems. They slow erosion, smother… |
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| Planting Green and Soil Health Training | 9:00-2:30 | Northfield | Soil Health and Management |
MOSH |
Participants will observe strip till and planting machinery through living cereal rye cover crop, discuss equipment parts and modifications, and… |
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| Tree/Shrub Site Preparation and Establishment | 9:00-3:30 | Cannon Falls | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
This field based training provides hands on instruction in tree and shrub site preparation and establishment using NRCS Practice Standards 490 (… |
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| Brush Management | - | 9:00-3:00 | Multiple Locations | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
The NRCS Conservation Practice Standard (CPS 314) Brush Management training provides NRCS, SWCD, and partner staff with practical knowledge for… |
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| Cultivating Career Success: On Farm Communications | - | Staples | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy |
TTCP, CLC |
Join the staff at the Central Lakes College Ag & Energy Center in Staples for an enriching opportunity to delve into the world of farming… |
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| 2025 DNR Native Plant Community and Plant Identification Training | - | 9:00-3:00 | Multiple Locations | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID |
TTCP, DNR, Xerces |
The field classes will emphasize plant identification and NPC keying and classification exercises, including an emphasis on habitat and management… |
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| Agricultural Peat Soils | 9:00-4:30 | Cologne | Soils and Soil Survey Basics |
TTCP |
This one day training on agricultural peat soils is designed for conservation professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of the unique… |
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| Prescribed Grazing 2025 | 9:00-3:00 | Waite Park | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
A full day of classroom and field training on Conservation Practice Standard 528, Prescribed Grazing. This training covers the planning… |
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| 2025 Minnesota Agroforestry Institute | - | Baxter | Practice Specific |
TTCP, UMN Extension |
The Minnesota Agroforestry Institute is a two and a half day workshop that includes classroom sessions and on farm visits. Participants learn how… |
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| 2025 BWSR Academy | - | Brainerd |
BWSR |
BWSR Academy is a training event for conservation-based local government staff. More information will be coming soon! October 21-23,… |