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 Plan Development | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
Hands on training completing real world planning and design of prescribed grazing systems. The main outcome of this cohort will be to develop at… |
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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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| Winter Harvest in a Changing Environment | - | 2:00-3:00 | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
NIACS, USFS |
This four part webinar series will explore changing winter conditions and their consequences for timber harvesting in the Northeast and Upper… |
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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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| Soil Mechanics 1 (SM-1) 2025 | - | 9:00-3:00 | Marshall & Cloquet | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Construction Inspection |
TTCP |
This course teaches field tests to classify soils using the Unified Soil Classification System. Participants are shown how to perform the field… |
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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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| Nutrient Management Conference | 8:00-4:00 | St. Cloud | Nutrient Management |
UMN |
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| Vegetation and Wetland Enhancement Program | 10:00-11:30 | Easements |
BWSR |
In 2023, BWSR received $4 million from the General Fund for enhancing existing RIM easements. Enhancements are for the purpose of climate… |
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| Journey to Regenerative Ag | - | Albert Lea | Soil Health and Management |
MSHC |
This year’s conference aims to empower attendees with ideas, strategies, and tools to drive positive change on the land and ultimately on our… |
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| Marbleseed Organic Conference | - | La Crosse |
Marbleseed |
The Marbleseed (formerly MOSES) Organic Farming Conference (held at the La Crosse Center) is widely known as the largest organic farming… |
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| Best Practices for Pollinators Summit | - | 10:00-3:30 | Pollinators |
Pollinator Friendly Alliance |
Join us for three days of live presentations with a wealth of experts and topics on ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators,… |
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| Agronomy Technical Note 31 | - | 9:00-3:00 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes |
TTCP, Xerces, PF |
Herbaceous vegetation establishment practices share many of the same considerations for designing a seeding plan such as site preparation, species… |
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| Ecological Silviculture Workshop: Soils and Landforms | 9:00-3:00 | Cloquet | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices |
SFEC |
This workshop covers relationships between soils, landforms, and plant community development as well as goes over some common tools and sources of… |
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| Grazing Systems Virtual Office Hours | 10:00-11:00 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems |
TTCP |
Do you have questions regarding grazing management and other conservation practices that facilitate grazing management? Now is your chance to ask… |
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| Basic Nutrient Management | - | 9:30-3:30 | Multiple Locations | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific |
TTCP, UMN Extension |
This session will provide essential information on nutrient management, focusing on the basic function of macronutrients and micronutrients in… |
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| Grow More | - | 8:00-5:00 | Mankato | Conservation Planning |
NWF |
The National Wildlife Federation developed the Grow More training to help outreach professionals learn and implement outreach and messaging that… |
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| Midwest Grazing and Soil Health Summit | - | 12:00-5:00 | Willmar | Managed Grazing Systems |
SFA |
For 11 years, the Sustainable Farming Association has proudly hosted the Midwest Soil Health Summit, an educational event developed during a time… |
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| Roots and Rotation | - | Multiple Locations | Managed Grazing Systems |
MNCGLA |
Learn how to optimize your practice with insights from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and see the impact firsthand through a… |
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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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| DNR Forest Health Update | 9:00-10:00 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices |
SFEC, DNR |
Each year, the Minnesota DNR Forest Health team conducts both aerial assessments and on the ground monitoring to assess the health of the state’s… |
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| Nutrient Management | - | 8:00-4:00 | 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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| MN/ND Wind Erosion Training | - | Fargo/Moorhead | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models |
TTCP |
Join us for the Minnesota/North Dakota Wind Erosion Training in Spring 2025, a unique opportunity to learn how to effectively manage and mitigate… |
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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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| 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… |