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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Why Burn? Ecological Benefits of Prescribed Burning and Implementation on the Landscape | 9:00-2:30 | Rochert | Practice Specific |
PF |
Curious about fire and how it can be used to improve habitat and conservation cover? We’ll be exploring the “why” and “how” of prescribed fire in… |
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| Soil Mechanics and Grassed Waterway I&E | 9:30-2:30 | Rose Creek | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
The TTCP is offering a combined soil mechanics refresher AND grassed waterway inventory & evaluation (I&E) training. We'll use an… |
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| Ecosystem Silviculture: Fire Dependent Forests Field Day | 9:00-10:00 | Forestry |
SFEC |
In 2023, the Minnesota Forest Resources Council funded an investigation of messaging options to engage family woodland owners in northern… |
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| Grazing Systems Virtual Office Hour - June 2025 | 9:00-10:30 | 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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| Ecosystem Silviculture: Mesic Hardwood Forests Field Day | 9:00-3:00 | Grand Rapids | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
SFEC |
This workshop will address silvicultural strategies for mesic hardwood systems using the Minnesota DNR's silvicultural guidance as well as on-the-… |
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| Agricultural Peat Soils | 9:00-4:30 | Cologne | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific |
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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| Technology in the Field | 9:00-3:00 | Buffalo |
PF |
This training will teach participants how to use Survey123 to collect and submit field data through digital forms, including photos, GPS locations… |
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| Forestry for Minnesota Birds | 9:30-4:00 | Cloquet Forestry Center | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
Forest Stewards Guild |
Join us at the Cloquet Forestry Center (CFC) to learn about the recently published Forestry for Minnesota Birds Conservation Guidebook and how to… |
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| Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship - Summer Series | - | 12:00-1:00 | Conservation Planning |
DNR |
Webinars on walleye genetics, buckthorn management, and fish dubbed “living fossils” like gar and paddlefish will be among the outdoors topics… |
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| Economically Working With Nature at Sleepy Bison Acres | 10:30-1:00 | Sleepy Eye | Wildlife |
PF |
Join the Fischers, as well as Pheasants Forever staff, as they discuss how integrating conservation into your farm management plan can help you… |
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| Irrigation RCPP Technical Training Workshop | - | Staples | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
The Irrigation RCPP Team is offering a technical training workshop for irrigation practices. This training consists of two days mixed with… |
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| Grass with a Purpose | 10:00-3:30 | Austin | Vegetation |
PF |
Join us for a hands on workshop focused on native grasses and forbs! We’ll explore how to restore and sustain healthy landscapes by planting for… |
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| Applying the new Forestry for Minnesota Birds Guidebook | 9:00-10:00 | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
SFEC |
Christian Nelson with the Forest Stewards Guild returns to our webinar lineup, this time focusing on how resource managers can apply the Forestry… |
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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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| Livestock Watering System Design | 9:00-3:00 | Waite Park | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
In this one day classroom training participants will learn how to design livestock pipeline and watering systems using the MN NRCS spreadsheet… |
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| Windbreak/Shelterbelt 2025 | - | 9:30-3:30 | Multiple Locations | Practice Specific |
TTCP |
The windbreak training will start out in the classroom and then tour several local windbreaks, where discussions will continue. During the… |
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| How To Plan a Successful Conservation Event: Tools and Resources | 9:00-11:00 | Presentations |
PF |
Learn how to plan a successful conservation focused event that leaves your audience impacted and ready for action during this virtual event. Free… |
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| CRP Management & Conservation Equipment | Litchfield | Conservation Planning |
PF |
Improve the knowledge of conservation folks providing technical advice about equipment required for conservation land work. Show different types… |
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| Cover Crop Essentials | - |
MCCC, NACD, SARE |
Apply now to join the Midwest Cover Crops Council 2025 cohort for Cover Crop Essentials, a multi-state, online course on all things cover crops!… |
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| Field School for Ag Professionals | - | St. Paul | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy |
UMN Extension |
This hands on, in field program emphasizing crop and pest management diagnostic skill building will help you enhance your troubleshooting and crop… |
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| Introduction to Conservation Engineering | - | 9:00-3:30 | Multiple Locations | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) |
TTCP |
TTCP is offering a one day version of the Introduction to Conservation Engineering (ICE) course. This course is for newer technicians and… |
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| ECS Silviculture: Wet Forests Field Days | 9:00-3:00 | TBD | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management |
SFEC |
This workshop will address silvicultural strategies for acid peatland and wet forest systems using the Minnesota DNR's silvicultural guidance as… |
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| ATTT5 Plant ID Training | 9:30-3:30 | Montevideo | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID |
ATTT 5 |
This training is designed to enhance participants' skills in identifying plants and trees across various habitats, from upland to wetland… |
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| Forest Management Guidelines Field Day | 9:00-3:00 | Big Falls | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices |
SFEC |
Save the date for the latest offering of our Field Management Guidelines (FMG) field day, organized with the assistance of the Minnesota Logger… |
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| Trees in the prairie? The Use of Windbreaks/Shelterbelts | 9:00-3:00 | Marshall | Practice Specific |
PF |
When trees are associated with a prairie, the conversation leans towards how to remove them. Although this is very true, but in some circumstances… |
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| Prescribed Grazing Fall 2025 | 9:00-3:00 | Mahnomen | 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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| Succession Solutions: Creating Habitats for Early Successional Wildlife | 9:00-3:00 | Sandstone | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management |
PF |
Join us to discuss the complexities of early successional habitat management on private and public lands. We will also go over some species… |
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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,… |