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Title Date Time Location Subject Skill Source Registration Deadline Description
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Soil Mechanics and Grassed Waterway I&E 9:30-2:30 Rose Creek Practice Specific

TTCP

New date! The TTCP is offering a combined soil mechanics refresher AND grassed waterway inventory & evaluation (I&E…

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…

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…

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…

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…

CRP Management & Conservation Equipment Litchfield Conservation Planning

PF

At this field day, we will improve the knowledge of conservation folks providing technical…

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…

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…

How To Plan a Successful Conservation Event: Tools and Resources 1:00-3:00 Presentations

PF

New date and time. Learn how to plan a successful conservation focused event that leaves your audience impacted and ready for…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Plant Identification Field Training 9:30-3:00 Cannon Falls Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Plant ID

PF, Xerces

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…

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…

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…

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,…