The Conservation Professional Training Program is a program of UW–Madison Division of Extension providing conservation training courses to help you deliver smarter solutions to farmers and rural landowners. From introductory courses for new employees to advanced training for conservation advisors, we provide diverse trainings to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed.
Conservation Calendar
We offer face to face, online and blended training to conservation agencies, private sector consultants and landowners across Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the US. View conservation-related events and trainings offered by us and our partners throughout the state.
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2022 International Drainage Symposium
11th International Drainage Symposium August 30-September 2, 2022 Des Moines, Iowa Solutions to agricultural drainage challenges and opportunities will be the focus of the 11th International Drainage Symposium, held August […]
International Drainage Symposium
Solutions to agricultural drainage challenges and opportunities will be the focus of the 11th International Drainage Symposium. Two days of sessions will highlight drainage research, practice design, implementation, and policy. […]
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Agronomy and Soils Field Day
Pest Management in a Changing Climate Keeping up with disease management in an uncertain climate Earlier migrations and more generations: Insect pests in a changing climate Impact of extreme weather […]
Landowner Liability
Landowner Liability
This webinar will focus on matters of premises liability and timber protection for forest landowners, including matters of trespass, legal sufficiency of boundary and hazard marking, as well as disputes […]
5 events,
Incorporating Elements of Old Growth Forests in Timber Sales
Incorporating Elements of Old Growth Forests in Timber Sales
Join a team of researchers and practitioners as we explore the Argonne Experimental Forest and discuss incorporating elements of old growth forest into forest management. Through a combination of presentations […]
Farming to Build Soil Health with No-Till, Cover Crops & Crop Rotations
Farming to Build Soil Health with No-Till, Cover Crops & Crop Rotations
Come join Iowa County's Uplands Watershed Group at a field day to discuss how soil health practices like no-till, cover crops, and crop rotations can benefit farmers' yield, as well […]
Agroforestry Series: Planning and Designing
Agroforestry Series: Planning and Designing
This in-depth look into the planning and designing process for agroforestry systems will be led by Savanna Institute’s Agroforestry Technical Service Provider, Sven Pihl. Sven Pihl is the Agroforestry Technical […]
2 events,
Queer Farmer Convergence
Humble Hands Harvest (an Iowa-based worker-owned co-op farm) has hosted an annual Queer Farmer Convergence since 2018. It was conceived as a gathering to interrupt racist, capitalist, colonialist, and heteropatriarchal […]
Multi-species grazing with goat dairy and beef cattle
Multi-species grazing with goat dairy and beef cattle
Review of pasture improvement practices and rebuilding pastures after extensive flooding. Info here.
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Vegetative Standards Training WI CPS 327, 342, 512 and 420
This training will review Vegetative Standards WI CPS 327, 342, 512, and 420. This will be an overview on the vegetation conservation practices with plenty of time for Q &A. […]
Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy
Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy
Join this webinar to learn about organic agriculture’s role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change threatens agricultural production with weather extremes, drought, loss of biodiversity, and more. This […]
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Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference
The Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Hybrid Conference will highlight current scientific knowledge related to algal blooms. Research and outreach leaders will present findings from recent studies and […]
Brine Blends
Brine Blends
When temps drop below 15F salt brine doesn't cut it, but where do you start? Calcium, magnesium, beet juice, proprietary products? 90/10, 80/20? The options for concocting the perfect solution […]
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Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference
For the past seventeen years, the Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference has been a hallmark occasion for the watershed community of practice in southeastern Wisconsin to come together to discuss […]
Field Day at Gehrke Family Farm
Field Day at Gehrke Family Farm
Join for a field day learning about Diverse Species Cover Crop Mixes, Using Chemicals on Interseeding Plots, and Soil Health. Event Topics: DIVERSE COVER MIXES AFTER WHEAT - Options and […]
Field Day: Bouressa Family Farm
Field Day: Bouressa Family Farm
Come experience the Bouressa Family Farm. Rachel grew up as fifth generation on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin and in 2014 Rachel returned to her family’s farm to raise […]
Silvopasture and how to manage animals, trees, and forages across the landscape
Silvopasture and how to manage animals, trees, and forages across the landscape
Hosted by the Savanna Institute at 6511 Hillside Rd, Spring Green. We will branch out to learn more about Silvopasture and how to manage animals, trees, and forages across the […]
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Seed Library Workshop
Seed Library Workshop
Are you interested in starting a native or agricultural seed library at your school, library or home? This webinar will feature several speakers who have created seed libraries of different […]
Northern pike life history along Green Bay’s west shore
Northern pike life history along Green Bay’s west shore
WDNR Fish Biologist Tammie Paoli will provide an overview of the unique life history of northern pike along Green Bay’s west shore. Pike are a self-sustaining, native top predator in […]
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Lifting Hearts Therapy Garden Fall Harvest
Lifting Hearts Therapy Garden Fall Harvest
Join us for the second annual fall harvest picnic at Westport Farm! Hosted by the HMoob (Hmong) elders who grow food at our Lifting Hearts Therapy Garden, you’ll enjoy a […]
Field Day: Blackbrook Farm
Field Day: Blackbrook Farm
Come and be inspired by a tour of Blackbrook Farm, operated by our own WiWiC Conservation Coach Ayla Dodge and her husband. Hear and see firsthand how they are overcoming […]
Lower Wisconsin Riverway with Mike Hedemark & Arlyne Johnson
Lower Wisconsin Riverway with Mike Hedemark & Arlyne Johnson
WWA members Arlyne Johnson and Mike Hedemark invite you to join Katie Beilfuss, Outreach Programs Director for the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, for a gathering about wetland management and care. We’ll […]
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One Water Summit
The US Water Alliance's One Water Summit gathers the most diverse group of water stakeholders in the country for a completely unique and urgent conversation about the future of water […]
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Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
Course Description: This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations […]
Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land […]
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WI Soil and Water Conservation Society Fall Conservation Tour
WI Soil and Water Conservation Society Fall Conservation Tour
Join SWCS for their 2022 fall conservation tour - starting at Big River Resources (N10185 370th Street, Boyceville, WI). Find the flyer here. Info here.
Certified Organic Mushroom Production
Certified Organic Mushroom Production
Certified organic mushroom production is a gray area in the National Organic Program. Is it a crop? Or is it something else entirely? The answer is a little complicated. Incorporating […]
Turning IPM into an Educational Board Game Simulation
Turning IPM into an Educational Board Game Simulation
The IPM Hour is a monthly online seminar covering a variety of IPM-related topics and research. It is held the second Wednesday of each month at noon Pacific Time and […]
Conservation Connections: An introduction to NRCS and FSA resources and programs – Half the 40 Acres
Conservation Connections: An introduction to NRCS and FSA resources and programs – Half the 40 Acres
Join farmer Robert Pierce for a tour of his farm, Half the 40 Acres, south of Madison and learn about various programs and opportunities to enhance conservation practices on your […]
4 events,
Language of the Land: Bringing Nature Home
Language of the Land: Bringing Nature Home
Did you know that how we landscape our yards affects nature far beyond property lines? Join Douglas Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts […]
3 events,
Native Plant ID and Pollinator Habitat Training
This training will cover plant ID of native species that are commonly used in pollinator plantings, components of a good pollinator habitat, some discussion on habitat assessment, common weeds to […]
Survey 123 Basic Requirements and Outline
Survey 123 Basic Requirements and Outline
Entry level instruction on how to use ArcGIS Survey 123 to create mobile-based apps for collecting data in the field. Students will use their own laptop and smartphone or tablet […]
Life Hacks Over Lunch: A Meet-up Series for Watershed Professionals
Life Hacks Over Lunch: A Meet-up Series for Watershed Professionals
This free, virtual meet-up series is a peer-learning opportunity for watershed professionals to share ideas and advice for solving real-life challenges of watershed projects. If you work with farmers and […]
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Urban Growers Collective Farm Tour
Urban Growers Collective Farm Tour
Join the MOSES 2022 Changemaker Award recipients as we tour two of their farms. Urban Growers Collective is a Black- and women-led non-profit farm in Chicago, Illinois working to build a […]
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Great Lakes Coastal Symposium
The Coastal Symposium will feature presentations, networking opportunities, workshops, and field trips. Over three days, participants will explore the state of our coastal systems in the face of a rapidly […]
5 events,
NASCA Webinar – Two-Plus Years Later – Best Practices Adopted
NASCA Webinar – Two-Plus Years Later – Best Practices Adopted
NASCA Webinar featuring Best Practices for programs, operations and communications from across the nation that were adopted by state conservation agencies and conservation districts during the pandemic, and will be […]
Introduction to Flood Insurance through the NFIP
Introduction to Flood Insurance through the NFIP
This webinar will introduce to you key concepts of the National Flood Insurance Program including: 1) Flood insurance compared to disaster assistance 2) Eligibility to purchase flood insurance 3) Coverages […]
Utilizing Fire and Grazing to Manage Invasive Perennial Grasses
Utilizing Fire and Grazing to Manage Invasive Perennial Grasses
Presented by: Chris Helzer, Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska Info here.
4 events,
Soil Health-Waushara Co
Soil Health - Waushara County Location: Lake Poygan/ Pine River Field driveway just west of N1742 County Rd D, Berlin, WI Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join […]
NASECA-WI/MECA Rice Lake Field Event 2022
This popular annual event has been hosted since 2005 in partnership with the American Excelsior Company ErosionLab, one of only a few erosion control testing laboratories in the U.S. This […]
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Soil Health – Dry Run / South Kinni Watersheds
Soil Health - Dry Run / South Kinni Watersheds Location: Huppert Brother Farms, 855 Chapman Drive, River Falls Date: September 22, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss […]
4 events,
Soil Health-Peshtigo River Watershed
Soil Health - Peshtigo River Watershed Location: Harmony Arboretum & Strutz Farm, N3890 Cty E, Peshtigo Date: September 23, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that […]
Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence
The Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence is a yearly event that brings people together to network, build community, skill share and celebrate life. Info here.
Great Lakes Legislative Caucus Annual Meeting
The meeting will consist of a full day of programming that will include presentations on strategies to promote climate resilience in coastal communities; efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in the […]
The role and application of prescribed fire in Wisconsin wetlands
The role and application of prescribed fire in Wisconsin wetlands
Many wetlands in Wisconsin burned frequently as part of the historical fire regime, often lit by the indigenous peoples of the area. Join Hannah Spaul, Director of Land Management for […]
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Sturgeon Fest
Sturgeon Fest
The Return the Sturgeon Program is back to celebrate with you in Milwaukee's Harbor District! Join us to hand-release a Lake Sturgeon into Lake Michigan during Sturgeon Fest, a part […]
Climate Crisis- Discussion and Tour of Geothermal Greenhouse
Climate Crisis- Discussion and Tour of Geothermal Greenhouse
Come out for some social time and a tour. This farm has a Geothermal Greenhouse to showcase. Info here.
Farm & Fiber Tour Stop 3
Farm & Fiber Tour Stop 3
Join Three Rivers Fibershed (TRF) and Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) local chapters for a series of on-farm events highlighting local fiber farms, soil-to-soil farming practices, and regional textile systems in […]
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Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land […]
Soil Health- Pine Creek Watershed
Soil Health Workshop- Pine Creek Watershed Location: Libertyland Farms - Greg Gries, Hwy 42 Date: September 27, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your […]
Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
Course Description: This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations […]
The Role of Zoos in Conservation
The Role of Zoos in Conservation
Zoos are playing a key role in insect conservation research and their labs are home to innovative programs designed to help at-risk insect species recover. Join us for updates and […]
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Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence
The Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence is a yearly event that brings people together to network, build community, skill share and celebrate life. Info here.
Sturgeon Fest
The Return the Sturgeon Program is back to celebrate with you in Milwaukee's Harbor District! Join us to hand-release a Lake Sturgeon into Lake Michigan during Sturgeon Fest, a part […]
Climate Crisis- Discussion and Tour of Geothermal Greenhouse
Come out for some social time and a tour. This farm has a Geothermal Greenhouse to showcase. Info here.
Farm & Fiber Tour Stop 3
Join Three Rivers Fibershed (TRF) and Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) local chapters for a series of on-farm events highlighting local fiber farms, soil-to-soil farming practices, and regional textile systems in […]
Soil Health- Pine Creek Watershed
Soil Health Workshop- Pine Creek Watershed Location: Libertyland Farms - Greg Gries, Hwy 42 Date: September 27, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your […]
Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land […]
Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff
Course Description: This training is designed to provide field level conservationists and resource soil scientists with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations […]
The Role of Zoos in Conservation
Zoos are playing a key role in insect conservation research and their labs are home to innovative programs designed to help at-risk insect species recover. Join us for updates and […]
Soil Health Workshop-Marathon County
Soil Health - Fenwood Creek Watershed - Marathon County Location: Bauman Dairy Farm, 221584 Fairfield Dr, Edgar, WI Date: Friday, October 14, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to […]
Conservation News
Northern Soil Compaction Conference
Do you feel like soil compaction is squeezing your yields? Are you wondering what you can do about it? The University of Minnesota Extension is proud to partner with Manitoba Ag and Resource Development and North Dakota State University to bring you the Northern Soil Compaction Conference. This virtual event will be held on June 22nd and 23rd from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm CT.
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