Conservation Professional Training ProgramConservation Professional Training ProgramLooking to stay up to date on your CEUs? Have producers asking conservation-specific questions you don’t feel confident answering? Looking to host a training and want to avoid conflicts for your audience? You have come to the right place.
Explore our Conservation Calendar for information on conservation-related events and trainings hosted across Wisconsin and beyond.
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Join Wisconsin Farmers Union at Rising Sun Farm and Orchard. See what Ryan Browne and Lindsey Baris have been up to on their organic CSA/market farm- with maple syrup, U-pick apples, cider, meat and veggies - they offer a small farm diversity that many aspire to. Learn about what the Wisconsin Farmers Union is focusing […]
This is a one-day training repeated twice. Training will consist of an introduction to aquatic plant ecology and identification, ID practice with live plants, a review of the point-intercept survey method and vouchering, and an optional Aquatic Plant Taxonomic Assurance exam will be offered to those who wish to take it. There is no field […]
This training will review the planning, design, and construction requirements of various streambank protection practices. This is a half-day classroom and half day field event. For more information contact: Penny Pohle at penny@wisconsinlandwater.org or Drew Zelle at drew.zelle@wisconsin.gov
Get up to speed on the latest monarch and pollinator research with Jennifer and Laura from the MJV science team. The Monarch Research Review is a volunteer-driven, annual compendium of published articles available to everyone on the MJV website. Info here.
Join us for this webinar during which soil health techniques such as cover crops, crop rotations, pest management, nutrient management, cash crop establishment, and water management will be discussed. Participants will be instructed on several soil health topics. These include: • Cover Crop selection, seeding, termination and benefits • Benefits to soil health by using […]
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Office of Water (OW) host this webinar series to communicate the latest information on solutions for challenges facing small drinking water systems. The series allows EPA to communicate directly with states to provide training and foster collaboration and dissemination of information. This, in turn, provides states with […]
The Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS), the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s OGRAIN, and the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) have launched two new opportunities for organic advisors and ag professionals to connect and learn from each other. These are perfect for ag professionals who work with organic and transitional farmers. The Organic Advisor Call Series […]
Communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that meet minimum NFIP floodplain management criteria. Compliance problems may be program deficiencies or violations that occur on individual properties. Program deficiencies and violations are considered to be substantive if they could result in increased flood […]
The Role of Birds on the Farm Course: Lesson 8 - Farmscape and Landscape Features Upon successfully completing this lesson, participants will be able to: Explain why farms with semi-natural and natural habitat support more avian pest control than intensive farms. Recommend hedgerows and edge habitat for supporting beneficial birds. Discuss with farmers or neighbors […]
Join Alex Graeff, botanist for the National Ecological Observatory Network’s Great Lakes Domain, for an outdoor-based plant identification workshop. The session will emphasize recognition of common vascular plant species found in typical north woods plant communities, and terminology and morphological features important for plant identification. While exploring the forests and bog at Kemp Station, we […]
Bob Miltner, Ohio EPA, and Kevin Goodwin, Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, discuss recent research from Great Lakes states into the toxic impacts of road salts on native freshwater species. Their findings suggest that state-level understanding of salts may help better protect vulnerable species. Info here.
Join Lars Higdon, Dane County Botanist/Naturalist, for a guided walk through the park followed by an optional stewardship activity. Participants will learn how to distinguish native plants from pesky weeds and discuss approaches for managing some of our worst invasive species. Come ready with questions about wrestling weeds or how to promote some of your […]
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