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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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 event allows attendees to learn from experienced professionals and view product testing under a variety of control measures set up as stations around the ErosionLab. […]
NextGen is a movement. It’s about inspiring, developing and preparing emerging leaders in government. It’s about providing training and leadership opportunities for rising leaders in government. It’s about preparing new managers, supervisors and project leaders to excel in the government of the future. It’s about creating the absolute best next generation of government. Info here.
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 practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results […]
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 benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results in real […]
The Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence is a yearly event that brings people together to network, build community, skill share and celebrate life. Info here.
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 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region; the cleanup and removal of toxic substances; strategies to promote a sustainable Blue Economy; recent developments at the federal level in […]
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 The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, to learn about the historic role of fire in the state’s wetlands. She’ll also talk about how today’s managers apply […]
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 of Harbor Fest. Enjoy family fun and help return a breeding population of Sturgeon to Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River! Info here.
Come out for some social time and a tour. This farm has a Geothermal Greenhouse to showcase. Info here.
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 Wisconsin! Featuring WFU and TRF members/stewards, attendees will have the chance to connect with local farms and shepherds engaging in climate-beneficial, pasture-based farming practices and […]
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 farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the results in real time with […]
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 management. The training can be tailored by landuse or specialty emphasis area using modules for cropland, pasture, range, eastern forests, sod and nursery crops, organic […]
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