Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources BWSR Train Tracks February 2013
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February 2013
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Soil Health and Sustainability for Minnesota Sponsored by NRCS This training is designed to provide field level Minnesota NRCS staff, technical support staff, and partners with an overall understanding of soil health and sustainability principles to guide them with recommendations for land management. Upon completion of this course participants will be able to evaluate soil health; have an understanding of soil quality/soil health indicators and their relationship to onsite/offsite effects of management; communicate soil health concerns to employees, partners and land managers through conservation technical assistance and planning that complies with national policy; and apply soil health and sustainability principles and conservation technology holistically to supply safe, healthy and abundant food and fiber and sustain ecosystem functions on agricultural lands. The course will be delivered in three phases over the course of about four months via webinar, classroom and field exercises. Phase One: Webinars -- REGISTER
Phase Two: Classroom
Phase Three: Field Sites
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Two-Minute Trainer Are your emails going through? Not all email problems are caused by your server. Poorly crafted emails have been known to wreak havoc in the workplace and unfortunately, casual use of email can lead to bad habits, incomplete information and embarrassing mistakes. This article from Mind Tools provides some great tips on how to make sure that your network connection is the only thing standing between you and your intended message. |
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BWSR Training March 12 BWSR Southern Region WCA Administration Training, BWSR, Rochester-MNDOT Headquarters March 13 BWSR Southern Region WCA Administration Training, BWSR, Marshall Middle School March 14 BWSR Southern Region WCA Administration Training, BWSR, Historic Courthouse, Mankato |
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Related Partner Training Various Dates MN Sales and Use Tax Basic Course, MN Department of Revenue FEBRUARY February 12 Enhanced Reactive Filters for Stormwater Treatment, University of Minnesota and MECA, Bloomington February 14 Stormwater U: Lessons Learned: Repeating Successes in Stormwater BMPs, University of MN, Eagan MARCH March 6-7 25th Annual Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Conference & Trade Show, Pre-conference workshops on March 5th, St. Cloud March 5-7 29th Annual MRWA Water & Wastewater Technical Conference , Minnesota Rural Water Association, St. Cloud March 11-12 Basics of Using LiDAR Data and Terrain Analysis, U of MN, Marshall; registration contact: Joel Nelson, UM Dept of Soil Water and Climate, nels1945@umn.edu March 16 25th Annual Prairie Conference and All Chapter Banquet, “Pollinators: Future of our Food & Native Plant Communities”, The Prairie Enthusiasts, Inc., Minnesota State University, Centennial Student Union Building, Mankato March 18-19 Basics of using LiDAR Data and Terrain Analysis, U of MN, Morris; registration contact: Joel Nelson, UM Dept of Soil Water and Climate, nels1945@umn.edu March 27 Building LID Practices in the North Country, Becker/Cass/Hubbard, East Ottertail SWCDs and Brock White, Walker; Registration Contact: Melissa Koebernick, 218-732-0121 or melissa.koebernick@mn.nacdnet.net APRIL April 8-10 Diagnosing Streams: Symptoms, Underlying Causes, and Remedies, Department of Natural Resources, Fergus Falls April 16-18 TELE Workshop (Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively), Minnesota Forestry Association, University of Minnesota, Cloquet Forestry Center MAY May 22 Minnesota Sales and Use Tax for Local Governments, MN Department of Revenue, St. Paul AUGUST August 6-7 Basics of Using LiDAR Data and Terrain Analysis, U of MN, Marshall; registration contact: Joel Nelson, UM Dept of Soil Water and Climate, nels1945@umn.edu August 13-14 Basics of Using LiDAR Data and Terrain Analysis, U of MN, Morris; registration contact: Joel Nelson, UM Dept of Soil Water and Climate, nels1945@umn.edu |
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Learn on your own LiDAR Support Forum This forum was originally created as part of the “Conservation Applications of LiDAR Training Program” coordinated by the U of M Water Resources Center and funded by the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. |
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