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East NTSC Workshops and Net Meetings
Listed below are workshops being offered by the East NTSC.
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Workshop |
Location |
Date |
Contact |
Prescribed Burning
Self paced CD with course outline to provide 8 hours of the
required 16 hours of prescribed burning training |
Self Study |
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Hank Henry
Michael Hall |
Conservation Planning on Pastureland
The course will cover calculating and planning for the
animal needs and forage supply, monitoring the grazing
system and using the pasture condition scoresheet. It
will also cover key forage plants needed for the grazing
system to work. |
Massachusetts |
Aug 7-8, 2008 |
Kevin Ogles
Michael Hall |
Goat Management
Grazing considerations with raising goats. |
Alabama
(Three Locations) |
Aug 19, 20, 21, 2008 |
Michael Hall |
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National Environmental Policy Act Training:
Environmental Compliance for Conservation Assistance
State-level follow-up to Environmental Compliance Level
1. The training focuses on completion of the
environmental evaluation as an integrated part of the
conservation planning process.
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Hadley, MA |
Aug 13-14, 2008 |
Kristin Smith |
Composting for Small Farmers
The benefits and method of composting and addressing animal
mortality. (Two one-day workshops) |
St Croix, VI
St. Thomas, VI |
Aug 26, 2008
Aug 27, 2008
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Bill Reck |
Composting Animal Mortalities
A workshop on animal mortality and other manure
handling topics. (Two one-day workshops) |
Ponce, PR
San Juan, PR |
Aug 28, 2008
Aug 29, 2008 |
Bill Reck |
Advanced RUSLE2
A two day workshop covering advanced RUSLE2 concepts and
database management. |
Maine |
Oct/Nov, 2008 |
Gene Hardee |
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Ecological Site Description Workshop
Designed to enable participants to develop their state's ESD
for woodland. |
South Carolina |
Oct, 2008 |
Michael Hall |
Streambank Stability and Stream Restoration
Training will be provided on streambank stability and stream
restoration treatments using the newly released NEH-654, the
NRCS Stream Restoration Design Handbook, as reference
material |
Massachusetts |
Oct, 2008 |
Kerry Robinson |
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Training for new State and Area Agronomists |
Pending |
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Gene Hardee |
Conservation Practice Writing Workshop
The workshop examines the policy and concepts involved in
developing conservation practice standards. A review of
policy, in-class exercises and discussion of a national
conservation practice standard are used to illustrate how to
develop a state standard. |
TBA |
Spring 2009 |
Anthony Burns |
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ENTSC Sponsored Net Meetings |
Date |
Contact |
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Composting Animal Manure |
Sep, 2007 |
Susan McLoud |
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Precision Agriculture: NRCS Support for Emerging
Technologies |
Oct, 2007 |
Holli Kuykendall |
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Introduction to Micro-Irrigation |
Nov, 2007 |
Ron Gronwald |
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Planning Considerations for Anaerobic Digesters |
Jan, 2008 |
Bill Boyd |
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Solid Separation Technologies for Animal Manure |
Feb, 2008 |
Bill Reck |
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Aquatic Organism Passage: An Overview of Ecology, Analyses,
and Tools |
Mar, 2008 |
Kale Gullett |
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Crop Rotations and Cover Crops |
Apr, 2008 |
Gene Hardee |
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Treat and Release Manure Management Systems: Constructed
Wetlands and Vegetated Treatment Areas |
May, 2008 |
Bill Boyd |
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Watering Facilities for Managed Grazing Systems |
June, 2008 |
Kevin Ogles
Michael Hall |
Archived Workshops
Last Modified:
08/07/2008
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