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Conservation Training Opportunities by Subject Matter
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Advanced Soils
This course will cover soil development,
describing and classifying soils, identifying soil hydrology and identifying
hydric soils. The majority of the course will be held in various field
locations using concepts taught in class.
Soils Update
Required for all certified
conservation planners or individuals seeking this certification.
Agenda will include FOTG, Soils Data Mart, and Web Soil Survey.
Earn four Continuing education Units, this is a one day session.
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Basic Wetland Identification
This interagency course provides basic
instruction for those with little or no training/experience in wetland
identification. The course will cover hydric soils, hydrology and
basic vegetation relating to wetlands, wetland functions and values and
their significance. There will be classroom and field instruction.
Emergency Watershed Program Training
One day session in Central Maine.
Agenda includes major changes in program and Damage Survey Reports and
Environmental Compliance.
Wetlands Restoration & Advanced Delineation
This interagency course provides
instruction for those involved in the creation, restoration or enhancement
of wetland systems. The course will be field oriented. Topics
include the evaluation of soils, topography, wetland structure and function
vegetation selection.
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Establishing Native Warm Season Grasses
A one day field course, sponsored by the Hugh
Hammond Bennett Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, on
techniques for establishing native warm-season grasses for early-succession
wildlife habitat and grazing systems. Focuses on plant selection, benefits,
seedbed preparation, planters and their set-up/calibration, and plant
management.
Boot Camp II - Agronomy Tract
This is a follow up to the Pennsylvania Boot Camp I and is designed for
employees with 1 to 2 years of service. This course focuses on the
agronomic issues involved in conservation planning in Pennsylvania.
Plant Identification
This course will cover a broad range of
topics related to plant Identification for use in on-site wetland
identification and delineation. Location - Eastern Neck Wildlife
Refuge, Kent County, MD.
Summer Agronomy School
This course is sponsored by Pennsylvania State University and NRCS and is
designed for conservation planners and technicians. The course provides
the participants with the latest advances in in the field of agronomy.
Transition to No-till
This course is sponsored by Pennsylvania State University and NRCS and is
designed for conservation planners, agronomist and Technical Service Providers.
The course provides the participants with the knowledge to assist landowners in
transitioning from clean tilled row crops to no-till.
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Wildlife/Forestry Training
Required for all certified
conservation planners or individuals seeking this certification.
Agenda will include Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Procedures. No "Hits"
How to Handle, Code 645 vs. 647, Grassland HEP, Aroostook - priority
Wildlife Concerns, WHDPs, How to Turn a Forest Management Plan into a
Conservation plan, invasive plant identification and control, and
riparian buffer design and installation. earn four Continuing
education units. This is a three day session offered on two dates
and will be offered in Central maine:
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Boot Camp II - Engineering Tract
This is a follow up to the Pennsylvania Boot Camp I and is designed for
employees with 1 to 2 years of service. This course focuses on the
engineering issues involved in conservation planning in Pennsylvania.
Engineering Update
Annual engineering training for all
field office and technical employees. Sessions cover identified
engineering needs for field offices. Individuals certified in CNMP-Land
Treatment Element or individuals seeking this certification can also
earn four Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for CNMP-Land Treatment
Element by attending any of these sessions. No other separate
training will be provided for earning Land treatment Element CEUs.
This is a one day session offered.
Red Water Blues II
Field Days across the state of Alabama to
demonstrate the use of erosion and sediment control products.
Ponds 101
A course for new NRCS employees in Alabama
to learn the basics of pond survey and design.
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Basics of Conservation Planning
A two-week course (50% classroom, 50%
field exercises) for NRCS and Partnership staff seeking Certified
Conservation Planner Certification. The two week course steps through the
planning process in order, with field exercises on CPA-52, determining
client objectives, developing alternatives, and evaluation options. Specific
field training in resource disciplines: soils, engineering, grazing,
biology, agronomy, soil quality, etc. Culminates in students developing
their own plan in real farm setting. This course has been held annually for
over 30 years.
Boot Camp I
This is an introductory course for all employees with less that one year of
service. The participants will be introduced to the job of resource
conservation planning focusing on the resource concerns in Pennsylvania.
CNMP - Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage Element Update
Required for all individuals certified
in CNMP - Manure and Wastewater Handling and Storage Element or
individuals seeking this certification. Earn four Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) for CNMP - Manure and Wastewater Handling and
Storage Element.
CNMP - Nutrient Management Element Update
Required for all individuals certified
in CNMP - Nutrient Management Element or individuals seeking this
certification. Earn four Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for
CNMP - Nutrient Management Element.
Conservation Planning Certification
This course is designed for any individual seeking to become a certified
conservation planner in Pennsylvania. The course satisfies
Part 2 of the conservation planning training.
Conservation Planning, Part II
The course satisfies
Part 2 of the conservation planning training.
Participants must complete Conservation Planning, Part I as a prerequisite to
attending the course.
Conservation Planning, Phase III
Writing conservation plans.
Conservation Planning Update
Required for all certified conservation
planners or individuals seeking this certification. Agenda will
include state level CPA-52, ESA, Conservation plan Check List, refresher on
historic preservation compliance in conservation planning, and wetland
determinations AD-1026 process. Earn four Continuing education Units.
This is a one day session.
Nutrient Management
A three-day course on all facets of
nutrient management planning, including NRCS 590 standard, permit
requirements, documentation, record keeping, nutrient budgeting, etc. This
course is taught by NC State University and is a requirement for North
Carolina Nutrient Management/Waste Utilization Technical Specialist
designation. On-line registration available, at
http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/swetc/nutrient/3day.htm.
Pest Management Considerations in Conservation Planning
This workshop fulfills the requirements of
Module 7 of the NRCS course
Nutrient and
Pest Management Considerations in Conservation Planning.
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Practice Standard Writing Workshop
This workshop is designed for those with
responsibilities in practice standard writing.
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