SUBJECT: PER –Ecological Sciences and
Planning Fall/Winter Training Opportunities
Purpose: To
encourage Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) employees, partners,
and Technical Service Providers to receive training regarding planning and
implementing conservation management systems.
Expiration Date: September
30, 2015
Background: Several
annually occurring events provide NRCS field employees, partners, Technical
Service Providers, and other consultants the opportunity to acquire knowledge
and competencies about planning and implementing conservation systems.
Certified Conservation Planners (CCP) can obtain their continuing education
credit requirements in the no-till/cover crop, nutrient management, grazing,
wildlife/buffers, and optional categories by attending the preapproved events
listed below.
Explanation: The number
of CCP credit hours available for each event is shown in parentheses ( ).
Scheduled prerequisite courses, necessary to become a CCP, as well as other
training opportunities for non-category subjects are also listed below. For
NRCS employees, attendance at these events must be documented in the employee's
Individual Development Plan (IDP) in order to receive Certified Conservation
Planner Continuing Education Credits (CEC) or be eligible for participation in
Modules 6-8 of the CCP training program.
10/28 - 29/2014 (4 No-till/Cover
Crop OR 4 Nutrient Management)
Keystone Crop and Soils Converence
Grantville, Pennsylvania (PA)
Contact: Amy Bradford; 717-651-5920
10/29/14 (1 Grazing)
Planning and Design of Stream Crossings
Webinar
Contact: http://conservationwebinars.net/
10/29/2014 (2 Grazing)
PASA Field Day: Llama and Alpaca Nutrition and Parasite Management
Wernersville, PA
management-tickets-12515511231
10/29/2014 (2 No-Till/Cover Crop)
Unlock the Secrets in the Soil and Streams
Shady Maple, Lancaster County
Contact: 717-238-7223
10/29/2014 (2 Wildlife/Buffer)
Unlock the Secrets in the Soil and Streams
Shady Maple, Lancaster County
Contact: 717-238-7223
11/10/2014 (1 Optional -
Speciality Crops)
Forest Cultivated Mushrooms, a Rotten Business
Webinar
11/10/2014 (2 Grazing)
Horses 101
York, PA
11/13/2014 (2 Grazing)
Horses 101
Bloomsburg, PA
11/17/2014 (2 Grazing)
Horses 101
Bedford, PA
11/18/2014 (4 Wildlife/Buffer)
Riparian Buffer Workshop - Western PA Conservancy
Mill Run, PA
Contact: Alysha Trexler; Atrexler@paconserve.org
11/19/14 (1 Grazing)
Fencing for Livestock and Improved Pasture Management
Webinar
Contact: http://conservationwebinars.net/
11/20/2014 (2 Grazing)
Horses 101
Mill Hall, PA
12/2/2014 (1 Nutrient
Management)
Nutrient Budgeting: Organic Consideration for Implementing 590
Webinar
Contact: http://conservationwebinars.net/
12/3/2014 (2 Nutrient Management
AND 2 No-Till/Cover Crop)
Soil Biology: Core Principles and Practical Applications
Weyers Cave, VA
Contact: 540-432-6029 x 106/117
12/4/2014 (2 Nutrient Management
AND 2 No-Till/Cover Crop)
Soil Biology: Core Principles and Practical Applications
Petersburg, VA
Contact: 540-432-6029 x 106/117
1/28/2015 (2 No-Till/Cover Crop)
2015 Southwest Regional PA No-Till Conference
Latrobe, PA
Contact: Dan Griffith; 724-837-5271
3/17 - 19/2015 (Prerequisite)
Intro to Conservation Planning
Holiday Inn Harrisburg - Hershey; Grantville PA
Contact: http://pacd.org/
3/30 - 4/3/2015 (Prerequisite)
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training (Boot Camp) - Basic
Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville PA
Contact: http://pacd.org/
4/20 - 24/2015 (Prerequisite)
Agricultural Conservation Technical Training (Boot Camp) - Level
II
Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville PA
Contact: http://pacd.org/More Online Training Courses
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