State Interagency Training Committee
Conservation Training E-Newsletter
Coordinating an efficient approach for building a statewide team of well-trained conservation professionals that deliver best management practices for soil and water conservation
Find information and links for events and conferences on our website.
Plastics Pollution
Tuesday, October 26
9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Online
Register by Friday, October 22

Leah Holloway, Program Manager for Milwaukee Riverkeeper will share on how plastics get into our environment, why they are so harmful, why they are so hard to get rid of, and steps we can all take, individually and collectively, to make a big difference.

Don Jodrey, Director of Federal Government Relations for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, will present on the issue of plastic pollution in the Great Lakes. The presentation will also focus briefly on various state and federal efforts to regulate plastics in freshwater environments and make recommendations on how to think about the effort to regulate plastics holistically so as to reduce the harmful effects of plastics on natural resources such as the Great Lakes.
New Ways to Search
To help navigate all of the wonderful trainings that there are, we have begun to apply basic topical categories to them. You can search by this in the e-newsletters (categories are noted after the time and location) or filter for them on the website. We want to note that trainings often have broad topics, and we evaluate and choose the category we feel they fit best . We are open to your suggestions on how to make our resources more user-friendly. Contact Penny with your ideas and any training needs.
The categories to search for include:
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Resiliency
  • Computer-based Skills
  • Conferences
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Education
  • Forestry
  • Habitats, Plants, Wildlife
  • Personal & Professional Skills
  • Sediment & Erosion
  • Water Resources
Upcoming Trainings

Find more information and links on our conservation training calendar.
October 18 - 24
Commodity Super-Cycle Update - Tuesday, October 19 (10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Online, Agriculture)

Life from the Ashes: Exploring the Impact of Prescribed & Natural Fire on Insects and Other Invertebrates - Tuesday, October 19 (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Online, Forestry/Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

4-part Digital Dialogue: What are healthy agroecosystems? - Tuesday, October 19 (Noon - 1:30 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Bird-Friendly Forestry on Corporate Lands: Forest Certification Programs - Tuesday, October 19 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Forestry/Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Create your Spark: How to cultivate an innovative team - Tuesday, October 19 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Personal & Professional Skills)

Understanding Patterns of Fish Kill Events in Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes - Tuesday, October 19 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Climate Resiliency)

Wisconsin Sedimentation & Erosion Control Inspector (WISECI) Best Management Practices - October 20-21 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Online, Sediment & Erosion)

Clean Lakes 101: Yahara CLEAN Strategic Plan 3.0 - Wednesday, October 20 (8:00 - 9:00 a.m., Online, Water Resources)

Soil Health Field Day - Wednesday, October 20 (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Fond du Lac, WI, Agriculture/Sediment & Erosion/Water Resources)

Leading for Racial Equity Series: Increasing racial consciousness & racial literacy - Wednesday, October 20 (10:30 a.m. - Noon, Online, Personal & Professional Skills)

Using Water Quality Data from Real Farms, in the Real World - Wednesday, October 20 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture/Water Resources)

SGSO Network Webinar - School Food Service and School Gardens - Wednesday, October 20 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Environmental Education)

How to Harness Social Messaging for Better Citizen Engagement - Wednesday, October 20 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Personal & Professional Skills)

Forestry BMPs for Invasive Species - Wednesday, October 20 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Forestry/Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

WASPS: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants - Wednesday, October 20 (6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Online, Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Spatial and Temporal Scaling of Biofilter Media Performance Data and Updates to WinSLAMM - Thursday, October 21 (10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Online, Water Resources)

EddMAPs Training - Thursday, October 21 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Online, Computer-based Skills/Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Tap Your Potential Curriculum: A Training to Grow Farmer Leadership in Watershed Management Lunch and Learn - Thursday, October 21 (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Online, Agriculture/Water Resources)

Using EPA’s EnviroAtlas and Recovery Potential Screening Tools to Support Sound Decision Making - Thursday, October 21 (Noon - 2:00 p.m., Online, Water Resources)

Organic Certification and Organic Cost Share - Thursday, October 21 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Building a tabletop day neutral strawberry system - Thursday, October 21 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

USDA Office Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production - Thursday, October 21 (3:00 - 4:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Citizen Science, Wolf Conservation, and Coexistence - Thursday, October 21 (6:15 - 8:15 p.m., Online, Environmental Education/Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Vilas County Lakes Conservation Partners Meeting - Friday, October 22 (9:00 a.m. - Noon, Online, Water Resources)

Geology & Nature Photography Instruction at Brady’s Rocks and along the IAT - Friday, October 22 (1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Eagle, WI, Environmental Education)

Incentives for Sustainable Practices - Friday, October 22 (1:30 - 2:45 p.m., Online, Agriculture/Water Resources)

Cambridge Winery Tour and Vineyard Management Field Day - Saturday, October 23 (10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Cambridge, WI, Agriculture)
October 25 - 31
Fertilizer Additives - Monday, October 25 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Usable Science for Producers: Helping Cattle Producers Make More Informed Decisions about Soil Carbon and Grazing - Monday, October 25 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture/Environmental Education)

Smart Salting for WI Roads Workshop - Tuesday, October 26 (8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Online, Water Resources)

Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Academy - October 26 - 27 (8:30 a.m. - Noon, Online, Sediment & Erosion/Water Resources)

Plastics Pollution - Tuesday, October 26 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Online, Water Resources)

Enhancing Farm Revenues with Conservation Practices and Ecosystem Services - Tuesday, October 26 (10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Online, Agriculture)

Recovery of the monarch butterfly: Federal and state legislation that can provide hope for this iconic animal - Tuesday, October 26 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Dairy Exchange - Wednesday, October 27 (8:30 - 9:45 a.m., In person or Online, Agriculture)

Considering Root Traits for Improved Native Plant Development and Restoration - Wednesday, October 27 (9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Online, Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Managing Your Finances Resiliently - Wednesday, October 27 (11:00 a.m. - Noon, Online Personal & Professional Skills)

Using the Power of University Extension and Community Colleges to Increase Engagement - Wednesday, October 27 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online Personal & Professional Skills)

Techniques and Concepts for Improving Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency to Benefit Both People and Wildlife - Wednesday, October 27 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Climate Resiliency/Water Resources)

Land Access/Land Legacy Member Forum - Wednesday, October 27 (1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Clean Air, Climate, and Equity - Forward in Energy Forum - Wednesday, October 27 (4:30 - 6:00 p.m., Online, Climate Resiliency)

Smart Salting for Parking Lots and Sidewalks - Thursday, October 28 (8:00 a.m. - Noon, Online, Water Resources)

Selecting the Right Corn Head for Your Residue Management - Thursday, October 28 (10:00 a.m., Online, Agriculture)

WiWiC Conservation Educator Network: Launch Meeting - Thursday, October 28 (10:00 a.m. - Noon, Online, Agriculture, Environmental Education)

Environmental Impact of Buildings - Thursday, October 28 (10:30 - 11:10 a.m., Online, Engineering)

The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative: Regional Coordination, Adaptive Management, and New Treatments for an Invasive Grass - Thursday, October 28 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Portage County Lakes and Rivers Group - Thursday, October 28 (7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Online, Water Resources)

New Farmer U - October 29 - 30 (Willow River, MN, Agriculture)

Monitoring Pollinators in Wetlands: Opportunities for Citizen Scientists - Friday, October 29 (10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Online, Environmental Education/Habits, Plants, Wildlife/Water Resources)

Sustainable Shorelines: Building Resilience in a Changing World - Friday, October 29 (1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Online, Climate Resiliency, Water Resources)
November 1 - November 7
Leading for Racial Equity Series: Learning and deconstructing structures of power and privilege in state and local government - Wednesday, November 3 (10:30 a.m. - Noon, Online, Personal & Professional Skills)

Efforts to Reduce Chlorides in Starkweather Creek - Wednesday, November 3 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Water Resources)

Community Gardens: How to Plan for Success - Wednesday, November 3 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Environmental Education)

Building the Carbon Positive City - Thursday, November 4 (10:30 - 11:10 a.m., Online, Engineering)

Improving Restorations: The ongoing challenge of buckthorn - Thursday, November 4 (Noon - 1:00 p.m., Online, Habitats, Plants, Wildlife)

Planning for Community Climate Resilience: Tools for Local Governments - Thursday, November 4 (2:00 - 3:30 p.m., Online, Climate Resiliency/ Personal & Professional Skills)

Hoop House Winterization and Preservation - Thursday, November 4 (5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Online, Agriculture)

Climate Change Resources for Wetland Managers - Friday, November 5 (10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Online, Climate Resiliency/Water Resources)

Conserve Sauk Film Festival - Saturday, November 6 (10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Baraboo, WI, Environmental Education)
Upcoming Conferences
Find information and links on our conservation training calendar.
October Conferences

National Farm Viability Conference - October 1 - 29, Online, Agriculture

Black Sustainability Sustainability Conference - October 16, Online, Agriculture, Environmental Education, Personal & Professional Skills

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) Annual Conference - October 18 - 20 , Greenville, SC, Water Resources

Minnesota Water Resources Conference - October 19 - 20, Online, Engineering/Sediment & Erosion/Water Resources

Esri Imagery Summit - October 19 - 20 , Redlands, CA, Computer-based Skills

Imagine a Day Without Water - October 21, throughout the country, Environmental Education

Wisconsin Science Festival - October 21 - 24, throughout WI, Environmental Education

Verge: The Climate Tech Event - October 25 - 28, Online, Computer-based Skills

2021 NE CASC Regional Climate Adaptation Science Symposium - October 26-27, Online, Climate Resiliency

Aquia Engage - October 26- 27, Online, Computer-based Skills/ Personal & Professional Skills

Local Government Summit - Leading the Change: Deep Resilience, Smart Communities - October 27, Online, Personal & Professional Skills
 November Conferences

Farmers Cooperatives Conference - November 1 - 3, Online, Agriculture

Women, Food, and Agriculture Network Conference - November 3 - 6, Online, Agriculture/ Personal & Professional Skills

Society of American Forestry Conference - November 3 - 6, Online, Forestry

19th Annual Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management (WAFSCM) Conference - November 3 - 5, La Crosse, WI, Water Resources

Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds (LMW) - November 3 - 4, Prairie du Chien, WI, Water Resources

18th World Lake Conference - November 9 - 11, Online, Water Resources

Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education - November 11 - 13, Online and Green Bay, WI, Environmental Education

North American Lake Management Society 2021 - November 15 - 19, Online, Water Resources

Dairy Innovation Hub - November 17 - 18, Online, Agriculture
December Conferences

Organic & Non-GMO Forum - December 1 - 2, Minneapolis, MN, Agriculture

2021 Acres U.S.A. Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show - December 6 - 9, Cincinnati, OH, Agriculture

Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference - December 7 - 9, Online or Las Vegas, NV, Agriculture

Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Annual Convention - December 12 - 14, Minneapolis, MN, Sediment & Erosion/Water Resources

Discovery Farms Conference - December 15, Wisconsin Dells, WI, Agriculture

WI Land+Water works with agency and private partners to ensure all conservation staff have ample opportunities to attend trainings necessary for successful conservation programs. Working through the State Interagency Training Committee (SITCOM), coordinators are committed to developing and sustaining a consistent and effective approach for the training and professional improvement of land and water resource conservation professionals in Wisconsin. The Conservation Training program addresses current gaps, ongoing needs, and emerging issues, as well as provides consistency and accountability in all staffs’ ability to implement practices.
Partner and Other Training Websites
SITCOM Training E-newsletters are usually distributed bi-weekly. 
If you have a training opportunity to share, please contact  Penny Pohle at Penny@wisconsinlandwater.org. For more information about SITCOM and its members, visit: hhttps://wisconsinlandwater.org/our-work/conservation-training/sitcom These trainings are provided for your information and do not necessarily reflect the view of WI Land+Water unless provided by our association.