On-Demand Webinars

Following is a list of all on-demand webinars available for viewing.

Session 1 - Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Concepts, Classification, Differentiation, and Description of Ecological Sites [View Now]

May 7, 2013 2:00 pm
This is the first session of an eight-session webinar series. This training will introduce the basic concepts of ecological sites, how ecological site descriptions are developed, and how ecological site descriptions can be utilized in making management decisions....

Cover Crop Mixes: Getting the Cover Crop You Want [View Now]

Apr 24, 2013 2:00 pm
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will have knowledge to begin experimenting with cover crops to address resource concerns on their land and/or discuss the concepts with producers....

Greenhouse Gases, Environmental Market Concepts and the Emerging California Cap and Trade Program [View Now]

Apr 17, 2013 1:00 pm
This webinar will help participants understand emerging voluntary and regulatory carbon markets and how these markets can be leveraged to benefit NRCS land conservation activities....

Climate Change Beliefs, Concerns, and Attitudes Toward Adaptation and Mitigation Among Farmers in the Midwestern United States [View Now]

Apr 9, 2013 2:00 pm
This webinar will increase participants’ awareness and understanding of Corn Belt farmers’ beliefs, concerns and attitudes toward climate change....

Integrating Livestock into a Cropping System for Sustainability and Soil Health [View Now]

Apr 2, 2013 3:00 pm
Discover how one North Dakota family is transforming their farm with integrated livestock and soil health practices. Join us to learn how the Small Angus Ranch is combining cropland, grazing, and conservation planning for long-term sustainability and resilience. Explore how integrating livestock into cropping systems can boost sustainability, im...

Soil Health Management Systems: Using NRCS Practice Standards [View Now]

Mar 27, 2013 2:00 pm
Participate in this webinar to learn about the four soil health planning principles and associated practices that help comprise a Soil Health Management System....

Developing adaptive silvicultural strategies in the context of climate change [View Now]

Mar 27, 2013 12:00 pm
This webinar will discuss the adaptive silvicultural planning process to guide forest managers through the process of incorporating climate change into natural resource management. Case studies and a science-management partnership will be highlighted....

Why Some Wetland Plants Are Invasive and How They Affect Restoration [View Now]

Mar 26, 2013 2:00 pm
Participants receive guidance regarding management of invasive plants in wetland restorations....

How and What Social Media Is Being Used in Natural Resource Outreach [View Now]

Mar 13, 2013 2:00 pm
This presentation will focus on how social media tools, such as Twitter, Wikipedia, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, and YouTube are currently employed by extension and education programs....

Air Filtration and Scrubbing - What Can It Be Used For? [View Now]

Mar 13, 2013 1:00 pm
This webinar is intended for NRCS employees and partners who would like to learn more about the potential uses of NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 371 – Air Filtration and Scrubbing....

Thinning practices to improve forest health and tree vigor [View Now]

Mar 13, 2013 12:00 pm
Thinning is the process of selecting and removing some trees to improve the growth and vigor of the residual trees. The benefits of thinning are well documented, but selecting the correct trees can have a profound influence on the success of the thinning treatment. This presentation will review some of the scientific literature that describes how t...

Engineering Field Tools - Waterway Design Tool - 5. Create Waterway Profile [View Now]

Mar 6, 2013 1:00 pm
Lesson 5 - Learn the entry options for creating a new waterway profile. The lesson includes a description of sketching a profile as well as generating a profile at regular intervals given a desired depth. In addition, editing of the station distance and distances is covered....

Engineering Field Tools - Waterway Design Tool - 4. Channel Tab [View Now]

Mar 6, 2013 1:00 pm
Lesson 4 - Learn the entry options available on the Channel Tab within the Waterway Design Tool. In addition to a description of the variables describing the dimensions of the waterway, this lesson includes a description of the fill controls used by the software to compute cut and fill for the designed waterway....

Engineering Field Tools - Waterway Design Tool - 3. Hydrology Tab [View Now]

Mar 6, 2013 1:00 pm
Lesson 3 - Learn the entry option available for entry/calculation of hydrology for the waterway. The lesson includes a description of how to set a waterway for a single peak discharge value versus how to have the software linearly vary waterway discharge based upon waterway length....

Engineering Field Tools - Waterway Design Tool - 2. Station Offset / Cross Section Survey Entry [View Now]

Mar 6, 2013 1:00 pm
Lesson 2 - Learn how to enter a Station Offset (also know as a Cross Section Survey) entry into the Waterway Design Tool. The lesson includes a description of the several different data entry methods available within the software....