Post-Fire Assessment and Recovery Training Opportunity!

Join us for a comprehensive post-fire assessment and recovery training this spring, presented by WA Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR), Okanogan Conservation District, and the CTD.

A 6-week lunch-and-learn webinar series will kick off Wednesdays in late April and culminate in a hands-on training held in late June. This multi-faceted training is designed to build practical skills in post-fire assessment and recovery for foresters and land managers from conservation districts, WA DNR, and NGOs.

Participants will learn from experts across Washington during interactive webinars and gain hands-on experience working in recent burn areas during the field training learning proven methods, tools, and sound management practices alongside experienced practitioners.

• Build practical skills for conducting post-fire assessments, including evaluating burn severity, identifying risks (such as erosion and debris flow), and applying sound management practices for recovery (reforestation, erosion control, debris management, funding, and more).

• Increase skills and local capacity among foresters and land managers to support timely and effective post-fire recovery for landowners, communities, and landscapes.

Webinar Dates Series - Wednesdays at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM:

• April 22 - Post-Fire Hazard Assessments: Burn Severity Assessments and Cascading Impacts

• April 29 - Post-Fire Follow Up: Using the LEAF Assessment Template

• May 6 - Erosion Assessment, Mitigation and Seeding Practices Following Wildfire

• May 13 - Debris Management and Danger Trees

• May 20 - Creating a Diverse Recovery Funding Portfolio

• May 27 - Pre-Fire Recovery Planning

REGISTER HERE

Webinars will be recorded and posted on Thursday morning each week following the live event. 

SAVE THE DATE -- Field Training

Thursday, June 25th (full day) and Friday, June 26th (half day), in Okanogan County .  

Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information! Please note: Attendance (or viewing of the recordings) at the webinar series is requested prior to participating in the in-field training.

Stay tuned for more upcoming webinars!  Have a webinar idea or training need?  Let us know!

 Going to miss a webinar? Don't worry, they are all recorded and posted in the CTD Training Library

Stay tuned for upcoming events.

Upcoming NRCS Training events

 Please contact Jan at training@wactd.org for registration information, and be sure to request all NRCS courses through the Training Needs Inventory!

Recordings from virtual NRCS training events:

• Environmental Permitting on Working Lands - held April 2021

• Cultural Resources - held May 2021

Below are the past few webinars hosted by CTD. 

The CTD Training Library features a full list of recorded webinars. 

CTD RCPP Webinar

Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 1:00-2:00 PM

Panelists: Jennifer Boie, Palouse CD; Anna Lael, Kittitas Co. CD; Ryan Williams, Cascadia CD; and Eric Schuh, Snohomish CD.  Moderated by Shana Joy, WSCC

Are you leading or participating in implementing an RCPP? Are you interested in applying for your own RCPP? Join us to hear from experienced RCPP leaders from across the state about their experiences, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and tools for successful implementation of an RCPP. 

Note: For recent informational RCPP webinars hosted by NRCS WA, please visit the Regional Conservation Partnership Program | NRCS Washington webpage. 

WA Discovery Farms Project: Evaluating dry manure storage options for water quality protection across King County, WA 

Presenters: Nichole Embertson, Whatcom CD; Laura Redmond, King CD; Addie Candib, AFT

Proper manure management is an important practice for animal operations that can provide a valuable resource for land managers while protecting water quality and enhancing soil health.  Manure management practices, particularly those that contain and control manure runoff, protect water quality by retaining valuable nutrients and preventing transport to surface and ground water resources.  American Farmland Trust, King Conservation District, and Whatcom Conservation District’s Washington Discovery Farms® program collaborated on a project in the South Puget Sound to assess and promote the best management practice (BMP) of on-farm dry manure storage for water quality protection. 

Presented on: September 23, 2021

Moderating Virtual Meetings and Events Like a Pro

Presenter: Kari Quaas, Snohomish CD and Nichole Embertson, CTD

You may have attended trainings on how to host or present a virtual meeting or event, but what about moderation? Moderating a meeting is just as (or more!) important for making sure it runs smoothly and highlights the content. Join us for strategies, tips, and techniques for easily moderating a meeting or event like a pro! 

Presented: August 19, 2021

Sound Horsekeeping Program: What, How, and Why

Presenter: Michael Hipp, Snohomish CD

Keeping a horse - housing, feeding, providing room to exercise and be a horse - is not only challenging, but can be very expensive and challenging on small acreages typically adjacent to waterways, in western Washington. Horses are non-native creatures introduced to our soils and landscape in the 1700s, and their impact on the ecosystem is widely felt. Sound Horsekeeping is a program from the Snohomish Conservation District to help people not only mitigate those impacts but to do so in a way that is of benefit to the horse and the human. Find out what the program is, how it is done, and why it is needed, now more than ever. 

Presented on: July 15, 2021

WADE Annual Conference

Presented on: June 14-16, 2021 

Effective Facilitation Techniques for Everyone

Presented on: May 25-26, 2021

NRCS Environmental Permitting on Working Lands

You may have missed the training, but the presentations and videos posted HERE!

Presented on: April 13, 14, 20, and 21, 2021