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The CTD is working with NRCS, CDs, and other partners to bring you the training opportunities that you need to succeed. If there is a training subject that you would like to see, or have a training related question, contact: training@wactd.org
Working toward Planner Certification? Need specific NRCS training?
Working toward Planner Certification? Need specific NRCS training?
Upcoming CTD Webinars and Training
Upcoming CTD Webinars and Training
May Webinar Series - The Conservation Pro Toolkit
May Webinar Series - The Conservation Pro Toolkit
This webinar series equips new planners with the practical skills needed to manage natural resources conservation projects from start to finish. Through real-world examples and step-by-step guidance, students will learn to navigate grant writing, recordkeeping, reporting, communication, and project implementation with confidence.
From Vision to Funding – Grant Writing for Conservation Projects/Programs
Thursday, May 8, 2025 @ 9:00am – 10:30am - REGISTER HERE
This webinar introduces new planners to the fundamentals of grant writing for conservation and natural resource projects. You'll learn how to craft compelling proposals, identify the right funding opportunities, and build the skills needed to secure support for impactful environmental work.
Agreements in Action – Foundations for Conservation Collaboration
Thursday, May 15, 2025 @ 9:00am – 10:30am - REGISTER HERE
This webinar provides a practical guide to developing clear, effective cooperator agreements for natural resources conservation projects. Planners will learn the key components, legal considerations, and communication strategies needed to build strong, collaborative partnerships with landowners and other stakeholders.
Voices for the Land – Communications Skills for Conservation Planners
Thursday, May 22, 2025 @ 9:00am – 10:30am - REGISTER HERE
This class helps conservation planners build strong communication skills for working effectively with landowners, partners, and the public. You'll learn how to write clearly, listen actively, and navigate challenging conversations with professionalism and empathy to support lasting conservation outcomes.
Project Ready – Tracking, Permitting and Completing Conservation Plans
Thursday, May 29, 2025 @ 9:00am – 10:30am - REGISTER HERE
This class guides planners through the full lifecycle of conservation project implementation—from permits to inspections, tracking, and final wrap-up. You'll gain practical tools to keep projects on track, ensure compliance, and deliver successful, on-the-ground conservation results.
Irrigation Water Management Planning Training
Irrigation Water Management Planning Training
May 13-15, 2025, Moses Lake, WA
Columbia Basin Conservation District, the Conservation Commission, and the Center for Technical Development have partnered to bring you a comprehensive Irrigation Water Management Planning training course in Moses Lake, WA, May 13 - 15, 2025. The course prepares students to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to complete comprehensive irrigation management plans with producers and clients on their farms and properties.
The course will combine classroom and field exercises designed to achieve specific objectives: mapping, completing field inventories, data analysis, how to find and use resource tools and guides, pros and cons of irrigation systems, evaluating existing irrigation systems, irrigation system operation, irrigation system performance evaluations, soil moisture monitoring tools, and new technologies coming online.
We are excited to have both conservation district and NRCS staff attending this course. Our mission is to prepare our students with the skills and tools necessary to work effectively with your clients on irrigation planning and systems management.
Assistance is available to help cover training costs. Please indicate your need on the registration form.
For questions about local accommodation or additional information about the class, please reach out to Harold Crose, Senior Technical Advisor, Columbia Basin Conservation District at 509-681-0548.
For registration and all other questions, please contact CTD at training@wactd.org
Going to miss a webinar? Don't worry, they are all recorded and posted in the CTD Training Library
Upcoming Partner Training Opportunities
Upcoming Partner Training Opportunities
2025 Virtual North Sound Riparian Conference
January 29th
9:00AM-3:00PM
There is no need to register. Simply join us by clicking here: Join the Riparian Conference.
Click HERE for a full program of speakers and topics.
Hosted by: Skagit Watershed Council
If joining by a mobile device, you will need to download the Microsoft Teams app beforehand.
Please reach out to Keeley Mathis, Kmathis@skagitwatershed.org , with any questions or if you have technical difficulties during the event.
Community Wildlife Training Ambassador Trainings
Presented By: Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC)
Training #1
Tuesday, January 28th and Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
8:30 AM to 4 PM each day
WSU King County Extension
560 Naches Ave SW #130 - Renton, WA 98057
With: Ashley Downing, Executive Director, Wildfire Adapted Partnership, www.wildfireadapted.org
Training #2
Tuesday, February 25th and Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
8:30 AM to 4 PM each day
Spokane Valley Fire Department Admin Building
2120 N Wilbur Spokane Valley, WA 99206
With: Rebecca Samulski, Executive Director, Fire Adapted Colorado, www.fireadaptedco.org
We are excited to announce 2 coordinator training sessions in January and February of 2025. As this is a new opportunity in Washington State, we are fortunate to have Ashley Downing, Executive Director of Wildfire Adapted Partnership, and Rebecca Samulski, Executive Director of Fire Adapted Colorado, to lead these trainings. For more information on the CWA approach click on the registration links below.
Additional details will be emailed to participants 2 weeks before the trainings.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to...
Keegan Fengler - Program Manager, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC), keegan@washingtonrcd.org
Charlie Landsman - Community Resilience Coordinator, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR), charles.landsman@dnr.wa.gov
Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively (TELE) Training
Presented By: Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC)
February 20-21, 2025
8:30AM-4:30PM
Pierce County Emergency Operations Center
2501 S 35th St Tacoma, WA 98409
With: Katherine Hollins, Welsummer LLC
Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively (TELE) Training
TELE is a way to design and implement more effective landowner outreach programs. This training aims to take participants through the process of developing a sample outreach strategy so they will have the skills and confidence to repeat the process for their own landowner engagement challenges.
Travel assistance is available. Space is limited.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to...
Keegan Fengler - Program Manager, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC), keegan@washingtonrcd.org
NRCS Training Events
NRCS Training Events
Upcoming NRCS Training 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:
Recordings from virtual NRCS training events:
Environmental Permitting on Working Lands - held April 2021
Cultural Resources - held May 2021
Training Scholarships
Training Scholarships
Need training, but don't have financial support to attend? The CTD offers scholarships to support your learning!
The CTD is offering a limited number of $500 training scholarships to support those looking to complete on-line or in-person training for professional development by May 31, 2025. Please fill out the following application to be considered. You will be notified within 2 weeks of submitting your request.
You can request multiple trainings or training blocks throughout the year.
Note: This scholarship CANNOT be used for the WADE conference (they will have a unique scholarship opportunity). You must complete the requested training by May 31, 2025. This scholarship supports time and registration cost only (no per diem or indirect).
Training/Webinar Archive
Training/Webinar Archive
Below are the past few webinars hosted by CTD.
Below are the past few webinars hosted by CTD.
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.
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
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
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
Presented on: June 14-16, 2021
Presented on: May 25-26, 2021
You may have missed the training, but the presentations and videos posted HERE!
Presented on: April 13, 14, 20, and 21, 2021
Putting on a training event but need help? Contact us for help with virtual platforms, advertising, coordination, and any other support you need: info@wactd.org
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