Wondering how to get the most out of your next ecological restoration project?
Extension and the Legacy Fund Restoration Evaluation Program host free professional development webinars for ecological restoration practitioners and project managers.
Register for our upcoming professional development webinars or watch recordings from past webinar series.
Upcoming webinars
Restoring Minnesota webinars
Previously recorded webinars are available on the Restoring Minnesota YouTube playlist.
Natural channel design — Learn how restoration practitioners apply general fluvial geomorphology principles to implement stream projects (April 16, 2026).
Stream restoration planning — Learn from planners how to design stream restorations, including re-meandering and collaborating with partners (April 30, 2026).
Moving beyond reed canary grass — Dense reed canary grass can pose a difficult challenge for managers looking to restore wetlands and floodplain forests. Learn about research and management efforts that incorporate ecological approaches to long-term restoration (Dec. 27, 2024).
Soils and restoration — From mycorrhizas to amendments for revegetation, discover the importance of soils in your restoration (Dec. 19, 2024).
Restoring oak savannas — Learn how managers are overcoming challenges and restoring oak savannas in Minnesota (Nov. 25, 2024).
Seeding best practices — Learn how to improve vegetation outcomes in your next restoration (Nov. 7, 2024).
Seed sourcing: local, mix and match, assisted migration — Experts in the field present diverse points of view and current science on seed sourcing for restoration (April 25, 2024).
Climate contingency planning for restorations — Hear from state agencies and contractors about how contingency planning has played a critical role in effective stream and wetland restorations (April 11, 2024).
Forest restorations and climate adaptation — Learn how climate adaptation plays a role in forest restorations and how land managers support adaptation and restoration goals (March 14, 2024).
Prairie restorations and climate mitigation — Learn about the relationship between diversity and carbon sequestration in prairie restorations, and how to optimize diversity from a practitioner's perspective (March 28, 2024).
Earn an Ecological Restoration certificate
The Ecological Restoration certificate is a 150-hour program of five required courses, offered twice per year.
The program gives early-career professionals the practical skills and knowledge needed to carry out the most common Midwestern restorations, including revegetation of prairies, wetlands, lakeshores, forests, and savannas.
Participants who complete each course will receive 3.0 CEUs. One CEU equals 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education program.