Olmsted County Parks
Natural resources and environment
Participating in the Minnesota Woodland Steward program will help you create a plan to keep your woods healthy for future generations.
Professional development webinars for ecological restoration practitioners and project managers.
Upcoming courses and events presented and hosted by Extension Natural Resources educators
Recertification workshops, testing and training for licensed commercial and noncommercial pesticide applicators
Self-guided, online course
The Ecological Restoration certificate is a 150-hour program comprising five required courses, offered twice per year.
Beekeeping classes and events are designed to help professionals and homeowners support and keep bees. They are also for bee owners and those who raise bees for honey production.
White-tailed deer can have a significant impact on the vegetation in local woodlands. Help the University of Minnesota Extension in a citizen science project to monitor how deer impact Minnesota’s forests.
This workshop gives families tools to start the land transfer process. Excellent resource for any woodland owner.