The Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (JSWC) is a multidisciplinary journal of natural resource conservation research, practice, policy, and perspectives. Topics include, but are not limited to, erosion control, watershed management, forestry, agroecology, hydrology, soil science, wetland conservation, ecological restoration, water quality improvement, sustainable agriculture systems, and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Source: Soil and Water […]

A farmer-to-farmer networking tool providing case studies of Minnesota landowners who have adopted agriculture and forestry practices to improve soil health, the environment, and often the grower/landowners bottom line. For landowners, growers and natural resource professionals interested in learning about new practices, connecting with farmers/landowners with experience with those practices, and learning from their experience […]

This toolkit will walk you through the steps of organizing a cleanup, as well as the cleanup event itself. It will give you the knowledge you need to have a fun and effective cleanup. Source: Freshwater

The logic model is a framework and a way of thinking that helps practitioners design results-based programs and have data to answer important questions: “What difference are you making? How do you know it? What is the value of your program?” This template is from a course called Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models. Source: […]

A template for creating a strategic communications plan from the book Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Organizations: Seven Steps to Creating a Successful Plan, Second Edition by Sally J. Patterson and Janel M. Radtke. Source: Wiley Online Books

Training and resources about how to develop effective community-based social marketing programs that foster sustainable, healthy, and safe behaviors. Source: McKenzie-Mohr & Associates

Key principles for transforming relationships and research within collaborative tribal-university partnerships, with relevance to other partnerships with tribal communities. Source: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

If you are in charge of running education or youth programs, this website can help you with evaluation. It provides guidance on how to design evaluations and create reports that get read. Source: University of Minnesota Extension

A catalog of online trainings relevant for watershed engagement professionals, created by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. Training topics include meeting planning and facilitation, community engagement, mapping skills, and social science methods. Use the Filter button to discover trainings that can support your watershed work! Source: NOAA Office for Coastal Management

This toolkit includes webinars, slides, and resources for farmers, landowners, and agricultural service providers interested in launching their own peer-to-peer networks. The resources in this toolkit can be adapted for micro-networks as well as large, multi-faceted networks supported by a group of professional organizations. Source: American Farmland Trust

A hub for research-based soil health resources throughout the North Central region. Source: Soil Health Nexus

A user-friendly and flexible guide for better stormwater management. This website was developed in an interactive wiki format to make it easy for the user to get to the subject of interest and to move between subjects. Useful to stormwater management professionals beyond just Minnesota! Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency