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Conservation Professional Training Program
Your resource for conservation professional training
The Conservation Professional Training Program (CPTP) is a program of the UW–Madison Division of Extension providing conservation training courses to help you deliver smarter solutions to farmers and rural landowners. From introductory courses for new employees to advanced training for conservation advisors, we offer a diverse range of training to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed.
Most Recent In-Person Trainings
Karst Geology in Northeast Wisconsin
Date
Monday, July 20, 2026, 9 am -3:15 pm
Location
Brown County STEM Innovation Center, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay
Description
This one-day training was designed to dig deeper into the geology and groundwater flow in Northeast Wisconsin, discuss the basics and limitations of depth to bedrock and karst mapping, and provide real case studies of groundwater concerns and examples of local approaches to concerns. The afternoon field session included a quarry visit and/or site visits to discuss methods of sinkhole and karst feature identification.

Resources
The Division of Extension is a part of the State Inter-agency Training Committee, or SITCOM, which coordinates the efforts of various state agencies and organizations to provide conservation professionals the best training possible.
Looking for information on what CPTP conservation training courses and events you have taken in the past? You’ve come to the right place. Email our team and we will let you know. Easy as that.
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Interested in learning more about our work and how we can help meet your goals? Get in touch with us!

Kevin Erb
Distinguished Conservation Professional Training Program Manager
(920) 391-4652
kevin.erb@wisc.edu
