Sherburne SWCD Podcasts and Webinars
Podcasts
Podcast 101 Turf BASICS
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Sherburne SWCD's inaugural podcast!
Struggling with your lawn? Wondering if you are overwatering or overfertilizing? What is turf? Franny Gerde, Urban Conservationist, sits down with Jon Trappe, Assistant Extension Professor of Turfgrass Sciences with the University of Minnesota to discuss Best Management Practices on turfgrass. Resources https://soiltest.cfans.umn.edu/testing-services/lawn-garden https://extension.umn.edu/lawns-and-landscapes/lawn-care |
Franny Gerde
Jon Trappe
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Podcast 102 Irrigation in minnesota
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The second episode of Sherburne SWCD's brand new podcast is all about irrigation and farming in Sherburne County and Minnesota.
Miranda Wagner, Agricultural Conservationist, sat down with Jake Wildman, President of the Irrigators Association of Minnesota, Ryan Peterson. Clear Lake Irrigator and President of the East Central Irrigators Association and Keith Olander, Executive Director of AgCentric at Central Lakes College to discuss Irrigation as well as farming, wind erosion and other conservation practices for water quality and quantity. Resources for Irrigators Association of Minnesota
https://mnirrigators.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkmYs9fYBCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7sLzu-gxug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8TDlKhJods Resources from AgCentric https://www.agcentric.org/farm-business-management/ https://www.agcentric.org/rcpp-precision-irrigation/ 
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Miranda Wagner
Ryan Peterson
Jake Wildman
Keith Olander
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pODCAST 103 ALL ABOUT EAB
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David Wick
Erik Lindberg
Jonathan Osthus
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Podcast 104 All Things pollinators
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Join Pollinator Conservationist and Author, Heather Holm and Sherburne SWCD staff Franny Gerde discuss all things pollinators in celebration of National Pollinator Week. Many people know of the honeybee and the monarch butterfly but what about Minnesota’s other essential pollinators? Learn about the wide variety of these buzzing insects and how homeowners can help support their populations in their own backyards!
Heather Holm’s Website https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com/ Resources for Native Plants and Pollinators Residential Pollinator Habitat Guide: https://bwsr.state.mn.us/residential-pollinator-habitat Minnesota’s Pollinators: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/pollinators/index.html U of M Bee Lab: https://beelab.umn.edu/ Lawns to Legumes Grant Program: https://bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/ Native Plant Suppliers: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/nativeplants/suppliers.html Minnesota Wildflowers Plant ID Guide: https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/ |
Franny Gerde
Heather Holm
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podcast 105 What is the sWCD? Ask our county commissioners!
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Thank you for joining us for our 5th installment of our SWCD Podcast! Miranda Wagner and Francine Larson sat down with Sherburne County Commissioners Lisa Fobbe and Gary Gray to discuss what an SWCD is and how they serve Sherburne County and the State of Minnesota. Sherburne County Commissioners also discuss their involvement with the SWCD and their favorite conservation topic. Enjoy!
Information about Sherburne County Commissioners https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/573/Board-of-Commissioners Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts https://www.maswcd.org/
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Miranda Wagner
Francine Larson
Commissioner Fobbe
Commissioner Gray
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podcast 106 Conversations with the Conservation Corps
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Franny Gerde
Miranda Wagner
Mary Mullane
Lilly Bowman
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PODCAST 107 Native Plants for Healthy Shorelines
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Bre Baurely: [email protected] Franny Gerde: [email protected] Resources: MNL “how-to seed and plant” video https://mnlcorp.com/blog/2023/01/20/project-planning-how-to-seed-and-plant-your-project/ Briggs Lake Chain Gentle Footprints program - https://briggslakechainassociation.com/?page_id=732 Minnesota Wildflowers - https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/ DNR Restore Your Shore Resource Guide - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rys/index.html DNR Native Plant Suppliers List - https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/nativeplants/suppliers.html Lawns to Legumes - https://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2 |
Miranda Wagner
Franny Gerde
Bre Bauerly
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POdcast 108 FRderal Programs
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Please join us as we sit down with Katie Evans and Stacie Schlangen to discuss federal programming available for producers and landowners in Sherburne County. We discuss financial assistance options as well as opportunities you may not know about!
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Farmers.gov for conservation: https://www.farmers.gov/conservation Minnesota NRCS’s website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/minnesota Protection and recovery programs: https://www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery#protection Conservation programs: https://www.farmers.gov/conservation Loans: https://www.farmers.gov/loans |
Katie Evans
Stacie Schlangen
Miranda Wagner
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podcast 109 Aquatic Invasive Species in Minnesota
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Join us as we sit down and discuss Aquatic Invasive Species in Sherburne County and Minnesota with Megan Weber, Aquatic Invasive Species U of MN Extension Educator, and Dan Cibulka, Senior Water Resource Specialist with the Sherburne SWCD. We highlight what you can do as a landowner and water user to help the quality of our public waters and what water resource professionals are monitoring and planning for the future.
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Dan Cibulka
Miranda Wagner
Megan Weber
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podcast 110 conservation on the farm
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Listen in as we discuss Conservation on the Farm with Josh Krenz of Windland Flats and Will Bomier, Minnesota Department of Agriculture. We highlight Josh’s conservation path and how he has worked with and become certified as a MAWQCP certified farm and Will explains how he works with growers and helps operations meet their conservation goals.
Resources https://windlandflats.com/ https://www.mda.state.mn.us/environment-sustainability/minnesota-agricultural-water-quality-certification-program Will Bomier: Certification Specialist, [email protected]
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Will Bomier
Josh Krenz
Miranda Wagner
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podcast 111 County Parks
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Tune in to our latest episode of the SWCD Podcast series where we will be joined by Sherburne County Parks Director, Gina Hugo and former SWCD employee, Bill Bronder. We will discuss the history of the Sherburne County Parks system, how management has changed over the years, and what is being planned for the future.
Resources Sherburne County Parks Website: https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/610/County-Parks Ecologically Sound Practices webinar, featuring County Parks management strategies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbtOBgxuyqI&list=PLGHXSsYI7l-X3Dcb6a5ABJqMifefg5irc&index=23 Non-Chemical Conversion: Old Fields to Prairie Installation webinar, featuring County Parks management strategies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMvT9j2cqGo&list=PLGHXSsYI7l-X3Dcb6a5ABJqMifefg5irc&index=3 |
Bill Bronder
Gina Hugo
Franny Gerde
Miranda Wagner
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podcast 112 Easements for Private Lands
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What are easements for private lands, and how do they work? Miranda sits down with Kevin Roth from the Board of Soil and Water Resources, Carly Aulicky from Minnesota Land Trust and Grayson Smith from US Fish and Wildlife to find out.
Resources: Grayson Smith Fish and Wildlife Biologist [email protected] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services: https://www.fws.gov Carly Aulicky Conservation Program Manager [email protected] Minnesota Land Trust: https://mnland.org Kevin Roth Easement Programs Coordinator [email protected] Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources: https://bwsr.state.mn.us |
Miranda Wagner
Grayson Smith
Carly Aulicky
Kevin Roth
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podcast 113 eASEMENTS FOR PRIVATE LANDS PART 2
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For the final episode of the 2024 Podcast series, David Wick highlights a successful conservation easement in Sherburne County . He sits down with the landowner and partners to discuss the collaboration that led to the restoration of 6 wetland basins and native uplands.
https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/358/Wetlands https://www.fws.gov/program/partners-fish-and-wildlife Grayson Smith Fish and Wildlife Biologist [email protected] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services: https://www.fws.gov Haley Golz Private Lands Restoration Program Manager 218-221-7777 • [email protected] https://mnland.org/protect-land/land-easement/ |
David Wick
Renay Leone
Grayson Smith
Haley Golz
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Webinars
Beneficial trees & shrubs for pollinators and wildlife
Rain Garden's 101
How to use the Web Soil Survey
The importance of pollinators
SHORELINE RESTORATION