Below are 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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Webinars
Beneficial trees & shrubs for pollinators and wildlife
Rain Garden's 101
How to use the Web Soil Survey
The importance of pollinators
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