We are part of CSREES Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program.
We are a multi-state multi-organizational partnership which guides and facilitates the development of training programs and courses that provide the skills necessary for evaluating, marketing and implementing conservation practices with landowners
- Courses are taught in a wide range of formats to enhance and accommodate adult learning and lifestyle through shortened schedules. Courses are taught in the classroom, field, hands on, web based settings with instructors from a variety of agencies/experiences and shortened schedules.
- Many courses offer CEU's that fulfill certification/continuing education requirements
- A web based course management system that also provides a source of centralized training opportunities, tracking and record keeping for trainers, students and certifiers.
- Assures that private sector consultants/TSPs working across state lines have the knowledge/technical competencies necessary.
- Curriculum is designed to be regionally adaptive
Our mission is to increase the capacity of the private and public sector to implement conservation practices through hands-on research science based
training so that every landowner has ready access to
- knowledgeable and experienced conservation advisors (i.e. agency staff, TSP's and CCA's)
- information tools necessary to successfully implement conservation practices that build long term ecosystem stability while maintaining farm profitability.
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| State Contacts |
| Illinois |
Indiana |
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Ted L. Funk
Extension Specialist
Assistant Professor Agricultural Engineering
University of Illinois
1304 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217.333.9313
funkt@uiuc.edu
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Eileen Kladivko
Department of Agronomy
3371 Lily Hall of Life Science
915 W. State St
Purdue University
Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Phone: 765.494.6372
kladivko@purdue.edu
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| Michigan |
Minnesota |
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Lois Wolfson
Michigan State University
Institute of Water Research
115 Manly Miles Building
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517.353.9222
wolfson1@msu.edu
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Ann M. Lewandowski
Research Fellow
UMN Water Resources Center
1985 Buford Avenue, Rm 173
St. Paul MN 55108
Phone: 612.624.6765
alewand@umn.edu
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| Ohio |
Wisconsin |
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Jon Rausch
Extension Associate and Program Director
Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
The Ohio State University
260C Agricultural Engineering Building
590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1057
Phone: 614.292.4504
rausch.7@osu.edu
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Kevin Erb
Conservation Professional Development and Training Coordinator
1150 S Bellevue Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: 920.391.4652
kevin.erb@uwex.edu
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| Regional Contacts
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Ingrid West
Conservation Professional Training Specialist
University of Wisconsin
445 Henry Mall, Room 202
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.265.3727
iwest@wisc.edu
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Rebecca Power
Cooperative Extension Regional Water Quality Liaison
University of Wisconsin
445 Henry Mall, Room 202
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.263.3425
rebecca.power@ces.uwex.edu
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To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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