Upcoming Live Trainings

The ACPF National Hub has an upcoming live training for individuals interested in using the ACPF outputs in watershed planning and implementation!

The Watershed Applications of ACPF – A Three-part Virtual Training

The ACPF National Hub is pleased to announce a free virtual ACPF Watershed Applications Training scheduled for March 20th-24th.

Unfortunately, this training is now full. That said, you are encouraged to fill out the form below to register for our waitlist should any participants have scheduling conflicts.

The Watershed Applications course is a free training designed for non-GIS users at the federal, state, and local level who want to use ACPF results in their watershed planning or practice implementation processes.  

Participants will learn to use ACPF outputs in watershed planning and implementation over three days. The times of the course include:

  • Monday, March 20th from 10AM – 12PM CT
  • Wednesday, March 22nd from 10AM – 11AM CT
  • Friday, March 24th from 10AM – 12PM CT

In addition to the virtual sessions, attendees will be expected to complete a number of assignments on their own to ensure we can use the training time most effectively. The course will discuss assumptions behind the ACPF results, case studies and examples of ACPF in action, approaches to integrating ACPF with other watershed planning tools, and effectively presenting and using ACPF results with other staff and stakeholders. Participants will not run the ACPF in ArcGIS. While this training is open to all, it will focus on ACPF use in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa (upper Missouri and upper Mississippi Basins).

No GIS experience is required.

Register for the Waitlist

What is this training?
The Watershed Applications course is designed to give participants an understanding of the technical basis of the ACPF and how ACPF can enhance conservation efforts. After completing the course participants will be comfortable working with their local GIS specialist to generate ACPF results for use in watershed and farm-scale planning, as well as incorporating ACPF into existing state processes.
Who can take this class?
Non-GIS users at the federal, state, and local level who want to use ACPF results in their watershed planning to improve their small watershed-based planning and implementation projects. While this training is open to all, it will focus on ACPF use in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa (upper Missouri and upper Mississippi Basins). No GIS experience is required.
When is this training?
The course will be conducted virtually from 10am-12pm CT on Monday, March 20th and Friday, March 24th. There is also a one-hour virtual session from 10-11am CT on Wednesday, March 22nd. Participants should plan to attend all days.

PLEASE NOTE:
The training will NOT teach you how to run the ACPF in ArcGIS. Instead, it will cover how to use the ACPF outputs in watershed planning. Individuals attending this workshop need no GIS experience, however, access to colleagues or partners with GIS expertise is needed to ensure someone can run the ACPF for your watershed.