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Beekeeping in Northern Climates Short Course - ** Offered annually in March ** 2.5 day course provides all information necessary to keep bees in cold climates. We take you through two years of beekeeping, purchasing and assembling equipment, ordering bees and queens, hiving packages, ensuring colony survival through winter, dividing colonies in the spring, and procuring, harvesting, extracting, bottling and selling honey. We also cover the important basics of disease and mite management and control, emphasizing a reduction in chemical use within bee hives.
	Bee Keeping in Northern Climates Short Course
Beekeeping in Northern Climates Short Course – Part 2 - This 1-day intensive course quickly reviews all the information provided in the Basic course (offered in March). The main focus will be on wintering your colonies and on making divides in spring to prevent swarming. We will also give the latest updates on disease and mite management and control, emphasizing a reduction in chemical use within bee hives.
	Beekeeping in Northern Climates Short Course – Part 2
Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability - interested in economic development and biorenewables are encouraged to attend and identify ways they can participate in solutions to the global climate change and energy supply issues facing Minnesota.
	Growing the Bioeconomy: Solutions for Sustainability
Master Naturalist Instructor Training - The Minnesota Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer program that trains adults about Minnesota's natural resources, teaches how to educate others, and provides opportunities to do conservation projects. If you are an environmental or science educator who would like to offer Master Naturalist courses at your facility, you can have your staff trained to offer the courses at your site! Minnesota Master Naturalist Instructors will generate programmatic funds for their sponsoring organization by receiving a portion of participant tuition ($50 per participant is provided to the instructors' employer). Minnesota Master Naturalist Instructors can train current volunteers, attract new volunteers, and strengthen community environmental education programs. Minnesota Master Naturalist capstone projects will benefit your organization by providing creative ideas and improved environmental education programming. Minnesota Master Naturalist Instructors will be able to meet and work with other instructors across the state. Minnesota Master Naturalist Instructors will become part of a statewide effort to increase natural resource volunteering in citizen science, interpretation, program support, and stewardship throughout Minnesota.
	Master Naturalist Instructor Training
Minnesota Marketing Clubs - Marketing Clubs are conducted in several locations across Minnesota. These clubs meet at least monthly with materials prepared by Regional Extension Educators in Ag Business Management who also facilitate the meetings.
	Minnesota Marketing Clubs
Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer Training - This program is for people with a passion for sharing their love of nature with others. Take classes to enhance your knowledge of the environment and in turn volunteer to share your new skills with others. If you wish you could spend more time outside – this is your chance. This program will provide training for individuals who will volunteer in a variety of settings throughout the state—environmental learning centers; interpretive facilities; state, county, and city parks; national wildlife refuges; schools; museums; and zoos.
	Minnesota Master Naturalist Program Volunteer
OSTP Professional Training - Having properly trained installers, designers and pumpers is critical to the health of homeowners and communities and is required by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) rules. We offer convenient, high quality licensure and continuing education for onsite sewage treatment system professionals.
	OSTP Professional Workshops