ENGAGING TRAININGS: ONLINE & IN-PERSON
Fortin Consulting provides sustainable practices training for personnel working in any aspect of the outdoors industries, especially landscaping and snow and ice management. Our classes are always live and never recorded, which allows your crew and supervisors the opportunity to learn from our knowledgeable industry co-instructors and their peers and co-workers in the room.
Contact Connie Fortin if you’re interested in setting up a specialized training session specifically for your organization.
Testimonial from Prince William County, VA
From Parking Lot & Sidewalk Maintenance Course taught by Fortin Consulting, Inc
July 2019
Smart Salting Training for Winter Maintenance |
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Level 1 training sessions are always tailored specifically for attendees, but topics covered include:
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Roads |
Parking Lots and Sidewalks |
Property Management |
| Bring your municipal public works crews, supervisors, and stormwater staff to improve and practice winter maintenance knowledge for high and low-speed roadways. | Private Snow Removal Companies and Parks Departments alike use this class to examine pedestrian and mixed-use environments. | Management and maintenance personnel for residential and commercial complexes, healthcare and educational institutions, and elsewhere use this class to buff up on their winter maintenance knowledge. | |
Level 2 Smart Salting |
Training for upper-level personnel. Use the Smart Salting Assessment tool to assess maintenance practices, track operational changes, and become MPCA Level 2 Smart Salting Certified at an organization-wide scale. | ||
Low Impact Turfgrass Maintenance |
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Nutrient Management |
Mowing and Landscaping Practices |
Pest Control |
| Soil testing and precise fertilizer application to maximize your practices while minimizing your impact on local waterways. | Encourage turf health by adopting these outdoor design and maintenance principles. | Chemical and biological methods for control of weeds, including crucial perspectives on timing for effective management. |
| We are working to have this class listed for Pesticide Applicator Recertification by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. | ||
Below you’ll find links to all of the upcoming trainings we have scheduled that are open to public registration. You’ll find lively discussion and valuable lessons whether your training is in an easily accessible online format or held in-person.
All of our trainings can help you better serve your customers and your budget all while securing environmental quality. Please, reach out to the listed contact person to learn more and enroll today!
Training Schedule
All Minnesota Smart Salting Classes are listed in calendar format on the MPCA website. Click here.
For Turfgrass trainings, click here.
Date |
Topic & Format |
Contact Person |
Host Organization |
| January 28, 2021 | Smart Salting for Roads – Online | Nan Calvert – nan@rootpikewin.org | Root-Pike WIN |
| February 3, 2021 Click to Register |
Smart Salting for Property Management – Online | Lizzy Boor – eboor@ninemilecreek.org Gael Zembal – gzembal@ninemilecreek.org |
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District |
| February 9, 2021 Click to Register |
Smart Salting for Parking Lots and Sidewalks – Online | Angela Bourdaghs – angela.bourdaghs@state.mn.us | MPCA |
| February 11, 2021 | Smart Salting for Parking Lots & Sidewalks | Allison Madison – allisonm@madsewer.org | Wisconsin SaltWise |
| March 2, 2021 Click to Register |
Level 2 Smart Salting for Organization-wide Certification – Online | Abby Moore – amoore@mwmo.org | Mississippi Watershed Management Organization |
| March 17, 2021 | Turf Grass Maintenance – Online | Paula Liepold – paula.liepold@co.dakota.mn.us | Dakota County |
| March 23, 2021 | Turf Grass Maintenance – Online | Abby Moore – amoore@mwmo.org | Mississippi Watershed Management Organization |
| April 15, 2021 | Level 2 Smart Salting for Organization-wide Certification – Online | Angela Bourdaghs – angela.bourdaghs@state.mn.us | MPCA |
| April 20, 2021 | Level 2 Smart Salting for Organization-wide Certification – Online | Paula Liepold – paula.liepold@co.dakota.mn.us | Dakota County |
| May 11, 2021 | Smart Salting for Property Management – Online | Amy Bakkum – abakkum@rpbcwd.org | Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District |
| June 8, 2021 | Smart Salting for Property Management – Online | Angela Bourdaghs – angela.bourdaghs@state.mn.us | MPCA |
