News

Revised Plants for Stormwater Design now available

April 3, 2025

Dan Shaw and Rusty Schmidt have updated and revised their classic book "Plants for Stormwater Design" with funding from the U of M Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program.  Click here for a free pdf.


Winter Online Courses available

January 3, 2025

As of January 3, 2025, the Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Winter Online certification classes are available for registration. Winter classes need to be completed by May 12, 2025. Students do not have to complete the course in one sitting but can pause and resume the course on their own schedule. For questions, contact [email protected].

View the course schedule.


Registration for In-Person Classes Open

October 1, 2024

Registration for in-person classes is now available.

View the course schedule.


Fall Online Courses available

September 3, 2024

As of September 3, 2024, the Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Summer Online certification classes are available for registration. Fall classes need to be completed by January 10, 2025. Students do not have to complete the course in one sitting but can pause and resume the course on their own schedule. For questions, contact [email protected].


Summer Online Courses available

May 20, 2024

As of May 20, 2024, the Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Summer Online certification classes are available for registration. Summer classes need to be completed by September 10, 2024. Students do not have to complete the course in one sitting but can pause and resume the course on their own schedule. For questions, contact [email protected].


Earth Day

April 18, 2024

Join us on Earth Day, Monday April 22nd at noon for an optional one hour Ask Me Anything (Stormwater Related) presentation.  The presentation will be about encountering contamination on your construction site.

To see the full AMA schedule for the winter/spring including topics, dates, and Zoom links (as well as past recorded AMAs), visit: https://erosion.umn.edu/technical-references


Contamination on Construction Sites AMA

March 21, 2024

Ask Me Anything on Earth Day! Jill Mickelson and Keri Aufdencamp will be talking About contamination on construction sites - April 22nd at noon. 

Getting Ready for Spring AMA 3/15 @ noon

March 13, 2024

Ask Me Anything on 3/15 at noon featuring Dwayne Stenlund talking about Getting Ready For Spring!


Regulatory Enforcement Ask Me Anything February 15 at noon

February 13, 2024

Ask Me Anything on 2/15 at noon featuring Brian Green talking about MPCA's Enforcement of the CSW Permit. 


Registration for In-Person Classes Open

October 2, 2023

Registration for in-person classes is now available.