{"id":27096,"date":"2025-12-29T18:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27096"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:56:48","slug":"applications-being-accepted-for-2026-boot-camp-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27096","title":{"rendered":"Applications being Accepted for 2026 Boot Camp Training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

The application period for Agricultural Conservation Technical Training (\u201cBoot Camp\u201d Basic Level and Level II) is now open. Conservation district staff are encouraged to apply. Do not apply for both Basic and Level II. Click the links below for more details on the training and the application.<\/p>\r\n

Agricultural Conservation Technical \u201cBoot Camp\u201d Training \u2013 Basic Level<\/a>
\r\nMarch 19, March 26, April 20 (virtual)
\r\nApril 13-16, 2026 (in-person)
\r\nBoth in-person and all virtual training sessions are required to complete the course.
\r\n<\/em>Union County Government Center, Lewisburg, PA<\/p>\r\n

Agricultural Conservation Technical \u201cBoot Camp\u201d Training \u2013 Level II<\/a>
\r\nApril 17 and April 24 (virtual)
\r\nApril 27-May 1, 2026 (in-person)
\r\nBoth in-person and all virtual training sessions are required to complete the course.
\r\n<\/em>Keystone Conference Center, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA, and the USDA NRCS State Office, Harrisburg, PA<\/p>\r\n

The deadline to apply is January 30, 2026. Email Shannon Wehinger at\u00a0swehinger@pacd.org<\/a>\u00a0with questions.<\/p>\r\n

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the State Conservation Commission sponsor the training, Penn State Extension provides instruction support for the Basic level, and PACD coordinates the training with these partners.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The application period for Agricultural Conservation Technical Training (\u201cBoot Camp\u201d Basic Level and Level II) is now open. Conservation district staff are encouraged to apply. Do not apply for both Basic and Level II. Click the links below for more details on the training and the application. Agricultural Conservation Technical \u201cBoot Camp\u201d Training \u2013 Basic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}