Training

This webinar provides a practical overview of how contaminants move through the environment and reach people. Topics include identifying relevant exposure routes and selecting the right types of samples (water, soil, sediment, biota) to assess potential impacts to the health of your community members and subsistence resources. We will also discuss the impact of emerging contaminants such as PFAS, HABs, and micro-plastics.

This webinar will provide an in-depth overview of YSI instrument operation, with a focus on proper calibration procedures, routine and annual maintenance requirements, and available data download and management options. Participants will learn best practices to ensure accurate, reliable data collection, extend instrument lifespan, and avoid common performance issues.

This webinar focuses on how to interpret laboratory analytical results and make sense of data presented in laboratory reports. Topics include understanding common report components, qualifiers, detection limits, and data flags, as well as how to determine whether results are meaningful or actionable. The session will also address how to compare laboratory results to appropriate regulatory criteria, screening levels, and background concentrations, and how to interpret exceedances in context. Emphasis is placed on practical, real-world examples to help participants confidently answer the questions: What does this result mean? and What should I compare it to?

This training focuses on small landfill equipment such as skid-steer loaders, balers, glass crushers, and other recycling equipment. You will see how to approach equipment maintenance to increase program sustainability, how to set up a typical work area for routine maintenance and how to approach more complicated repairs. Maintenance budgeting and equipment purchase or replacement will also be covered. This is a virtual training and will be held over zoom on March 10, 2026 9:30-11:30am. Note that there will be a required brief tech check the day before (March 9th) at 10am to test that everyone can access zoom.

This webinar covers practical approaches for managing and using environmental and water quality data after sampling is complete. Topics include organizing results in Excel for consistent data entry, cleaning and validating datasets, and options for data dissemination (i.e. EPA Water Quality Exchange). The session will also demonstrate how structured databases and tools such as Power BI can be used to explore trends, create clear graphs and charts, and communicate results effectively.

Description: Comprehensive backhaul training which includes safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork. This is an in-person training in Anchorage

Description: This course trains communities that have a specific need for performing refrigerant recovery at their landfills. The 1-day training is divided up into classroom and hands-on sections. The classroom section covers topics such as: refrigeration cycle, stratospheric ozone depletion, important regulations, recovery equipment and techniques. The hands-on section covers safety, equipment & tools, field prepping refrigerant cylinders (putting into a vacuum), checking for and purging non-condensables (i.e. air), recovery setup and techniques, and labeling and shipping. During the hands-on section a trainees will setup and run the recovery equipment, PPE is will be provided, and appliances are made available for students to practice on. This is an in-person training in Anchorage.

Description: Having trouble convincing your community to pay fees? Finding that your solid waste program starts and stops or doesn’t seem to improve? This training looks at your solid waste management program as a utility operation. We use self-assessment exercises and discussions to explore the 9 management areas that contribute to effective and sustainable utility management. You will learn your own program’s weaknesses and strengths and leave with an identified approach to improving your program. This training also includes guest speakers on the topic of climate change planning for SWM, and Education and Outreach. There may be small travel stipends for those that need it for this training.

Comprehensive backhaul training which includes safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork. This is an in-person training in Kodiak held in partnership with KANA