Workshops

Registration begins August 3rd

2026 Winter Best Practices Workshops

Thank you to those who attended our 2025 Winter Best Practices Workshops. 2026 workshop dates are now available. Look out for registration for the 2026 workshops in the late summer. 

Thank you to those who attended our 2025 Winter Best Practices Workshops. Look out for registration for the 2026 workshops in the late summer. 2026 dates will be posted here in the coming months.

Join us for the Northeast Illinois Winter Best Practices Workshops for winter professionals who manage public roads or parking lots and sidewalks in the winter. Workshops are offered both in-person and online.

View dates and register for a workshop below.

Public Roads

Tuesday, September 15th

VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

Thursday, September 24th

IN-PERSON
Kane County DOT - Campton Hills, IL
7:30am - 12pm

Tuesday, September 29th

IN-PERSON
Lake County - Libertyville, IL
7:30am - 12pm

Tuesday, October 6th

IN-PERSON
DuPage County DOT - Wheaton, IL
7:30am - 12pm

Tuesday, October 13th

IN-PERSON
Village of Orland Park, IL
7:30am - 12pm

Tuesday, October 27th

VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

Thursday, November 12th

VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

Parking Lots & Sidewalks

Tuesday, October 20th

VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

Thursday, October 29th

Refresher Workshop - VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

The refresher workshop is best for organizations whose staff have attended a Salt Smart Certified Parking Lots & Sidewalks workshop in the past.

Tuesday, November 17th

VIRTUAL
8am - 12pm

Workshop FAQs

No, the $90 registration fee is for the link to join a particular webinar and can be shared among the staff.  If staff is joining webinars on different dates, then the fee must be paid for each webinar date. 

After registering through EventBrite you will receive an email with a link and password to join the webinar. If you cannot register online, contact Nancy Cinatl at 630-428-4500 ext. 120 or ncinatl@theconservationfoundation.org to process the payment and receive the link.

No, the workshops are being offered on multiple dates to accommodate schedules.

These trainings are good for both your staff that clear snow and ice as well as program managers and administrative staff that interact with residents or customers.

Yes! Participation in the workshops should be included in your annual MS4 report (for entities that have an MS4 permit). 

Encourage private deicing companies that operate in your community to attend these workshops. If your organization promotes the workshops to these companies, include those outreach efforts in your MS4 report.

Yes, this is a great way to meet this requirement for your staff as well as encouraging any contractors that you hire to sign up for the trainings.

Yes, the training will be live and participants will be able to ask questions through a Q&A box.

No, we do not provide PDH’s at this time for the workshops. You can request a certificate of attendance after the workshop is completed. Requests for certificates can be sent to Ashley Turner at aturner@theconservationfoundation.org.