BWSR Updates

Key information for our most popular core programs.

Stay Safe MN

 

Learn more about Minnesota’s COVID-19 Response and Preparation. 

BWSR offices are currently closed in response to COVID-19, but BWSR staff are teleworking full time and are available by phone or email. 

Find more details about how BWSR is managing our work in response to COVID-19.
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BWSR Academy 2020 (online)

BWSR Academy will be held online this year to reduce risks associated with COVID-19. The Academy schedule, session descriptions and registration form can be found on the Academy webpage.

Learn more about BWSR Academy.
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Individual Development Plans

The Technical Training and Certification Program (TTCP) is looking for your technical training needs for the coming year. NRCS and SWCD staff can enter their priority technical training needs into their Individual Development Plans (IDP) through October 16.

Get started on your IDP today.

BWSR Features

Thursday, September 17
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BWSR Accepting Applications for Lawns to Legumes Grants for Fall 2020 Projects
Contact: Mary Juhl 612-358-5733 March 9, 2020  St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting applications for…
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Conservation planner certification benefits SWCDs, landowners

Becoming a certified conservation planner involves 250 hours of training plus exams and development of three conservation plans. In Mower and Martin…

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September 2020 Featured Plant: Butterfly milkweed

Butterfly milkweed’s vivid orange flowers and short stature make it a good front-of-the-garden choice for small home gardens. This larval host for the…

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A crew from Minnesota Native Landscapes worked Dec. 19, 2019, on a Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission project to stabilize a ravine in the Baker Park Reserve campground.
Three Rivers' Baker Park ravine work targets Lake Independence water quality

Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission taps $416,000 Clean Water Fund grant from BWSR, $59,500 grant from Hennepin County, to reduce phosphorus…

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BWSR Funding

BWSR implements state soil and water conservation programs and wetland policies through a statewide partnership. Learn more about our funding sources.
General Fund
The General Fund is base funding established by the legislature that provides BWSR the resources and capacity to…
Clean Water Fund (CWF)
In 2019, 53% of BWSR's overall budget came from the Clean Water Fund, the allocated portion of the revenue from…
Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF)
The Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) is one of two appropriations BWSR receives from revenue created by the Clean…
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF)
The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) was established following voter approval of a…
Bonding
Bonding dollars are unique in that while they are appropriated in a specific biennium, expenditures can span from four to six fiscal years.  At BWSR, bonding…
Other Funds
A small part of BWSR's budget is made up of transfers from other state agencies, federal funds, and special revenue funds.  For example, some staff positions,…