BWSR Policy
- BWSR Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement Guidelines
(posted May 14, 2012)
- Best Value Calculator (posted April 5, 2012)
- Vegetative Management and Enhancement of Conservation Easement Lands (Dec. 17, 2008)
Seed Mixes
- Summary of Seed Mixes (Index of names and numbers - Posted March 18, 2010)
- State Seed Mixes (Includes mixes used by Minn. Dept. of Transportation-Posted February 10, 2011)
- Substitution Table (List of species that may be substituted in state seed mixes - Posted March 18, 2010)
Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement
- Recommended Seeding Dates for Restoration Projects (posted March 18, 2010)
- Guidelines for Inter-seeding Grasslands to Restore or Enhance Native Species Diversity (posted January 26, 2012)
- What's Working - feedback from BWSR grant recipients and other conservation professionals on effective methods of establishing native vegetation for conservation projects
Maps
- Map of Minnesota Ecological Sections and Subsections (posted Oct. 14, 2009)
BWSR Publications
- Planting and Maintenance Recommendations for Wetland Restoration and Buffer Projects (posted January 27, 2012)
- Wetland Restoration Plant ID Guide (USDA NRCS - BWSR publication)
- Functional Benefits of Native Plants
- Minnesota Wetland Restoration Guide - Vegetation Establishment Section
- Appendices related to native vegetation:
- A - Invasive Species Control Information
- B - Project Specifications
- C - Restoration Details/Diagrams
- D - Seed Bank Testing Protocol
- E - Plant Community Tables
- F - Vegetation Establishment Tables
- G -Vegetation Establishment Research Needs
- H - Plant Information Links
- I - Vegetation Plan Examples
- J - Citations
PCA Publications
Plants for Stormwater Design Volume 1
Federal Agency Publications
- Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
- A Soil Bioengineering Guide for Streambank and Lakeshore Stabilization
Other Resources
Other suggested web sites: Restore Your Shore 
and Minnesota's Native Plant Communities at DNR web site and Species Lists for Native Plant Communities in east-central Minnesota at Great River Greening web site.
BWSR Featured Plant
Each month, BWSR posts a featured plant on this page. It will also be provided via e-mail through a "Featured Plant" distribution list which will be set up soon.
Current Plant:
Northern White Cedar - April 2012
Northern white cedar is a slow growing evergreen found in coniferous bogs, lakeshores and streambanks of northeast Minnesota. The tree provides important wildlife habitat, including cover for deer during severe winters; it is also used by snowshoe hares, porcupines, red squirrels, warblers, white throated sparrows, and kinglets...
Previous Species:
Northern Wild Rice - March 2012
Wild rice (Minnesota's State Grain) has great significance culturally, economically, and ecologically to Minnesota...
