Conservation Easement Resources

RIM Contacts

• Identifies RIM topics and their main BWSR contact person
• Are you a landowner interested in RIM easements? Contact your local SWCD
• SWCD or other LGU with general questions? Send to bwsr.rim@state.mn.us  
• Find any BWSR staff by going to the BWSR Staff Directory

RIM Forms

• Forms for easement acquisition, conservation planning & management, site inspections & maintenance, and more 

RIM Interactive Map

• Displays existing easement boundaries
• Lists eligible RIM programs for locations after they are manually selected
• Includes a search by address and township/section/range feature
• A static PDF map of RIM easements may be found here (Updated June 2025)

Geospatial Resources

• Instructions on how to insert live RIM data into your desktop GIS application
• Shapefiles relevant to RIM Programs

Conservation Lands Summary 2025 (pdf) 8/4/2025

• The most recent publication of the conservation lands summary by county

RIM Rundown January 2026

• The most recent issue of RIM's quarterly newsletter