Local expertise, statewide impact: Minnesota’s Technical Service Areas
Technical Service Areas help fill gaps in Minnesota’s conservation delivery system by providing engineering expertise, training and technical assistance. Last year, they helped SWCD staff complete more than 250 projects.
Lake Riley: Poised for delisting, prepping for more improvements
“We see water as life, and recreation intertwined with that. It’s really important to people’s quality of life.” — Amy Markle, Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation director, on Lake Riley’s proposed removal from the impaired waters list, a Clean Water Fund-backed effort involving the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District and its partners
BWSR seeks to boost climate resiliency in community spaces
A developing climate resiliency project will produce a planning guide geared toward conservation projects with community benefits. Study sites will be selected to test the guide. Funding comes from the state’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.