Benton and Morrison SWCDs, USFWS partnership drives wetland restorations
A collaboration among Morrison and Benton SWCDs and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff is accelerating wetland restorations by keeping bureaucracy at bay. Surrounding counties are adopting a similar model.
Brainerd, Crow Wing SWCD’s gully fix stanches erosion, benefits river
A $1.2 million gully stabilization in Brainerd backed by a Clean Water Fund grant BWSR awarded to the Crow Wing SWCD curbed the erosion that threatened houses and had sent tons of sediment into the Mississippi River.
Revamped grant program aims to weed out invasive species
BWSR’s revamped Managing Invasives for a Resilient Landscape program, formerly the Cooperative Weed Management Program, will offer grants to local governments to manage invasive species.
10 ecological landscaping principles: Tips from BWSR’s senior ecologist and vegetation specialist
BWSR’s Senior Ecologist and Vegetation Specialist Dan Shaw offers tips for ecological gardening as planting season approaches.