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New RIM easement option exceeds initial goal, offers flexibility
A new option within BWSR’s Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) easement program, RIM-1W1P aims to establish conservation easements to maximize benefits for both habitat and water quality, while offering flexibility to landowners.
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New tool speeds ID, evaluation of potential water storage sites
BWSR staff developed a framework and related tools to make it faster, easier and less expensive for local governments to evaluate potential water storage sites. A grant from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources funded the project, which was tested in the Buffalo-Red River, Yellow Medicine River and Cedar River watershed districts.
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Southern Minnesota alliance turns to video outreach for soil health practices
With videos and QR codes, the Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance is targeting its soil health outreach, aiming to reach those unreached by more traditional means. The Clean Water Fund-backed approach taps farmers who talk about their experiences.
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Protecting pollinators: Lessons learned via Lawns to Legumes
Five years after BWSR launched the popular Lawns to Legumes program, BWSR Senior Ecologist and Vegetation Specialist Dan Shaw — who leads the program on behalf of the agency — reflected on program accomplishments and lessons learned along the way.