Reporting Profile: CRP State Incentives Program
Grant Description
The BWSR FY25 Conservation Reserve Program State Incentive Grant Program is made possible through an appropriation from general funds (Laws of Minnesota 2023, Chapter 60, Article 1, Section 4 paragraph (s)) and provides eligible Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan partnerships authorized under Minnesota statute §103B.801 and Watershed Management Organizations authorized under Minnesota statute §103B.201 with funds to incentive landowner enrollment and re-enrollment into the federal Continuous C
Natural Resource Planning and Evaluation
Contents
Planning
BWSR Administered Natural Resource Plans
Evaluation of Natural Resource Plan Implementation
General Planning and Evaluation Roles
Natural resource management revolves around planning, implementation and evaluation. Planning involves analysis of present conditions, past and future trends, identifying and prioritizing issues, and establishing goals and actions. Successful planning leads to implementing actions outlined in the plan, followed by an evaluation of their outcomes.
Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview
Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and Corrie Layfield (MPCA) review progress on the existing strategy and provide an overview of the updated plan.
Subject TTCP
Nutrient Management
Skill
Conservation Planning
Format
Webinar
Source
TTCP
Time
52 minutes
Training Type
Online Learning
Online Location
Training Subject (new 2025)
Tillage and Erosion Survey Project
Tillage and Erosion Survey Project
BWSR was allocated funding from the Clean Water Fund (M.L. 2016, chapter 172, article 2, section 11) for a program to systematically collect data and produce county, watershed, and statewide estimates of soil erosion caused by water and wind along with tracking adoption of conservation measures to address erosion.
The purpose of this project is to:
RIM 1W1P (Integrating Clean Water and Habitat)
RIM 1W1P is now out of funding for new applications.
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