This searchable library contains stories from all of BWSR’s regular publications including Snapshots, Featured Plants, and Conservation Stories. Search by keyword, county, major watershed basin, publication date, funding source, or publication type. Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact Mary Juhl.
Note: Staff continue to populate this webpage with BWSR’s full catalog of stories. Check back regularly for new content.
| Story Title | Video Link | County | Major Watershed Basin | Story Date | Funding Sources | Publication Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill River Watershed District: Water quality work expands (PDF) | Polk | Red River of the North Basin | Conservation Story | |||
| Septic solutions aid environment protect groundwater, lakes, rivers (PDF) | St. Louis | Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other | Conservation Story | ||
| Building Conservation Careers: SWCDs gain trained labor force; crews gain skills (PDF) | Benton, Stearns | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| Otter Tail River bank stablization preserves farmland, pleases paddlers (PDF) | Wilkin | Red River of the North Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| North Shore Forest Transformation (PDF) | Lake | Great Lakes Basin | Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| St. Cloud's $1.3M stormwater project affects city's drinking water supply (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjHbJjK2bk&t=3s | Benton | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other | Conservation Story | |
| Benton County cover crop trial: Improving soil, clearing up lakes (PDF) | Benton | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| Field work: Basin projected to save 110 tons of topsoil (PDF) | Benton | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| 'They're all working together' (PDF) | Le Sueur | Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| A flood, a phone call, a wave of relief (PDF) | Lyon | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Conservation Corps builds careers (PDF) | Stearns | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Southwest Prairie TSA buoys training (PDF) | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine | Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Farmer sees conservation opportunity in Buffer Law (PDF) | Isanti | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Other | Snapshot | ||
| Lakeshore lawns: In Detroit Lakes, native plant restorations catch on (PDF) | https://youtu.be/fN7b30aTidE | Becker | Red River of the North Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | |
| Featured Plant: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Rebuilt Cascade Creek mimics nature (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsj6QoAgVCk&feature=youtu.be | Olmsted | Lower Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other | Snapshot | |
| Restoring Wolverton Creek (PDF) | https://youtu.be/ipC8_QwaM0k | Clay, Wilkin | Red River of the North Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund | Conservation Story | |
| Clearing up Serpent Lake (PDF) | https://youtu.be/6cpFfyYAIyw | Crow Wing | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | |
| Root causes, Root solutions (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvk6KxLmqXA | Fillmore, Houston, Mower | Lower Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund | Conservation Story | |
| The potential application is huge (PDF) | https://youtu.be/1zwOoD5V78U | Ramsey | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other | Conservation Story |
