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.

Back hoe digging up ground for conservation

Stevens SWCD erosion fixes catching on in Pomme de Terre River watershed

Farmers are seeing benefits of Clean Water Fund-backed conservation projects that mend gullies, slow runoff, reduce nutrient-loading to Perkins Lake

Two men walking away from the camera in a soybean field

NRCS’ Mississippi River Basin Initiative in Chisago County improves water quality

Dedicated funds support farmers’ conservation work in the Chisago Lakes Chain of Lakes’ Green Lake watershed, where benefits flow from the St. Croix River to the Gulf of Mexico

Drone view of green landscape next to a water body.

Pickerel Lake focus, collaboration in the Shell Rock River Watershed District

Targeted Watershed Program Clean Water Fund grant-supported work includes 245-acre wetland restoration, involves U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, DNR, Pheasants Forever

Stream flowing through wooded area

Red Lake County SWCD projects save topsoil, improve river’s water quality

Clean Water Funds from BWSR, backing from Red Lake Watershed District and Red Lake County support agricultural practices that stanch field erosion, focus on Lower Clearwater River

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Story Date
Story Title Video Link County Major Watershed Basin Funding Sources Publication Type
Upstream Battle (PDF) Carlton Great Lakes Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
It will demonstrate what we're capable of (PDF) Traverse Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
EPA to revise Section 404 Assumption rules (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
'A lot can get done by one person' (PDF) Nobles Lower Mississippi River Basin, Missouri River Basin Other Snapshot
'A passionate advocate for conservation' (PDF) Fillmore Lower Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Making sense of financial statements (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) (PDF) Featured Plant
Fixing field-splitting gullies aids river (PDF) Polk Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Andover partnership restores wetland (PDF) Anoka Upper Mississippi River Basin Bonding Snapshot
MN CREP protects more than 12,000 acres at 15-month mark (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
BWSR Academy offers hands-on training, peer learning (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Purple-stemmed Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) (PDF) Featured Plant
Restoring Summit Lake: A rare opportunity (PDF) Nobles Lower Mississippi River Basin, Missouri River Basin Other Snapshot
RIM safeguards St. James drinking water (PDF) Watonwan Minnesota River Basin Other Snapshot
Easement site preserves family legacy, restores habitat (PDF) Otter Tail Minnesota River Basin, Red River of the North Basin Other Snapshot
SWCD managers collaborate to solve problems, save money (PDF) Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau Rainy River Basin, Red River of the North Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) (PDF) Featured Plant
Big Trout: 'A resource worth saving' (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Fixing community septic systems, protecting groundwater supplies (PDF) Olmsted Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Groundwater reports round out data (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot