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
Wilkin County on track to make their County Drainage Systems Water Quality Friendly (PDF) Wilkin Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Making the Wetland Conservation Act Work (PDF) Hennepin Minnesota River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) (PDF) Featured Plant
Damage Control: the Blakeley Trail Ravines Stabilization Project (PDF) Scott Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
PRAP Assistance Grant Supports Operational Effectiveness (PDF) Clay Red River of the North Basin Bonding, Other Snapshot
Alternative Side Inlets: Promising for Farmers and for Water Quality (PDF) Mower, Nicollet, Red Lake, Renville Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
75 Years of Conservation: Root River SWCD Celebrates Milestone (PDF) Houston Lower Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) (PDF) Featured Plant
Establishing the Agricultural Wetland Bank (PDF) Clay, Statewide Statewide Bonding, Other Snapshot
Partnering for Pollinators (PDF) Statewide, Stearns Statewide Other Snapshot
Committing to Conservation (PDF) Olmsted Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
A Delisting “Wirth” Celebrating (PDF) Hennepin Minnesota River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) (PDF) Featured Plant
Drainage Law Update: Water Management Considerations (PDF) Blue Earth, Kandiyohi, Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Taking Stock: BWSR’s Grants Verification Process (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust, Federal Fund, Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Battling Floodwaters and Erosion in Nicollet County (PDF) Nicollet Minnesota River Basin Bonding, Other Snapshot
When Natural Disasters Strike (PDF) Statewide, Winona Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum or H. maximum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Fifteen Years Later, Restoration Stands the Test of Time (PDF) Lyon Minnesota River Basin Federal Fund, Other Snapshot
Database and Mapping Improvements in BWSR’s Easements Section (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot