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

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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

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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

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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 Title Video Link County Major Watershed Basin Story Date Funding Sources Publication Type
Itasca SWCD, Coleraine protect Trout Lake with stormwater-focused solution (PDF)
Goodhue County farmer optimizes cover crops for forage, fertilizer, soil health (PDF)
BWSR's road bank program improves safety, efficiency, wetlands' quality (PDF)
Delisting sampler: Clean Water Funds linked to lake, stream improvements (PDF)
Shingle Creek's linked restorations augment habitat, curb bank erosion (PDF)
Beltrami SWCD stormwater project protects Lake Bemidji water quality (PDF)
MN CREP easement links tracts of public land, augments habitat (PDF)
Chisago County's North Center, South Center lakes delisted (PDF)
Red Lake County SWCD gully fixes save topsoil, improve river's water quality (PDF)
Lincoln County collaboration: One site yields big rewards for Yellow Medicine (PDF)
Clearwater River Watershed District sees rewards of cooperative clean water work (PDF)
Crow Wing SWCD's targeted approach to Serpent Lake yields deeper rewards (PDF)
Bois de Sioux Watershed District builds on multi-partner, multi-benefit successes (PDF)
What's next for Stillwater's Lily Lake? Partners consider post-delisting options (PDF)
Water-quality goals drive collaboration between McLeod SWCD, city of Winsted (PDF)
Sauk River Chain of Lakes water-quality solutions start with livestock producers (PDF)
Duluth's Lincoln Park revamp incorporates stormwater treatment, aids trout habitat (PDF)
First 7 miles of Whiskey Creek restoration show effectiveness of NRCS-backed work (PDF)
NRCS- Morrison SWCD partnerships focus on forested lands around Camp Ripley (PDF)
Neighboring farmers, neighboring SWCDs drive Pope, Swift county conservation (PDF)