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
BWSR fine-tunes wetlands training (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Broadleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) (PDF) Featured Plant
Communication, cooperation revived Crystal Lake projects (PDF) Blue Earth Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Research council tackles stormwater concerns (PDF) Hennepin St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
BWSR tailors technical training to fit certification needs (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
GIS training: 'More than making a map' (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) (PDF) Featured Plant
Lakeshore lawns: In Detroit Lakes, native plant restorations catch on (PDF) Becker Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Mille Lacs water quality improvements start with individual landowners (PDF) Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
As MN CREP unrolls, reasons for enrolling cropland multiply (PDF) Rock Missouri River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund, Other Snapshot
LGU performance reviews incorporate Wetland Conservation Act (PDF) Statewide Statewide Federal Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Spreading Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans) (PDF) Featured Plant
Turning wastewater problems into solutions in the City of Myrtle (PDF) Freeborn Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
BWSR unique among state agencies with grant volume and availability (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
A river runs through it, again: The Grey Cloud Slough restoration (PDF) Washington St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Understanding pollinator use on RIM conservation easements (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) (PDF) Featured Plant
Engineered erosion: A fix on a Minnesota River tributary (PDF) Scott Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Conservation in the Glacial Hills (PDF) Pope Minnesota River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
TSA 8 expands knowledge and skills for SWCD technical staff (PDF) Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake Of The Woods, Wadena Rainy River Basin, Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot