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
Landowner sign up opens to restore wetlands for road program (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Other Snapshot
Transforming a contaminated site in a Minneapolis neighborhood (PDF) Hennepin St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) (PDF) Featured Plant
Fillmore SWCD project restores capacity of 1955 flood control structure (PDF) Fillmore Lower Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Financial reconciliations provide transparency for the state (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Excellence in conservation: 2017 MAWD Outstanding Employee (PDF) Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Excellence in conservation: 2017 MASWCD Outstanding Employee (PDF) Becker Snapshot
Featured Plant: Prairie Milk Vetch (Astragalus adsurgens) (PDF) Featured Plant
Lake Ida: Clear, cold, in danger of degrading (PDF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK5lxCcj89A&t=4s Douglas Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Featured Plant: Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) (PDF) Featured Plant
Cleaning up Serpent Lake (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
A retired hayfield plays a role in forest transformation, water quality (PDF) Lake Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
The value of peer learning at BWSR Academy (PDF) Crow Wing, Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
The first buffer deadline has passed and results are strong (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Conservation in the glacial hills (PDF) https://youtu.be/xmKwl-fPe7Q Pope Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
North Fork Crow River clean-up stabilizes gullies, retains topsoil (PDF) https://youtu.be/BdsSt0mdli0 Wright Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund Conservation Story
Featured Plant: Prairie Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) (PDF) Featured Plant
Assessing long-term success of restored wetlands (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Public Drainage system administration (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Voluntary conservation programs payoff (PDF) Yellow Medicine Minnesota River Basin Other Snapshot