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
Minnesota, USDA sign new CREP agreement (PDF) Statewide Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin, Red River of the North Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: American Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum opulus L. americanum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Farm Bill Assistance Partnership sees increased demand for conservation in 2016 (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Accelerating water quality improvements in Scott County (PDF) Scott Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Balancing Production and Resource Needs (PDF) Hubbard, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena Red River of the North Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium augustifolium) (PDF) Featured Plant
How Healthy is your Soil (PDF) Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
No-Till/Soil Health Program at work in Clearwater County (PDF) Clearwater Red River of the North Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Another Successful BWSR Academy (PDF) Crow Wing, Statewide Statewide, Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Recognizing Excellence in Conservation 2016 Soil and Water Conservation District Employee of the Year: Melissa Barrick (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Recognizing Excellence in Conservation 2016 Watershed District Employee of the Year: Myron Jesme (PDF) Red Lake Red River of the North Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Everyone Wins In Lincoln County (PDF) Lincoln Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Other Snapshot
Central High School Beautifies Campus While Protecting the Mississippi River (PDF) Ramsey Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Tools for Success: BuffCAT (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) (PDF) Featured Plant
Faribault County: home to the nation’s largest bioreactor (PDF) Faribault Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Bringing clarity back to Detroit Lake (PDF) Becker Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) (PDF) Featured Plant