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
Featured Plant: Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) (PDF) Featured Plant
Working for water quality in the Pomme de Terre (PDF) Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Swift Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Listening and learning: Grants monitoring at BWSR (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust, Federal Fund, Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Wetland program internships provide hands-on experience (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Excellence in Conservation: 2016 SWCD Employees of the Year (PDF) Otter Tail, Statewide Minnesota River Basin, Red River of the North Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis L.) (PDF) Featured Plant
Excellence in Conservation: 2016 WD Employee of the Year (PDF) Norman Red River of the North Basin Other Snapshot
Just released: Minnesota Wetland Restoration Guide (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
RIM Wetlands: the evolution of wetland restoration (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding Snapshot
Conservation at work on the Knife River (PDF) Lake Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Under Cover (PDF) Fillmore, Statewide Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Learning in Action: 2015 BWSR Academy (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Canada Milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis) (PDF) Featured Plant
CCM and BWSR: Working together for water quality (PDF) Houston Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
The 411 on BWSR and Ag Drainage (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Planning for a new era in water management (PDF) Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Making Wetland Banking work (PDF) St. Louis Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Nodding Bur-Marigold (Bidens cernua) (PDF) Featured Plant
The Sand Hill River: Big project, small watershed (PDF) Polk Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Brown’s Creek Watershed District goes the extra mile for outreach (PDF) Washington St. Croix River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot