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
Root River Watershed: Pioneering a new era in water management (PDF) Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Partnerships create lasting change in Dakota County (PDF) Dakota Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) (PDF) Featured Plant
Restoration Complete: Checking in on Manston Slough (PDF) Wilkin Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Redwood County buffer a legacy in the making (PDF) Redwood Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Wetland Mitigation: Better Targeting for Improved Outcomes (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
A new way to predict and track soil erosion (PDF) Dodge, Statewide Statewide Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Featured Plant: Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis) (PDF) Featured Plant
Raingardens make a difference in Thief River Falls (PDF) Pennington Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Community comes together to restore McKusick Lake (PDF) Washington St. Croix River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Wetland Regulation: Who Do You Want to Tend Your Garden? (PDF) Polk, Statewide Statewide Bonding, Other Snapshot
Working Together for Pollinators (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Building a Clean Water Legacy (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Conservation Superstars (PDF) Sibley Minnesota River Basin Other Snapshot
Partnering for Efficiency and Effectiveness (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Protecting Minnesota’s water resources (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Grass-leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia) (PDF) Featured Plant
A project forty years in the making (PDF) Anoka St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
The $393 million question (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot