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
For Fish and for Forests: the Tullibee Lake Watershed Stewardship Project (PDF) Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Wrangling Weeds in West-Central Minnesota (PDF) Big Stone, Statewide, Traverse Minnesota River Basin, Red River of the North Basin Federal Fund Snapshot
Outreach That Works: the Farm Bill Assistance Partnership (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Restoring Reitz Lake (PDF) Carver Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
2014 BWSR Legislative Summary (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding, Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust, Federal Fund, Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) (PDF) Featured Plant
The Targeted Watershed Demonstration Program Launches (PDF) Crow Wing, Mower, Ramsey Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Seepage Fens add unique twist to southwestern Minnesota restoration project (PDF) Murray Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin Other Snapshot
Bringing wetland restoration to life through local outreach in southwestern Minnesota (PDF) Watonwan Minnesota River Basin Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund Snapshot
Restoring Pelican Lake (PDF) Wright Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) (PDF) Featured Plant
Where Soil and Water Meet (PDF) Fillmore, Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Flood Recovery Continues in Northeast Minnesota (PDF) Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Bonding, Other Snapshot
Restoring a Rustic Gem in Dakota County (PDF) Dakota Lower Mississippi River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Federal Fund, Other Snapshot
Targeted SSTS Inspections: Keeping Lakes Clean in Cook County (PDF) Cook Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Minnesota Liatris Species (Liatris spp.) (PDF) Featured Plant
Opening the door to conservation (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Pollinators at Risk (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
A Record Flood Demonstrates the Power of Partnership (PDF) Wabasha Lower Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) (PDF) Featured Plant