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 leads on private forestry management (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
New RIM funding to expand easement opportunitites (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) (PDF) Featured Plant
Targeted watershed work protects Lake McCarrons (PDF) Ramsey Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Mississippi WMO collaboration curbs flooding, pollution (PDF) Hennepin Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Next stop: Easements, water storage (PDF) Freeborn, Mower Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Other Snapshot
Wetland project benefits Buffalo River (PDF) Becker Red River of the North Basin Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Side-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) (PDF) Featured Plant
IDEC field day focuses on wetlands (PDF) Anoka, Statewide Statewide Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Coleraine's stormwater solution targets Trout Lake (PDF) Itasca Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Rice SWCD devises 1 fix for 2 Circle Lake properties (PDF) Rice Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Cover crop demo program takes off (PDF) Traverse Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) (PDF) Snapshot
Itasca SWCD, Coleraine protect Trout Lake with stormwater-focused solution (PDF) Itasca Rainy River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
2021 BWSR legislative wrap-up (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Lake City, Goodhue SWCD curb runoff to Lake Pepin (PDF) Goodhue Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Green blueprint: Developing new seed mixes (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Pilot project explores carbon markets (PDF) Stearns Upper Mississippi River Basin Federal Fund, Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) (PDF) Featured Plant
Feedlot upgrade aids Mississippi River (PDF) Dodge Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund, Other Snapshot