Conservation easement programs restore wetlands and grasslands on privately owned lands. To find out about easement options in your area, please contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) or USDA Service Center.
- Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program
(Updated Jan. 4, 2010)
- Final Report to the Legislature (Feb. 1, 2009)
- RIM-WRP Partnership
- General Conservation Easement Fact Sheet
- Landowner Fact Sheet
- Conservation Lands Summary (Excel file that shows acres enrolled by county and program - Updated August 2009)
- Estimated Cultivated Acres in Riparian Areas (estimated data used to identify possible locations for voluntary conservation practices)
- Handbook and Forms
- Notice to Prospective Purchasers/Owners of State Land
- Easement Outcomes This handout shows the estimated environmental benefits from easements, reported through LARS and eLINK from 1997 through 2006.
- Map of all state conservation easements (Updated October 2009)
- Vegetative Management and Enhancement of Conservation Easement Lands (Dec. 17, 2008)
- BWSR Board Policy on Easement Alterations
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
- Permanent Wetland Preserves Program
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