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General BWSR info Legislative Session Drainage Native Vegetation Outcomes	Publications and Guidance Documents for local government units (See Partners pages) Water Management and Watershed Management (See Resource and Management Planning) Wetlands / Wetland Conservation Act (See Wetlands pages)

General BWSR info

BWSR Strategic Plan

Mission statement:
"Improve and protect Minnesota's Water and Soil Resources by working in partnership with local organizations and private landowners"

Contents:
Beliefs, Strategic Issues and Strategies, and Next Steps.
(Updated January 25, 2012)
- Read the BWSR Strategic Plan

BWSR Snapshots newsletter

• January 2012 (Contents: Chisago Soil and Water Conservation District Partnerships and Projects, Tischer Creek Restoration and Protection State Cost-Share Program Project, and BWSR Involvement in Drainage Issues)
• December 2011 (Contents: Tischer Creek Restoration and Protection State Cost-Share Program Project)
• October 2011 (Contents: Lake County Courthouse Stormwater Sedimentation Reduction Demonstration Project, Anderson Lakes Drawdown Project, Status of Statewide LiDAR Topography)
• September 2011 (Contents: RIM 25th Anniversary, Sand Hill River Watershed Accelerated Erosion Area BMPs, Maplewood Mall Stormwater Retrofit Project)
• Snapshots Archives

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Legislative Session

2010 Legislative Session BWSR Legislative Update (June 3, 2010) BWSR Legislative Update (May 6, 2010) Annual Report on Clean Water Fund Appropriations (March 1, 2010) 2009 session 2009 Legislative Session highlights for SWCDs 2009 Legislative Session Summary Clean Water Legacy 2007-2009 at a glance (Fact sheet highlighting BWSR role in restoring and protecting lakes, rivers and streams) Clean Water Conservation on Minnesota Forestland (Issue Paper produced by SWCD and BWSR staff) Carbon Sequestration in Wetlands Color handout on BWSR 2008 Listening Sessions and local delivery system December 2008 Listening Sessions - summary of comments BWSR - 2008 in review and 2009 preview Feedlot Financial Needs Report

Previous Legislative Session Documents 2006-2007 Biennial Report 2007 BWSR Annual Report BWSR Overview: Soil and Water Conservation 2007 BWSR Overview: Soil and Water Conservation 2005 BWSR Overview: Soil and Water Conservation 2003 2004-05 Biennial Report 2002-03 Biennial Report 2000-01 Biennial Report 1998-99 Biennial Report

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Drainage

• 2008 Public Drainage Ditch Buffer Strip Reporting
• 2007 Public Drainage Ditch Buffer Strip Reporting
• Public Drainage Ditch Buffer Study

Native Vegetation

The BWSR native vegetation / seed mixes page contains fact sheets and publications on establishing native vegetation in restored wetlands and grasslands.

The following BWSR-produced publications have been updated or replaced, and are no longer available on the BWSR website: "Restoring & Managing Native Wetland & Upland Vegetation" by Rober L. Jacobson (January 2006) and "Native Vegetation in Restored and Created Wetlands" by Daniel B. Shaw (September 2000). Please contact the BWSR webmaster if would like a copy of either of these publications.

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Outcomes

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and BWSR Report: Water-Quality and Biological Characteristics and Responses to Agricultural Land Retirement in Three Streams of the Minnesota River Basin, Water Years 2006–08

This project received funding from the Minnesota Environmental Trust Fund, as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). See the following documents related to this project (posted Sept. 24, 2008):

• Final Report (link to USGS website)
• Overview handout
• Summary of results
• Paper that was presented at the American Water Resources Association annual conference in 2008

Research

BWSR-Assisted Research Toward Conservation Outcomes -- summary of projects where BWSR collaborates with research institutions that are seeking to improve the environmental outcomes of conservation practices, especially those that protect and improve water quality.

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