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
Working for Minnesota’s Water (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Where Water and Forests Meet (PDF) Statewide Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Taking Stock of Statewide Tillage (PDF) Statewide Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Snapshot
Featured Plant: Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) (PDF) Featured Plant
Protecting water quality with RIM Wellhead Easements (PDF) Otter Tail, Statewide Statewide Bonding Snapshot
Managing private land for climate adaptation (PDF) Statewide Statewide Bonding Snapshot
Working toward delisting in Carver County (PDF) Carver Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba) (PDF) Featured Plant
Wetland impacts from groundwater withdrawals (PDF) Ramsey, Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Preparing the next generation of conservation professionals (PDF) Benton, Ramsey, Statewide Statewide Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Targeting Clean Water through Wastewater Facilitation (PDF) Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Building capacity in Rock County (PDF) Rock Missouri River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Targeting Clean Water through Wastewater Facilitation (PDF) Dodge Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Building capacity in Rock County (PDF) Rock Missouri River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Targeting Clean Water through Wastewater Facilitation (PDF) Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) (PDF) Featured Plant
Maximizing benefits in Mower County (PDF) Mower Lower Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Preserving and protecting wild rice (PDF) Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, St. Louis, Wadena Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin, St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Bringing conservation to the next generation (PDF) Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Yellow Medicine Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin Other Snapshot
Higher education meets Clean Water in Stearns County (PDF) Stearns Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot