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.
| Story Title | Video Link | County | Major Watershed Basin | Story Date | Funding Sources | Publication Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi headwaters protections expand to tributaries, create more linked corridors (PDF) | Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund | Snapshot | ||
| BWSR guidance makes solar projects more wetland-friendly (PDF) | Statewide | Statewide | Snapshot | |||
| Bois de Sioux Watershed District builds on multi-benefit successes (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2X7M1NwoQ | Traverse | Red River of the North Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | |
| Coon Creek Watershed District project links stormwater, habitat improvements (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWLshcdmwiM&feature=youtu.be | Anoka | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund | Conservation Story | |
| Featured Plant: Wood anemone (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| BWSR staff expertise contributes to quality of private wetland banks (PDF) | Statewide | Statewide | Federal Fund, Other | Snapshot | ||
| Pilot project sets sights on reforestation via private landowners in priority areas (PDF) | Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Crow Wing, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Sherburne, Todd, Wadena | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust, Other | Snapshot | ||
| Farmers’ erosion fixes augment Marsh Lake water quality efforts (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0588rMZl8 | Big Stone, Lac Qui Parle | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | |
| BWSR pilot tracks progress of watershed management plan (PDF) | Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Faribault County cover crop trials spark some permanent conversion (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBpyzq1C60&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE | Faribault | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | |
| Kittson SWCD grows soil health program via incentives, outreach (PDF) | Kittson | Red River of the North Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| In Meeker County, outreach funds boost MN CREP awareness, sign-ups (PDF) | Meeker | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust | Snapshot | ||
| Featured Plant: Canada wildrye (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Bois de Sioux Watershed District builds on multi-partner, multi-benefit successes (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2X7M1NwoQ&feature=youtu.be | Big Stone, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | |
| Southwest Prairie TSA mentorship expedites SWCD techs’ proficiency (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 | Clean Water Fund, Other | Snapshot | ||
| Isanti SWCD alum treatment caps yearslong Blue Lake protection work (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW6HiJtxz60 | Isanti | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Cook County SWCD staff gain experience via collaboration with BWSR engineer (PDF) | Cook | Great Lakes Basin | Snapshot | |||
| Featured Plant: American bittersweet (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Expanding MN CREP in Meeker County (PDF) | Meeker | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust | Conservation Story | ||
| Big Stone SWCD’s work with farmers to fix gullies augments Marsh Lake water quality efforts (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0588rMZl8 | Big Stone | Minnesota River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story |
