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

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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

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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

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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 Story Date Funding Sources Publication Type
Trickle UP Engagement: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Goes Grassroots (PDF) Carver, Hennepin Minnesota River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Pennington SWCD Takes the Lead (PDF) Pennington Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Long-time partnerships result in environmental improvements, success in SW Minnesota (PDF) Nobles, Rock Missouri River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Kittson SWCD targets grass filter strips to restore Lake Bronson (PDF) Kittson Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) (PDF) Featured Plant
Grant Activity at BWSR (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Life on the Brink (PDF) Becker Upper Mississippi River Basin Bonding Snapshot
Clean Water Fund Performance Report (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Minnesota’s Water Planning Efforts Evolve (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Annual Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Marsh Hedge Nettle (Stachys palustris) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Large-Flowered Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Minnesota's Milkweeds (genus Asclepias) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: American Basswood (Tilia americana) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) (PDF) Featured Plant
Featured Plant: Narrow-leaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) (PDF) Featured Plant