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
Bolstering buffers in Waseca County (PDF) Waseca Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Restored wetland abates flooding, aids wildlife (PDF) Freeborn Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) (PDF) Featured Plant
Lake Augusta delisting reflects trend (PDF) Meeker, Stearns, Wright Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Wetland trifecta: habitat, park, roads (PDF) Anoka Upper Mississippi River Basin Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Crow Wing SWCD’s targeted approach gains deeper rewards (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Protecting Del Clark Lake's water quality (PDF) Yellow Medicine Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Red Lake SWCD's Clearwater focus (PDF) Red Lake Rainy River Basin, Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Red Lake County SWCD projects save topsoil, improve river’s water quality (PDF) Red Lake Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Lawns to Legumes: Pollinator protection by the yard (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Featured Plant: Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) (PDF) Featured Plant
Optimizing cover crops for forage, fertilizer, soil health (PDF) Goodhue Lower Mississippi River Basin Conservation Story
Beyond clarity: SWCD’s targeted approach yields deeper rewards (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Live stakes: How to expand shrubbery (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Shingle Creek's linked restorations (PDF) Hennepin Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Building landscape resiliency via water storage (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Lake Augusta delisting reflects trend (PDF) Wright Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Shingle Creek’s linked restorations augment habitat, curb bank erosion (PDF) Hennepin Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
MN CREP easement links tracts of public land, augments habitat (PDF) Cottonwood Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Conservation Story
Featured Plant: Bebb’s Willow (Salix bebbiana) (PDF) Featured Plant