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
New option for drainage + water quality (PDF) Le Sueur Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Water quality work in N. St. Paul, Maplewood, protects Silver Lake (PDF) Ramsey Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Building a productive pasture (PDF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7V93OZ-eKw&feature=youtu.be Pope Minnesota River Basin Federal Fund Conservation Story
Adrian secures wellhead protection (PDF) Nobles Missouri River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Featured Plant: Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) (PDF) Featured Plant
Red Lake River bank stabilizations protect water quality, infrastructure (PDF) https://youtu.be/7x39647C9ts Pennington Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
Pennington County ditch fixes stabilize banks, stanch erosion (PDF) https://youtu.be/p259b2xVx0Y Pennington Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Le Sueur SWCD stokes conservation (PDF) Le Sueur Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
BWSR report assesses quality of restored wetlands (PDF) Statewide Statewide Other Snapshot
Watershed funds update septic systems (PDF) Cook, Lake Great Lakes Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Neighborhood habitat takes root (PDF) Sherburne Upper Mississippi River Basin Environment and Natural Resources Trust Snapshot
Featured Plant: Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) (PDF) Featured Plant
Meet BWSR's 2020 Outstanding Watershed District Employee (PDF) Statewide Statewide Snapshot
Meet BWSR's 2020 Outstanding SWCD Employee (PDF) Statewide Statewide Snapshot
Lake of the Woods SWCD targets Bostic Bay (PDF) https://youtu.be/ymTS7WobiV4 Lake Of The Woods Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Buffer law's 3-year progress report (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Featured Plant: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) (PDF) Featured Plant
Virtual, compressed BWSR Academy draws record attendance (PDF) Statewide Statewide Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Le Sueur County SWCD advances chain of lakes water quality work (PDF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Sto5-BKYo Le Sueur Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
Targeting Bostic Bay (PDF) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymTS7WobiV4 Lake Of The Woods Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story