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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 Featured Plant: Red columbine (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Prairie strips: Smaller in scale, new practice offers big results (PDF) | Freeborn, Mower, Statewide | Lower Mississippi River Basin, Statewide | Clean Water Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust, Other | Snapshot | ||
| Winona County feedlot work tied to trout stream delisting (PDF) | Winona | Lower Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| PRAP grants support local government staff, conservation delivery (PDF) | Statewide | Statewide | Snapshot | |||
| Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix projects tackle Goose Lake phosphorus load (PDF) | Washington | St. Croix River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund | Snapshot | ||
| April 2024 Featured Plant: Field pussytoes (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Nine delistings tied to work backed by Clean Water Funds (PDF) | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Winona, Wright | Lower Mississippi River Basin, St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Conservation Story | ||
| Metro lakes’ delistings tied to Clean Water Fund-backed work (PDF) | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Winona, Wright | Lower Mississippi River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Setting Mille Lacs priorities via Aitkin County SWCD-led drone study (PDF) | Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs | St. Croix River Basin, Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||
| New online tool will track condition of state's wetland restorations (PDF) | Statewide | Statewide | Snapshot | |||
| Full Story: Meet the Morrison SWCD staffer behind 350-plus RIM easements (PDF) | Morrison | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund | Snapshot | ||
| Full Story: Marshall’s HELP grant sites aim to increase habitat, awareness (PDF) | Lyon | Minnesota River Basin | Environment and Natural Resources Trust | Snapshot | ||
| March 2024 Featured Plant: Wild bergamot (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Full Story Grazing, NRCS assistance boost productivity of sheep flock, land (PDF) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXMw8YUNQhQ | Fillmore, Winona | Lower Mississippi River Basin | Federal Fund | Snapshot | |
| Full Story: Wetland training program offers professional certification options (PDF) | Statewide | Snapshot | ||||
| Peatlands restoration potential sparks research, conservation (PDF) | Clean Water Fund | Snapshot | ||||
| Water storage among benefits of Murray County wetland restoration (PDF) | Murray | Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin, Missouri River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund | Snapshot | ||
| February 2024 Featured Plant: Prairie dropseed (PDF) | Featured Plant | |||||
| Maple Grove’s popular Fish Lake poised to drop ‘impaired’ status (PDF) | Hennepin | Upper Mississippi River Basin | Clean Water Fund, Other | Snapshot | ||
| Rotational grazing boosts productivity (PDF) | https://youtu.be/hXMw8YUNQhQ?si=-QIvoEH1sC6Zjk0u | Winona | Lower Mississippi River Basin | Federal Fund | Conservation Story |
