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.

Waters edge with tall grasses and lily pads.

Nine delistings tied to work backed by Clean Water Funds

BWSR grants support conservation partners’ projects that contribute to water-quality improvements in 7 lakes, a river reach and a stream segment

Sheep in the background grazing while two men stand in the front.

Rotational grazing boosts productivity

A Winona County farmer counts soil health and sheep health among the rewards of an intensively managed system

View of work on Lincoln Park.

Duluth park revamp incorporates stormwater treatment, aids trout

Lincoln Park’s $4.2M revitalization tapped a host of partners and funding sources; Clean Water Fund-backed work will help to improve habitat in Miller Creek

backhoe working for improvements to creek.

First 7 miles of Whiskey Creek restoration show effectiveness of NRCS-backed work

Federal and state funds support the Wilkin SWCD and Buffalo-Red River Watershed District’s work with landowners benefiting water quality, water quantity and wildlife

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Story Date
Story Title Video Link County Major Watershed Basin Funding Sources Publication Type
Trout Habitat Helpers: Arresting Upland Erosion (PDF) Goodhue, Wabasha Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Sand Hill River Watershed District: Water quality work expands (PDF) Polk Red River of the North Basin Conservation Story
Septic solutions aid environment protect groundwater, lakes, rivers (PDF) St. Louis Great Lakes Basin, Rainy River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
Building Conservation Careers: SWCDs gain trained labor force; crews gain skills (PDF) Benton, Stearns Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Outdoor Heritage Fund Conservation Story
Otter Tail River bank stablization preserves farmland, pleases paddlers (PDF) Wilkin Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
North Shore Forest Transformation (PDF) Lake Great Lakes Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund Conservation Story
St. Cloud's $1.3M stormwater project affects city's drinking water supply (PDF) Benton Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Conservation Story
Benton County cover crop trial: Improving soil, clearing up lakes (PDF) Benton Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Field work: Basin projected to save 110 tons of topsoil (PDF) Benton Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
'They're all working together' (PDF) Le Sueur Lower Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
A flood, a phone call, a wave of relief (PDF) Lyon Minnesota River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Conservation Corps builds careers (PDF) Stearns Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Snapshot
Southwest Prairie TSA buoys training (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 Snapshot
Farmer sees conservation opportunity in Buffer Law (PDF) Isanti Upper Mississippi River Basin Other Snapshot
Lakeshore lawns: In Detroit Lakes, native plant restorations catch on (PDF) Becker Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Featured Plant: False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) (PDF) Featured Plant
Rebuilt Cascade Creek mimics nature (PDF) Olmsted Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Other Snapshot
Restoring Wolverton Creek (PDF) Clay, Wilkin Red River of the North Basin Clean Water Fund, Other, Outdoor Heritage Fund Conservation Story
Clearing up Serpent Lake (PDF) Crow Wing Upper Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund Conservation Story
Root causes, Root solutions (PDF) Fillmore, Houston, Mower Lower Mississippi River Basin Clean Water Fund, Federal Fund Conservation Story