MN BWSR

Jordan Mayer of the Minnesota #GeologicalSurvey discussed the latest tools + data resources available to help understand sensitive #groundwater resources — involving subsurface mapping, boring data, wells that supply drinking water — with #MnBWSR staff today at #CampRipley.

PHOTO TOUR: Broadway Water Treatment Facility, St. Peter. Water from 3 aquifers is blended + treated. Reverse osmosis removes nitrates. Nicollet #SWCD’s #CleanWaterFund-backed work with landowners aims to reduce nitrates at the source. buff.ly/FDiTCRu #DrinkingWater

$11M in funding now available from #MnBWSR for #conservation #easements, local government land purchases via Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) #DrinkingWater Program. News release: buff.ly/rAd1F6b

July Snapshots: Lower #MinnesotaRiver West Partnership exceeds #CoverCrop goal. #MnBWSR #conservation priorities & this legislative session. #CampRipley’s Stewardship Day. Three local governments' Performance Review & Assistance Program experiences. buff.ly/Q87rvtY

REMINDER: Deadline’s 7/2/25 to apply for the #MnBWSR human resources director position. St. Paul-based, hybrid-eligible. Provide leadership, HR and labor relations consultation to the agency and its 9 office locations. Details: buff.ly/5r4Pus4

We’re marking National Grasslands Week by reprising a BWSR Snapshots article with a grasslands component: buff.ly/OXuUcQH #NationalGrasslandsWeek #GrasslandsWeek #grasslands #conservation #easements

All Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources offices are closed today to observe the Juneteenth holiday.

Interested in gardening for pollinators, but not sure where to start? To celebrate #PollinatorWeek2025, we're reprising this how-to guide from 2020. Get tips for starting a habitat project here: buff.ly/6R4ejKd Photo contributed by a #Lawns2Legumes gardener in Aurora.

Deadline's 6/20/25 to apply for BWSR #engineering tech jobs in Mankato + St. Paul. Investigate, design, supervise construction of practices to control erosion, protect water quality, restore habitat. Emphasis on wetland, shallow lake restoration. Details: buff.ly/5r4Pus4

Replacing turf grass with prairie plants — made possible by a HELP grant #MnBWSR awarded to the Root River SWCD — creates new pollinator habitat + savings on labor and fuel costs. More info: buff.ly/Gr9RFdQ #PollinatorWeek2025 #Pollinators #NativePlants

Happy #PollinatorWeek2025! Applications for spring 2026 #Lawns2Legumes grants are now being accepted here: buff.ly/qclDy3W . Due date: Nov. 30. NEWS RELEASE: buff.ly/cImo2cs Photo contributed by a Lawns to Legumes gardener in Saint Joseph.

WE’RE HIRING! #MnBWSR is hiring two Engineering Technician positions, one based in Mankato and the other based in St. Paul. Both are hybrid-work-eligible positions. Deadline: 6/20/25 Details: buff.ly/nuZyjOz

A drought-tolerant native wildflower that thrives in sunny, well-drained soils, silky aster plays a key ecological role in supporting pollinators. Read more about #MnBWSR's June Featured Plant: buff.ly/3PLnYQl #plants #NativePlants #pollinators #habitat #gardening

NEWS RELEASE: #MnBWSR is awarding approximately $3.1 million to six local governments for work that improves water quality and helps make landscapes more resilient to severe weather events in a changing climate. More info: buff.ly/AIYgzxI

Landowners in 66 Minnesota counties can apply through June 6 for MN CREP, which permanently protects environmentally sensitive land via conservation easements. Contact your local SWCD or FSA office to apply. More info: buff.ly/opPoxkH

“We’re looking for shared solutions that keep fields productive while improving #water flow and channel stability.” — Morteza Maher, Middle-Snake-Tamarac #Rivers#WatershedDistrict, RE: Swift Coulee channel restoration buff.ly/tLeyRNT #CleanWaterFund #WaterQuality #habitat

A round umbel of starlike flowers makes prairie onion an attractive addition to native #gardens. This drought-tolerant #plant feeds #pollinators. The May #MnBWSR Featured Plant article includes planting recommendations, an #NRCS range map: buff.ly/220fESD

By curbing feedlot runoff in the farmyard + the potential for nitrate leaching in the fields, Goodhue County farmer protects surface water + groundwater. The project was a #CleanWaterFund (#WBIF) backed Greater Zumbro River #watershed partnership priority. buff.ly/x2ByBTI

Minnesota’s largest Reinvest in Minnesota Riparian and Floodplain Restoration Program #easement to date, a Yellow Medicine County parcel of nearly 165 acres, connects existing #RIM easements to create a 480-acre #wildlife habitat complex. #MnBWSR article: buff.ly/T54qfcm

The Martin #SWCD is poised to work with producers on Phase 2 of #CleanWaterFund-backed nitrate-reduction work affecting the #FairmontMN #DrinkingWater supply. With an #EPA grant via #MnPCA, 100% of Phase 1 costs were covered. #MnBWSR Medium blog article: buff.ly/LCc1VHf