There is a wide array of options and publications for Minnesota landowners interested in soil, water, and wildlife conservation and agricultural land preservation.
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List of Contacts The Conservation Funding Advisor is an interactive tool to help you quickly compare payments offered by various programs to help landowners finance a wide range of conservation practices http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/contacts.aspx- 84.3KB
Local and regional agencies/organizations occasionally offer special financial incentives to landowners within their jurisdiction for one or more selected conservation practices.
Links to information on many of the other conservation programs available besides those already emphasized in the Minnesota Conservation Funding Guide.
Conservation Reserve Program - Continuous Signup (CCRP)
The Conservation Reserve Program - Continuous Signup (CCRP) is a nationwide, voluntary program designed to help farmers restore and protect environmentally sensitive land—particularly wetlands, wildlife habitat ...
Conservation Funding Guide The Conservation Funding Advisor is an interactive tool to help you quickly compare payments offered by various programs to help landowners finance a wide range of conservation practices. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/conservationfundingguide- 75.3KB
BWSR - Easements Conservation easement programs restore wetlands and grasslands on privately owned lands Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resourceshttp://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/easements/- 21.7KB
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources / Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
The Minnesota River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program combines the federal Conservation Reserve Program with the state's Reinvest in
Minnesota Reserve program to retire up to 100,000 acres of environmentally ...
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (Agency)http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/easements/ crep/index.html -7.5KB
Microsoft Word - BWSR authorizes emergency haying and grazing of RIM acres.docx
For release: Aug. 1, 2012 Contact: Jennifer Maleitzke, 651‐215‐9008 (office); 651‐315‐5082 (cell) BWSR authorizes emergency haying and grazing of RIM acres for Minnesota counties St. Paul, Minn.—The Board of Water and ...
http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/news/BWSR authorizes emergency haying and grazing of RIM acres.pdf -127.0KB
Microsoft Word - Media advisory_July 19 event.docx
For release: July 16, 2012 Contact: Jennifer Maleitzke, 651-215-9008 (office); 651-315-5082 (cell) Buffers for wildlife and water Legacy media event WHO: Participants include representatives from the Lessard-Sams ...
MEDIA ADVISORY An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Contact: Jon Fure (651) 296-0884 St. Paul, MN, August 15, 2011— The Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) and the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water ...
BWSR - Ecological Ranking Tool conservation and water resource management programs Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resourceshttp://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/ecological_ranking/- 13.9KB
Microsoft Word - Ecological_Ranking_Final_Report_ 06July2011.doc
Statewide Ranking of Ecological Value of CRP and other Critical Lands Funded by ENRTF as recommended by LCCMR 2008 ‐2009 D. J. Mulla, S. J. Taff, G. Host, J. Galzki, T. Brown, A. Lewandowski, and J. Nelson ...
BWSR - Featured Projects Summaries of conservation and water resource management projects completed by BWSR partners Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resourceshttp://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/projects/- 58.9KB
Targeting riparian buffers through Clean Water and Outdoor Heritage Funds August 2012 Like many landowners in Minnesota, David and Jeanette Stottrup (Litchfield) are contemplating what to do with their expiring ...
http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/projects/ August 2012.pdf -176.6KB
BWSR Featured Project
Walk-In Access Program Off to a Strong Start Featured Project The Walk-In Access (WIA) program is off to a strong start thanks to the efforts of local SWCDs, BWSR and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR ...
Online map makes RIM Reserve information accessable Featured Project Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) staff recently completed an online, interactive map project that makes information about lands ...
BWSR - Wetland Regulation in Minnesota Overview Wetland Regulation in Minnesota overview Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resourceshttp://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/wetlands/publications/ wetlandregulation2.html- 15.0KB
Rotational Grazing Rotational grazing is a livestock production system where livestock graze in one portion (a paddock) of a pasture that has been divided into several paddocks. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/animals/grazing.aspx- 80.3KB
committees BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES COMMITTEES May 2013 ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AAC) Membership: Brian Napstad, chair county commissioner Gerald Van Amburg, vice-chair citizen Paul Langseth soil & water ... http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/aboutbwsr/committees.pdf- 137.3KB
Written and compiled by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources 520 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 651-296-3767; Fax: 651-297-5615; TTY: 800-627-3529 www.bwsr.state.mn.us An equal opportunity employer. ...
April 2012 While unresolved budget battles have dominated the 2011 legislative session, Governor Mark Dayton and Minnesota legislators recently agreed on a biennial funding package for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA ... http://www.mda.state.mn.us/about/commissionersoffice/columns/ april.aspx- 75.1KB
