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Board of Water and Soil Resources outlines soil‑health grants, water‑storage program and lawns‑to‑legumes results
Summary
BWSR described voluntary, locally led conservation work on private lands, including soil‑health programs, accelerated water storage grants, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program participation and the lawns‑to‑legumes pollinator initiative.
The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) presented its conservation priorities to the Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee, describing voluntary programs that work through local partners to deliver soil‑health practices, water‑storage projects and pollinator habitat across private lands.
John Jasky, BWSR executive director, and Andrea Fish, assistant director, said most of BWSR’s work is delivered by local partners — soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, counties and conservation organizations — and that the agency’s statutory responsibilities…
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