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State Funded Best Management Practices - BWSR (eLINK)
This layer represents locations of best management practices (BMPs) reported to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) via the eLINK grant reporting system from 2003 to... -
State Funded Conservation Easements (RIM Reserve)
Conservation easements are a critical component of the state’s efforts to improve water quality by reducing soil erosion, phosphorus and nitrogen loading, and improving wildlife... -
Minnesota Wetland Banking Program Easements
The State of Minnesota wetland banking program is authorized by State statutes and associated State rules (Chapter 8420). The program requires that all land being utilized for... -
Living Landscapes Priority Areas
The BWSR Living Landscape data combines several layers of information to help guide conservation programs with considerations for habitat benefits across landscapes. Base layers... -
One Watershed One Plan Planning Areas
This depicts boundaries used for developing comprehensive watershed management plans through the Board of Water and Soil Resources’ One Watershed, One Plan program according to... -
Remote Sensing Analysis of Crop Residue Levels and Cover Crop Emergence
Soil loss on agricultural fields from wind and water erosion reduces soil productivity. Delivery of eroded sediment to nearby water resources causes turbidity and phosphorus... -
USFS SSURGO Based Histosols
This layer shows the histosol percentage at 10 meter resolution for the continental United States as derived from the current gSSURGO/SSURGO databases from NRCS. Values range... -
Bank Service Areas
Bank Service Areas (BSAs) are geographic regions based in part on watershed boundaries. These BSAs were established for use in two similar wetland regulatory programs in... -
Watershed Management Districts and Organizations
This data set depicts watershed district and watershed management organization boundaries throughout the state of Minnesota. Watershed districts are local units of government...
