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...

In 2014, BWSR received a grant from LCCMR (Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources) to produce a geospatial database template (i.e. with empty feature classes and...

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...

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...

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...

The State of Minnesota has a long history of water management by local government. One Watershed, One Plan is rooted in this history and in work initiated in 2011 by the Local...

These data represent mapped features of best management practices (BMPS) from the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) eLINK grant reporting system from 2003 to recent. The...

The Prioritize Target Measure Application (PTMApp) is a geospatial watershed model that uses land use data, lidar derived hydro conditioned elevation models, soils, and travel...

The Daily Erosion Project (DEP) uses GIS to estimate soil erosion, water runoff, and soil moisture in Iowa and surrounding states, including most of Minnesota. The DEP manages a...

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...

This data set depicts watershed district and watershed management organization boundaries throughout the state of Minnesota. Watershed districts are local units of government...