NEWS HEADLINES
> Star Lakes - 15-member board that promotes stewardship of Minnesota lakes and rivers has been formed, and its first meeting was in October.

> Conservation flood recovery (Summary of local-state-federal conservation partners' flood recovery efforts in SE Minnesota -- posted Sept. 24, 2008)

> LCCMR-USGS-BWSR are studying the effects of ag land retirement (conservation easements) on the water quality of streams. See the following documents related to this project:

Overview handout,
Summary of results, and a
Paper that was presented at the American Water Resources Association annual conference in 2008
(posted Sept. 24, 2008)

> County Conservation Award nomination form (Association of Minnesota Counties and BWSR will be presenting awards at the AMC Annual Conference Dec. 8-10, 2008. Nominations are due October 3, 2008.)

> Report: Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (News Release - Evaluation by Performance, Review and Assitance Program. August 4, 2008)

> MinnFARM (Minnesota Feedlot Annualized Runoff Model) presentation by MPCA staff and Al Kean, BWSR

> Wetland Conservation Act rule changes (Updated October 16, 2008)

> Great Plains Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual announcement (Posted May 7, 2008)

> Beginning June 1, 2008, BWSR is accepting proposals supply the State’s Cooperative Wetland Replacement Program with wetland credits. See the Wetland Banking 2008 RFP and RFP Bid Form

> Watershed District Manager Appointments fact sheet (Posted April 22, 2008)

> LGU Demographic Information based on 2007 survey (posted Feb. 28, 2008)

> Remembering Mark Nelson