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Programs
Grant County Buffers
Buffer Strips are a valuable conservation tool that help prevent soil loss, reduce nutrient/pesticide runoff, provide food for wildlife, and reduce maintenance costs for drainage systems.
To learn more about the conservation benefits of buffers or to find out about buffer requirements within Grant County click the link below.
Local Water Management Plan
The updated Local Water Management Plan (LWMP) identifies existing and potential problems and opportunities for protection, management and development of water resources and related land resources in Grant County.
Agricultural Best Management Practice Loan Program
The Agricultural Best Management Practices Loan Fund (Ag.BMP) Program provides low interest financing for individuals to install conservation practices or purchase conservation tillage equipment. An annual allocation from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is available to farm operators and agricultural land owners for implementing water quality improvement projects.
Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM)/Conservation Easements
The Grant SWCD in partnership with the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) manages and implements the State of Minnesota RIM Reserve Program.
State Cost Share
The State of Minnesota, through the Board of Water and Soil Resources, offers cost share to either compliment federal cost share or to help landowners who don’t have crop history or are otherwise ineligible for federal cost share.
Soil Health
Healthy soils provide clean air and water, bountiful crops, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. At Grant SWCD we understand that soil heath has environmental and economical impacts. That is why we have been partnering with a local producer to demonstrate current soil health practices.
Rain Gardens
A rain garden is a shallow depression in the ground that allows stormwater to slowly infiltrate the soil. Native plants, mulch and soil in rain gardens naturally remove pollutants in the stormwater. Rain gardens receive stormwater from hard surfaces such as rooftops, sidewalks, driveways and patios, reducing the amount of stormwater (and pollutants) from entering our lakes, creeks and rivers.