Meeker County landowners can now review the preliminary map of Minnesota public waters requiring protective buffers under a law signed by Gov. Mark Dayton last year. Landowners who have buffers ...

The DNR’s new map enables a close-up look at all of the state’s lakes and streams, shown in blue in the section above, and also its public ditches, rendered in green. “I donate to help sustain ...

The Department of Natural Resources has released the first of two planned updates to Minnesota’s buffer map that was first released in July. The map shows public waters and public ditches requiring ...

Minnesota farmers now know whether the waterways bordering their crops will require strips of vegetation to protect water quality and how wide those strips need to be. The Department of Natural ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. - Nearly a year after Minnesota's controversial buffer program was signed into law, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources continues to make progress on releasing preliminary ...

ST. PAUL -- Landowners, counties and watershed districts are now reviewing the preliminary map of Minnesota public waters requiring protective buffers to try to improve the state’s drinking water and ...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota officials released maps showing landowners what water needs plant buffers around it, and how deep the buffers must be. The long-awaited release came Tuesday morning. State law ...

WILLMAR - The first rendition of the maps showing where buffers will be required along public ditches in Minnesota will be released in about a week to 10 days, according to Dave Leuthe, project ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today announced its schedule to produce maps required under the buffer initiative passed by the Legislature earlier this year. This fall, the DNR will use ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is providing a timeline for its production of maps for the state's new law requiring vegetative buffers around bodies of water. "We understand people have ...