B.W.S.R. Mixes

The seed mix chart below was designed for MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and Mn/DOT Mitigation Sites & BWSR Cost Share Projects through the Minnesota Department of Administration.

BWSRMIX

B.W.S.R. Improves and protects Minnesota’s water and soil resources by working in partnership with local organizations and private landowners.

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources


BWSR Mix Description lbs/acre
WT1 Wetland Temporary 20
W1 Native Emergant / Wetland Fringe 08
W2 Native Sedge / Wet Meadow 08
W3 Native Wet Prairie 10
W4 Native Swale / Ditch 40
W5 Native Wetland Fringe 08
W6 Native Wet Prairie 10
W7 NE MN - Wetland Fringe / Buffer 10
W8 Storm Water Pond-General use 08
BWSR Mix Description lbs/acre
R1 Native Riparian & Floodplain 06
UT1 Upland Temporary 40
U1 Native NW MN Mesic Tall Grass 15
U2 Native NW MN Dry Short-Grass 15
U3 Native SW MN Mesic Tall Grass 15
U4 Native SW MN Dry Short Grass 15
U5 Native SE MN Mesic Tall Grass 15
U6 Native Dry Short Grass Bluff / Sand 15
U7 Native Savanna & Woodland Edge 15
U8 Native Mesic Prairie 15
U9 Native Dry Prairie 15
U10 Native Berm 15
U11 Native Grassed Swale 15
U12 Construction / Disturbed Area 20
U13 DNR NE MN Dry–Forest Opening 15
U14 NE MN Trail ROW–Forest Edge 15
U15 Native General Roadside-Tall Mesic 40
U16 Native General Roadside-Mid Height 30
U17 NGR-Northern MN Woodland Edge 30

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