Outdoor Heritage Fund-financed perpetual RIM easements that protect remnant or native prairie and add buffering grasslands to wildlife habitat complexes, focused on Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan priority areas and worked through local technical teams. Rolling applications via the SWCD. Landowners apply through their local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), which submits the package to BWSR.
Eligibility
Remnant or native prairie and adjacent buffering grassland in Prairie and Forest/Prairie Transition ecoregions; RIM Plant Inventory required; general RIM Reserve eligibility applies; waiver available.
Terms
Perpetual easement at township-average rate; grazing/haying only as approved for habitat management.
Published amounts: Payment Rate Type: Township average.
Application Instructions
Through your local SWCD: Conservation Easement Application, RIM Grasslands Scoresheet, Area Assessment Form, RIM Plant Inventory, Conservation Easement Financial Worksheet, Agreement Information Form, W-9.
Deadline text on the page: Easement Programs page: 'Application Type: Rolling'; 'Funding Status: Available'. Geography: Enrollment focus in Prairie and Forest/Prairie Transition ecoregions.
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Updated September 9, 2026
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