Commonly Used Acronyms
Agencies
* ACE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (federal)
* ACOE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (federal)
* BWSR: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (state)
* CHS: Community Health Services
* COE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (federal)
* DNR: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (state)
* DOER: Department of Employee Relations (state)
* EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (federal)
* FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency (federal)
* HUD: Housing and Urban Development Department (federal )
* LCMR: Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (state)
* LGU: Local Government Unit (local)
* MDA: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (state)
* MDH: Minnesota Department of Health (state)
* MES: University of Minnesota Extension Service (state)
* MGS: Minnesota Geological Survey (state)
* MPCA: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (state)
* NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
* OWM: Office of Waste Management (state)
* PCA: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (state)
* RC&D: Resource Conservation & Development Program (federal)
* RDC: Regional Development Commission (regional)
* SWCD: Soil and Water Conservation District (local)
* USFWS: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (federal)
* WD: Watershed District (local)
* WMO: Watershed Management Organization (local)
Associations
* ADA: Association of (Watershed) District Administrators (state)
* AMC: Association of Minnesota Counties (state)
* MACDE: Minnesota Association of Conservation District Employees (state)
* MACPZA: Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators (state)
* MASWCD: Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (state)
* MAWD: Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (state)
* MLA: Minnesota Lakes Association (state)
* NACD: National Association of Conservation Districts (national)
* SWCS: Soil and Water Conservation Society (international)
Programs
* ACP: Agricultural Conservation Program (federal)
* CLWP: Comprehensive Local Water Planning (state)
* CRP: Conservation Reserve Program (federal)
* FDR: Flood Damage Reduction (federal)
* LAP: Lake Assessment Program (state)
* MFIP: Minnesota Forestry Improvement Program (state)
* RIM: Reinvest in Minnesota Program (state)
* SLR: Streambank, Lakeshore, and Roadside Program (state)
* WCA: Wetland Conservation Act (state)