Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of LuAnn Tolliver to the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR).

Tolliver, of Minnetonka, is an Analyst/Programmer Senior Specialist at the Nash Finch Company. Since 1991, she has been a member of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board. She currently serves as Chair of her watershed district board. Tolliver is appointed to a Board position for a representative of a watershed district or watershed management organization. She will serve a four-year term ending January 7, 2008. Tolliver replaces Jack Frost on the Board.

The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is the state's administrative agency for 91 soil and water conservation districts, 43 watershed districts, 27 metropolitan watersheds, and 80 county water management organizations. The agency's purpose, working through local government, is to protect and enhance the state's irreplaceable soil and water resources by implementing the state's soil and water conservation policy, comprehensive local water management, and the Wetland Conservation Act as it relates to the 41.7 million acres of private land in Minnesota. The board consists of 17 members, including 12 members appointed by the Governor.