Friends of the Mississippi River |

Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) engages people to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.

Updates

People in canoe on river with text, FMR is hiring!

General

June 5, 2024

We're hiring! Check out our open positions: Individual Gifts Officer and Stewardship & Education Program Director.Read more.

Person lops branches off of buckthorn stump

Conservation

June 13, 2024

How (and when) to use the critical period cutting method to remove invasive buckthorn

Step-by-step instructions for removing large buckthorn using this new, herbicide-free method. Read more.

FMR staff and Forever Green staff, including Don Wyse, by the river

Water & Legislative

July 10, 2024

In memoriam: Friend of the river Don Wyse

Dr. Don Wyse, a pillar of the sustainable agriculture movement, passed away unexpectedly on July 2. His death leaves a significant hole in our community, but he also leaves behind a vision for a better world that will inspire us for years to come.Read more.

Land Use & Planning

July 10, 2024

Q & A: What the Rapidan Dam has us thinking about aging locks and dams in the Twin Cities

Land Use & Planning Program Director Colleen O'Connor Toberman talks about parallels between the Rapidan Dam and the locks and dams on the Mississippi River in the heart of the Twin Cities.Read more.