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About the River

• Help the River From Home 

• ​The State of the River Report (2016) 

• ​Conservation Corner 

• ​Whose View? From Where? 

• ​'Rebirth: The Mississippi's National Park' (Video) 

• ​Write to the River


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FMR News

How FMR's priorities fared this legislative session
New York Times spotlights U of M's clean-water crops
Meet our new staff!
FMR welcomes Dr. Kate Knuth and Aubre Parsons to our board of directors
Join us for lock and dam focus-group tours this summer
Mississippi named one of the 'most endangered rivers' in the US

Upcoming Events

Enjoy the view and tend the prairie at Ole Olson Park [FULL]
Tue, May 31 - 6:00 PM
Seeding + garlic mustard pull at Vermillion River Linear Park
Thu, Jun 2 - 6:00 PM
Buckthorn removal at Rambling River Park (partner event)
Sat, Jun 4 - 10:00 AM
Mississippi River Network's River Days of Action (partner event)
Tue, Jun 7 - 9:00 AM
Prairie box and woodland tending at Nicollet Island
Tue, Jun 7 - 6:00 PM
Plant shrubs along the shoreline at BF Nelson Park
Thu, Jun 9 - 6:00 PM
Planting + tending at the William H. Houlton Conservation Area
Sat, Jun 11 - 9:00 AM
more upcoming events >>

 

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