Join us for Music for the Mississippi River
Celebrate the Mississippi River and support FMR with Tina Schlieske and Molly Maher, May 30 at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. Paul.
Updates and Articles
May 20, 2026
This session featured calm, chaos and a late boost from River Guardians that helped make it a big success for the river. Read more
May 19, 2026
Here's what we found out about water quality by sampling tiny aquatic insects in the Rice Creek watershed last year. Read more
May 18, 2026
This 7,000-acre network of winding backwaters and lush green islands where the Vermillion meets the Mississippi is one of the largest expanses of floodplain native plant communities in southeast Minnesota. Read more
May 14, 2026
Barb, our accounting manager of 17 years, has retired. We're celebrating her service and welcoming our newest team member. Read more
May 13, 2026
Planned, controlled burns can reinvigorate some of Minnesota's ecosystems, helping to support more resilient, thriving habitat. Here's how. Read more
May 7, 2026
FMR staff and River Guardians joined clean water advocates at the Minnesota State Capitol for an Earth Day rally. The event called attention to the risks of the proposed sulfide mine in the Mississippi headwaters. You can weigh in this summer. Read more
May 4, 2026
We're advocating for guardrails that will help make sure new, lower-carbon jet fuel has a positive impact on water, land and air. Read more
April 29, 2026
More than 150 projects that benefit clean water and the outdoors depend on this funding. Send a message to your legislators, urging them to approve these bills. Read more
April 20, 2026
Checking in on FMR's river priorities, including environmental guardrails on new jet fuel, conservation funding, a carp deterrent deadline and more. Read more
April 16, 2026
Together with the Hmong American Farmers Association, Twin Cities Trout Unlimited and the DNR, we've turned former croplands and degraded woodlands into diverse native habitat along the Vermillion River. Trout populations are already responding. Read more
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Dual Citizen Brewing, St. Paul
Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Part of the Northern Dakota County Greenway, Rosemount
Saturday, May 30, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Near the confluence of the Mississippi and Elk rivers, Elk River