Updates and Articles

Apply for FMR's Environmental Stewardship Institute youth program
March 4, 2026
Applications for the ESI Summer Program are now open. Read more
ESI fellows in canoes
FMR Strib commentary: 'The public wants cleanup at the St. Paul Ford site. Do regulators?'
March 4, 2026
Elected leaders, community members and Friends of the Mississippi River are all calling for a full cleanup of Ford Area C. Read FMR's Star Tribune commentary. Read more
Ford Area C rally group with signs
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!
March 2, 2026
Five ways you can steward and advocate for the river this Earth Day! Read more
Volunteers with bags stand by river
FMR endorses pause on data centers
February 24, 2026
FMR recently signed on to an opinion piece published February 21, 2026, in the Star Tribune calling for a two-year moratorium on data center development in Minnesota. Read more
Help get environmental guardrails on sustainable aviation fuel
February 24, 2026
Take action: Send a message to your legislator on the tax committee. This is the first big opportunity of the year to push sustainable aviation fuel in the right direction. Read more
View from an airplane flying above Minneapolis.
Tell the St. Paul City Council to request a full cleanup of Area C
February 20, 2026
A partial cleanup isn't enough. If you're a St. Paul resident, you can help urge the city council to support a full cleanup request. Read more
The paved lot atop Ford Area C seen from a drone.
Why we're encouraged by MN's new Nutrient Reduction Strategy
February 16, 2026
The recently revised plan lifts up clean-water crops and continuous living cover as key to addressing nutrient pollution — an approach FMR has advocated for years. Read more
A shallow pond surrounded by agricultural land.
Where we work: Hastings River Flats
February 16, 2026
Located on the Mississippi River Greenway trail, just above the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers, Hastings River Flats is a 28-acre ecological hotspot. Here, we've restored a former oil tank storage site to a thriving wet prairie. Read more
Wildflowers and Hastings bridge
Mining company abandons proposed project in Mississippi riverbed
February 13, 2026
FMR advocates helped turn the tide against this damaging proposal in Cottage Grove, which faced both widespread public opposition and a lawsuit. Read more
The river with islands in the distance near the site of the now-abandoned mine proposal.
Now hiring: Summer field ecology interns
February 12, 2026
Join our Land Conservation team as an intern this summer! Read more
FMR ecologists and field intern in prairie

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Upcoming Events

Partner event: 'Living Roots' book launch & panel
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm
Open Book, Minneapolis
Educators: Bring FMR to your students
This school year
In your classroom or outside
Join us at the annual river gorge Earth Day cleanup
Saturday, April 18, 2026 - 9:30am to 12:00pm
West River Parkway and 36th Street/44th Street, Minneapolis

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