Updates and Articles

Federal firings, freezes and FMR: A note from our executive director
What impacts will federal actions have on our work and on the Mississippi River? Here's what we know so far. Read more
Minneapolis' Nicollet Island and the Mississippi River
'Kernza is one of the solutions': Clean-water crops at the Capitol
We'll be working with our Forever Green Partnership colleagues to advance two bipartisan proposals related to clean-water crops. Read more
A close-up of purple perennial flax flowers. Text says "MNLEG 2025"
Special supporter event celebrated the great blue heron through poetry
We invited members and SuperVolunteers to a morning poetry reading from the anthology "Broad Wings, Long Legs." Check out our heron map, read some of the featured poems and find out how you can participate in our next event like this. Read more
Supporters listen to poetry
We're hiring: Biofuels Policy Manager
Join our Water team to advance biofuel solutions that improve water quality and farm prosperity. Read more
Person holds oilseed crop, text: "FMR is hiring"
We're hiring!
We're hiring! Check out our open positions: Biofuels Policy Manager and a paid summer field ecology internship. Read more
People in canoe on river with text, FMR is hiring!
Now hiring: summer field ecology intern
Join our Land Conservation team as an intern this summer! Read more
Field ecology intern
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!
Join us for the annual Earth Day cleanup, or get outside with FMR this spring to steward the river! Read more
A family of volunteers at the 2022 Earth Day cleanup
On the national level...
A lot is happening in D.C. Here's a quick word to our supporters, originally published in our e-newsletter, Mississippi Messages. Read more
FMR urges MPCA to develop long-overdue nitrate standards
How much nitrate in our surface waters is safe for plants and animals? We don't know, because the MPCA still hasn't established standards. Read more
An MPCA staffer in waders reaches down to get a sample from shallow waters.
For the river: Jacob's river story
Our Stewardship & Education Program Director tells stories of a childhood love for Minnehaha Creek, learning to run rapids and his riverside sit spot of 20 years, and reflects on why he wanted to work for the river. Read more
Two kiddos in canoe

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West River Parkway and 36th Street/44th Street, Minneapolis
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