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July 28, 2022
July 21, 2022
In response to the lawsuit challenging the Minneapolis 2040 plan on the basis of potential environmental harm, FMR coordinated a sign-on statement from several leading environmental and planning organizations. The statement reaffirms our support for the 2040 plan's goals and environmental benefits. >>
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July 14, 2022
This is a guest post from 2022 Environmental Stewardship Institute (ESI) fellows Abby Peters, Miranda Micko and Anika Hanson who created an interactive educational opportunity for youth to learn about zebra mussels and their effects on water quality. Read more
July 14, 2022
This is a guest post from 2022 Environmental Stewardship Institute (ESI) fellow Amani Armstrong-Morrow who researched the impacts of purple loosestrife, an invasive plant here in Minnesota, and offered solutions for slowing its spread. Read more
July 11, 2022
FMR's Environmental Stewardship Institute fellows toured the Ford Dam to learn about the potential for dam removal. Here's ESI Assistant Ivy Song's recap. Read more
July 11, 2022
Dedicated volunteers have been monitoring stream health in the Rice Creek Watershed District since 2006. Their findings, presented to decision-makers each year, help determine the watershed's future and shape policy to protect streams. Find out more and consider joining us as we get ready for the 2022 season. >>
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July 10, 2022
July 7, 2022
We've long supported the goal of creating a River Learning Center in St. Paul's Crosby Farm Regional Park. Recent design concepts for the center, however, seemed to disregard community input and riverfront development regulations. Here's how we've responded and what we hope to see happen next. >>
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July 1, 2022
Not all thistles are invasive in Minnesota. Here's how you can tell if you're looking at one of our few native thistle species.
Not all thistles are invasive in Minnesota. Here's how you can tell if you're looking at one of our five native thistle species and why you should leave those species in the ground. >>
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June 30, 2022
FMR is proud to announce that at its meeting on June 29, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution (below) to support comprehensive, voluntary and equitable reproductive health care for all. We are committed to both environmental and reproductive justice.
“Civic institutions should not remain silent on issues that so profoundly affect our fundamental human rights and have such a disproportionate, inequitable impact,” said FMR Board member Nou Yang. “Everyone deserves to live in a safe environment, free to make decisions about their own bodies and health." >>
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