Updates and Articles

Where we work: Gores Wildlife Management Area
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
Weltands and confluence of rivers with Hastings bridge in background
Welcome Shelley and farewell Barb!
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
Shelly and Barb
Prescribed burns: How fire can help restore habitat
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
Prescribed fire in a prairie
Earth Day rally highlights threats to clean water
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
Colleen speaking at Earth Day rally
Take action: Urge lawmakers to pass environmental funding bills
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
Skunk cabbage at Rosemount Preserve
The final stretch: What to watch for as the session nears its end
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
Minnesota Capitol in the evening.
VIDEO: Restoration done right — Community, conservation and the Vermillion River
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
People carry bags through savanna
Trump administration proposes major cuts to EPA and park service
April 14, 2026
Some good news for our local national park unit, but MNRRA and federal agencies working for the river still face many challenges. Here's what we're seeing from our partners. Read more
Bald eagle on bare tree branch
High-value hearings keep Forever Green, clean-water crops at the fore
April 10, 2026
The path to a clean, healthy river begins with more living plant cover on the ground, all year round. Forever Green crops can make this a reality. Read more
A strand of Kernza against a blue sky.
Sign the petition: '1% for Ecosystems' in Minneapolis
April 9, 2026
This is a key moment for Minneapolis residents to call on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to invest "1% for Ecosystems." Read more
Wildflowers, river, and Minneapolis skyline

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Upcoming Events

Headed to the State Fair? Check out Forever Green and Pollinator Park
August 27 - September 7, 2026
State Fairgrounds, St. Paul
Educators: Bring FMR to your students
This school year
In your classroom or outside
Plant native plant species at St. Paul Park's Riverside Park
Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Near the Mississippi River backwaters, St. Paul Park

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Take Me to the River 

Celebrate the Mississippi River and choose your own adventure while supporting FMR at our reimagined fall fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 24.

 

Claim your spot by Sept. 10.