Updates and Articles

ESI guest post: Invasive species scavenger hunt

July 28, 2022

This is a guest post from 2022 Environmental Stewardship Institute (ESI) fellows Li Le Kaplow, Jasmine Jara and Sarah Hu who created a scavenger hunt for youth and their families to learn more about invasive species. Read more

Momentum builds for transformative clean-water crops

by Shaymus McLaughlin

July 28, 2022

The path to a cleaner Mississippi River may run through ag country. >>

FMR, partners issue Minneapolis 2040 support statement

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. >>

Press release: Sustainable aviation fuels: How we can get it right

July 17, 2022

Key groups issue guiding principles to benefit people and nature. Read more

ESI guest post: Informational zebra mussel workshop for kids

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

ESI guest post: A look at Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)

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

ESI guest post: Touring Lock and Dam No. 1

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

Environmental Stewardship Institute fellows in park

Stream Health Evaluation Program starts its 16th year

by Sophie Downey

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. >>

Time is running out to stop invasive carp

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

July 10, 2022

This spring a silver carp was recorded swimming 35 miles up Minnesota's Mississippi River in a single day. Across the state our news outlets helped highlight what's at risk for our waterways and why we need the DNR to act with more urgency. >>

Can St. Paul's River Learning Center project get back on track?

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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. >>