Updates and Articles

Thank you, summer 2025 interns

August 15, 2025

Over the summer, two interns with our Land Conservation program supported wildlife camera monitoring, volunteer pollinator monitoring, bumble bee research and more. Read more

Who owns the St. Anthony Falls cutoff wall? It's still being debated

August 13, 2025

The cutoff wall, a vital component of the infrastructure around St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, has drawn attention in recent years due to questions about its ownership and maintenance. A study is underway, but it won't resolve everything. Read more

Water flows over Owamniyomni, also known as St. Anthony Falls

Oxygen-starved 'dead zone' in Gulf nearly as big as Connecticut

August 8, 2025

Shrinking this recurring, humanmade disaster will require a fundamental shift in agriculture practices in the upper Midwest. Read more

A wide view of a tugboat in the Gulf of Mexico, against a cloudy sky.

MinnPost: 'A rebuke of science and the promise of sustainable aviation fuel'

August 8, 2025

Read this Community Voices piece by FMR Water Program Director Trevor Russell, published by MinnPost in August 2025. Read more

Aerial view of the winding Mississippi River

FMR supports better feedlot rules for water quality

August 7, 2025

FMR recently weighed in on potential changes to feedlot rules. Read our full comment letter to learn more. Read more

Thank you for joining us for Dinner on the Farm!

August 6, 2025

River supporters dined on clean-water crops and toured research fields at FMR's second Our River event. Check out our photos of the evening and a recap of the program highlights. Read more

Invasive carp deterrent project moves ahead

August 5, 2025

FMR was proud to be part of the Stop Carp Coalition's success last year to secure state funding for an invasive carp deterrent in the Mississippi River. Will the project be completed in time to block these fishes' upstream progress? Read more

What's that foam on the Mississippi River?

July 9, 2025

Bubbly off-white puffs of foam on the surface of the river can be disconcerting. Is this phenomenon a sign of something harmful in the water? Read more

Sheep graze the way for native plants at solar site

July 3, 2025

Nearly 500 solar grazers have been hard at work eating weedy plants and making room for native pollinator-supporting plants under hundreds of acres of solar panels. Read more

Rare birds flock to little-known Maplewood grassland

July 2, 2025

Grassland birds are under immense pressure due to habitat loss, but there's a special corner of habitat near Battle Creek Regional Park. Learn more about this site's uncertain future and how you can get a glimpse of its feathered residents. Read more