Updates and Articles

Where we work: Southwest Park Ponding Basin

September 16, 2025

At a neighborhood park in Hastings, FMR is working with the city to turn a former landfill into a thriving prairie with multiple pollinator gardens. Read more

What we like (and what we're not sure about) in MN's latest Nutrient Reduction Strategy draft

September 11, 2025

This is the state’s flagship plan to address the stubborn, long-running nitrate and phosphorus pollution issues plaguing many of Minnesota’s waters. Read more

A shallow pond surrounded by agricultural land.

Exploring the environmental field: FMR's 2025 summer youth program

September 11, 2025

Our 22 summer high-school fellows met a variety of professionals working in the field and got a taste of different careers. Their capstone projects included a zine, a documentary, cleanup events and more. See what they created. Read more

Welcome to our new Grassroots Organizing Coordinator (and farewell to Maddie!)

September 8, 2025

Meet Jenna, our new River Guardians advocacy program leader, and celebrate our outgoing coordinator's achievements. Read more

New video on mine’s risk to a clean Mississippi

September 5, 2025

Watch this moving video from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe explaining the threat posed to their traditions and the water we all value by the proposed Tamarack Mine. Read more

Is your SAF sustainable?

September 1, 2025

For any Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to legitimately earn its moniker, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from flights cannot come at the expense of clean water and healthy habitat. Read more

An illustration of an plane flying over a river and camelina fields.

Photos: What our wildlife cameras showed this summer

August 26, 2025

Our wildlife camera monitoring program provides data that can help us improve habitat restoration. It also provides some very fun pictures. Read more

An update on federal funding cuts and the river

August 21, 2025

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

Where we work: Bailey Point Nature Preserve

August 21, 2025

Tucked into a meander of the Elk River just before its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bailey Point Nature Preserve's floodplains, forests and prairies create a refuge for bald eagles, red foxes and songbirds. Read more

Bailey Point Nature Preserve flowers in prairie

Farewell to Kass, FMR's 2024-25 Climate Impact Corps member

August 18, 2025

Kass engaged students across the metro area through our youth programming, led interpretive walks at our volunteer restoration events and so much more. Read more