Friends of the Mississippi River

Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) engages people to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.

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Updates

Stewardship & Education

March 2, 2026

Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

Five ways you can steward and advocate for the river this Earth Day!Read more.

General, Water & Legislative, Land Use & Planning

February 24, 2026

FMR endorses pause on data centers

FMR recently signed on to an opinion piece published February 21, 2026, in the Star Tribune calling for a two-year moratorium on data center development in Minnesota.Read more.

Conservation

March 18, 2026

The results from our multi-year bumble bee research study are in

How can we improve habitat for bumble bees? That's the question our multi-year research project sought to answer.Read more.

Aerial image of Ford Area C and steam plant

Land Use & Planning

March 16, 2026

Can an outpouring of support for full cleanup at Ford Area C make a difference?

The list of elected officials and community members supporting a full cleanup of this toxic riverfront site is getting longer. What will the MPCA decide?Read more.