Join us for Music for the Mississippi River
Celebrate the Mississippi River and support FMR with Tina Schlieske and Molly Maher, May 30 at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. Paul.
Updates
Land Use & Planning
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.
Stewardship & Education
Here's what we found out about water quality by sampling tiny aquatic insects in the Rice Creek watershed last year.Read more.
General
Barb, our accounting manager of 17 years, has retired. We're celebrating her service and welcoming our newest team member.Read more.
Conservation
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.
OUR STRETCH OF THE RIVER
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Nicollet Island, Minneapolis
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights
Saturday, May 23, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Mississippi River Gorge 'beach,' Minneapolis
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