Updates
Water & Legislative
This session featured calm, chaos and a late boost from River Guardians that helped make it a big success for the river.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.
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.
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
Monday, June 8, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area, Hastings
Various paddle tours and events, June 12-14
Along or in the Mississippi and Crow rivers, spanning from Minneapolis to Brainerd.
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