Updates
Land Use & Planning
We've known for many years that two locks and dams in Minneapolis and St. Paul might be worth removing. Now, a new FMR study will find out what's possible for the future of the river gorge.Read more.
Stewardship & Education
Our Environmental Stewardship Institute Youth Council drafted a picture book this year that follows an adventurous mouse from storm drain to river to community cleanup. Here's a peek into their process and the design. Read more.
Water & Legislative
In a challenging legislative session, FMR and our partners managed a major win for the river: environmental guardrails on an existing tax credit will incentivize new sustainable aviation fuels that help our waters instead of harm their health.Read more.
Water & Legislative
As an organization focused on the river’s health, we get asked this all the time.Read more.
Conservation
How can we improve habitat for bumble bees? That's the question our multi-year research project sought to answer.Read more.
OUR STRETCH OF THE RIVER
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Nicollet Island prairie, Minneapolis
Tuesday, July 7 - 4:30 p.m. social hour, 6:00 p.m. volunteer event
Vermillion Falls Park, Hastings
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers, Hastings
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