Gorge Stewards Archive

Today, the best way to stay in touch about the Mississippi River Gorge Stewards program is to sign up for the Gorge Stewards email list with Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator sue rich, srich@fmr.org. We also post Gorge Stewards news and photo sets on FMR's Facebook and flickr pages. To learn more about the history and activites of the Mississippi Gorge Stewards, archived blogs and newsletters are below. 

Gorge Stewards blog 2010

Visit the Gorge Stewards blog

Web newsletters — Summer 2005-–Fall 2006

Fall 2006
Harvest in the Gorge; Seeds — Star snapshots; Blazing new trails in the Gorge
Summer 2006
Oak Savanna Workdays; Bird song in the Gorge; A monstrously good time
Winter 2006
The menace of buckthorn; Native shubs adorn popular pathway; Bridge over troubled water performances by U of M students; Gorge Stewards holiday potluck
Fall 2005
A thorny issue; Gorge Stewards pull their weight; Plant identification hikers take a closer look; Gorge Stewards dock at Watergate
Summer 2005
Participants pull together during Garlic Mustard Days; Volunteers put down roots in the prairie bowl; Volunteers come out of the shell for woodland seed collection; The scourge of the Gorge

PDF newsletters — Winter 2002-–Fall 2004

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Near Broadway bridge, North Minneapolis
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Along a Mississippi River backchannel, Otsego
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Nicollet Island, Minneapolis

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.