Katie Clower

Former Program Assistant / Youth Educator

Member of FMR staff since: March 2012

Duties: Coordinating youth programming at FMR (storm drain stenciling, water quality education, Cedar-Riverside Youth Stewardship Program, and other service learning opportunities); register volunteers for the Mississippi River Challenge and other FMR events.

Born: Santa Monica, CA

Hobbies: Dancing, hiking, baking, swimming in creeks, crosswords, and taking naps in the sun.

Favorite book: Evidence of Things Unseen by Maryanne Wiggins

Favorite music/bands: Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, Michael Franti, J. S. Bach

Favorite location on the river: Crosby Regional Park, especially for early-morning birding.

Last big vacation: Home-stay and language study in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2011. Unforgettable!

Conservation/environmental hero: Joanna Macy

Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 5:00pm
Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Along the Vermillion River, Hastings
Apply now for spring through summer program
Sites in Elk River, Hastings or Inver Grove Heights

Take Me to the River 

Celebrate the Mississippi River and choose your own adventure while supporting FMR at our reimagined fall fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 24.