In the Media
FMR is proud to serve as the voice for the Mississippi River and the people who care about it — at the Capitol, in our communities and in the media. Many thanks to the reporters who take the time to cover important river issues.
KARE 11 ― May 7, 2018
by Lou Raguse
Continued microplastic contamination does not bode well for the health of our Great Lakes or the Mississippi River.
Star Tribune ― April 27, 2018
by Janet Moore
Midtown Greenway Supporters, Midtown Greenway Coalition and 36 other groups (FMR included) aim to raise funds to study how to make a railroad bridge safe for biking and walking to continue the greenway across the river.
Pioneer Press ― April 9, 2018
by Nick Ferraro
After hearing from neighbors and FMR advocates, the Inver Grove Heights parks commission recommended to preserve River Heights Park as a park instead of putting it up for sale. A couple months later (see above, May 16, 2018), the city council followed suit and the park was officially saved.
Star Tribune ― April 9, 2018
by Josephine Marcotty
American Rivers named the Mississippi River gorge one of the most endangered rivers as part of its new campaign to restore the river's flow and rapids through the Twin Cities by removing the Ford Dam and Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. FMR weighs in with cautious optimism, noting support for the concept as well the need for extensive community discussion and additional research.
Pioneer Press ― April 8, 2018
by Nick Woltman
American Rivers places the Mississippi River Gorge at number six on its 2018 list of the nation's top 10 most-threatened-rivers, citing a pair of locks and dams in Minneapolis-St. Paul that have remained in place despite being closed to commercial barge traffic since 2015. FMR cautiously endorses the idea of restoring the rapids while calling for a robust and extensive commmunity discussion and additional research.
KDWA and Hastings Star Gazette ― April 1, 2018
With Earth Day approaching, Hastings community radio promoted hands-on volunteer opportunities with the FMR Vermillion Stewards program, supported by the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization and the United Way of Hastings. (Also mentioned in Hastings Star Gazette.)
MPR ― March 29, 2018
by Kirsti Marohn
As Minnesota's drinking water quality falls short of benchmarks, it's time to fully consider the role of agriculture in water pollution. FMR is helping to develop solutions that benefit farmers and drinking water.
Legal Reader ― March 14, 2018
by Sara Teller
3M's pollution settlement will go towards drinking water protection work. FMR's executive director Whitney Clark notes many metro communities would be better off switching from groundwater and public well-based systems to non-well sources like the Mississippi River, for a safer and more sustainable water supply.
Star Tribune ― March 9, 2018
Dakota County celebrated a new trail at Pine Bend Scientific and Natural Area, protected in part, thanks to FMR in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Dakota County.
MPR ― March 6, 2018
by Mark Steil
Minnesota's plans to reduce nitrates in drinking water are moving closer to completion. But FMR and other groups and experts are concerned that we're not moving fast enough to get to clean water.
(Republished in Waseca County News.)
(Republished in Waseca County News.)
Star Tribune ― March 2, 2018
by Josephine Marcotty
The 3M settlement prompted many to examine the state of our metro water supply. FMR's executive director Whitney Clark noted the importance of both cleaning up pollution and switching more of our public water supply from wells to the Mississippi River as a more sustainable source.
Pioneer Press ― February 15, 2018
by the Pioneer Press Editorial Board
Woodworker's Journal ― January 4, 2018
by As part of a series of local stewardship outings associated with the event, Verizon volunteers helped FMR plant over 75 trees in Inver Grove Heights.
Downtown St. Paul Voice ― December 31, 2017
by editor Tim Spitzak
Michael Bischoff started the River Story Map as a collaborative art project to make visible and celebrate the personal relationships we have with the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities.
(Republished in the South St. Paul Voice.)
(Republished in the South St. Paul Voice.)
Star Tribune ― December 15, 2017
by Janet Moore
More than 60 years after streetcar service was discontinued in the Twin Cities, a key advisory committee has recommended bringing the streetcar back along the Riverview Corridor but in a much different form. While supportive, FMR and the National Park Service are keeping a close eye on possible plans to create a el for streetcar below Fort Snelling.