Sign up early for popular workshops

A St. Paul raingarden helps keep polluted runoff out of Lake Como and the Mississippi River watershed.

Photo courtesy of Capitol Region Watershed District.

It may still be snowing, but this is the perfect time to sign up for FMRs river-friendly gardening and landscaping workshops. These classes cover raingardens, native plants and all the important watershed-wise basics — and they quickly filled in 2009!

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Upcoming Events

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
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Pine Bend Bluffs Scientific and Natural Area, Inver Grove Heights

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.