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Staff

Samantha Mie Armacost, Stewardship & Education Program Associate

Monica Bierma, Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper

John Briel, Member Relations Manager

Whitney Clark, Executive Director

Sara DeKok, Associate Director-Development Director

Laura Domyancich-Lee, Ecologist

Sophie Downey, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator

Tessa Enroth, Individual Gifts Officer

Barb Heintz, Accountant

Laura Mann Hill, Stewardship & Education Program Director

Gabe Holmes, Data Manager

Peter LaFontaine, Agricultural Policy Manager

Tahera Mamdani, Finance Director

Shaymus McLaughlin, Communications Associate

Maddie Miller, Grassroots Organizing Coordinator

Naomi Nickel, Environmental Stewardship Institute Program Associate (seasonal, 2022)

sue rich, Communications Director

Ellie Rogers, Communications Manager

Alex Roth, Conservation Director

Trevor Russell, Water Program Director

Karen Schik, Senior Ecologist

Colleen O'Connor Toberman, Land Use & Planning Program Director

katya wesely, Youth Coordinator

FMR News

How the Inflation Reduction Act could impact the Mississippi River
Is the Minneapolis 2040 plan good for the environment? Yes.
Stream Health Evaluation Program starts its 16th year
Time is running out to stop invasive carp
Can St. Paul's River Learning Center project get back on track?
Where to buy food, drinks made with clean-water crops

Upcoming Events

Prairie planting at Wakáŋ Tipi/Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary [FULL]
Thu, Aug 11 - 6:00 PM
Lop sumac at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA [FULL]
Tue, Aug 16 - 6:00 PM
Water Knowledge Network workshop with Plant-Grow-Share
Thu, Aug 18 - 5:30 PM
'Make & Take' Rain Barrel Workshop - Just $40!
Tue, Aug 23 - 5:00 PM
Wade into your watershed - monitor stream health in the Rice Creek Watershed District
Sat, Aug 27 - 9:00 AM
Seed collection at Vermillion River Linear Park
Tue, Sep 13 - 5:00 PM
Haul and stack buckthorn at Vermillion Falls Park
Thu, Sep 15 - 5:00 PM
more upcoming events >>

 

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