Events

Join FMR and Odell Brewing Company for this island cleanup to "Make it Pretty"! We'll collect trash from the shoreline and from the forested areas of Nicollet Island to prevent pollution and improve water quality in the Mississippi River.

First, a note...

In all honesty, we weren't sure if we wanted to promote cleanups during this difficult time. But, our river communities already made this decision! Many of you are already out there, picking up trash and improving the health of our environment and the river.

As you take a break, reconnect with nature and get a little exercise, please remember to follow the Minnesota Department of Health recommendations such as avoiding groups (stay by yourself or with your household), not touching your face and maintaining a safe distance from others.

Thursday, January 9, 2020 join State Representative Dave Pinto (64B) and FMR Executive Director Whitney Clark for "Mississippi River Round-Up: understanding our impact on the river and the river’s impact on our communities." >>

What's one of the simplest, high-impact ways to save water and help protect our watershed? Using a rain barrel.

FMR's annual fall event, An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River, will be Thursday, September 30, 2021. 

This event has reached capacity and registrations are no longer being accepted. Thank you for understanding! Please visit the events calendar for more ways to get involved.

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Join FMR staff and volunteers for a morning of working along the beautiful Mississippi river on the Minneapolis side of the river gorge.

From Minnesota to the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico, agricultural runoff pollutes our Mississippi River. The Wall Street Journal recently referred to this phenomenon as "one of the nation’s biggest ecological disasters." But it doesn't need to be this way.