FMR Updates

Thanks to our 2025-2026 Stewardship and Education Intern!

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June 8, 2026

Tamya was our School-year Stewardship and Education intern this past year, supporting our youth council, restoration events and more. Read more

New FMR study will help answer crucial questions about potential dam removal

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May 26, 2026

We've known for many years that two locks and dams in Minneapolis and St. Paul might be worth removing. Now, a new FMR study will find out what's possible for the future of the river gorge. Read more

Lock and dam and Minneapolis skyline; Lock and dam near island

Check out our stream health report from 2025 monitoring

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May 19, 2026

Here's what we found out about water quality by sampling tiny aquatic insects in the Rice Creek watershed last year. Read more

2025 SHEP volunteer at stream training, 18 volunteers and field training instructor stand by water with waders and gear.

Prescribed burns: How fire can help restore habitat

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May 13, 2026

Planned, controlled burns can reinvigorate some of Minnesota's ecosystems, helping to support more resilient, thriving habitat. Here's how. Read more

VIDEO: Restoration done right — Community, conservation and the Vermillion River

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April 16, 2026

Together with the Hmong American Farmers Association, Twin Cities Trout Unlimited and the DNR, we've turned former croplands and degraded woodlands into diverse native habitat along the Vermillion River. Trout populations are already responding. Read more