FMR Updates

New riverfront memorial offers healing, calls for justice

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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November 15, 2020

A new Memorial to Survivors of Sexual Violence, the nation's first, stands near the Mississippi River in Boom Island Park. Project leaders told us that the public location offers healing and recognition to victim-survivors while calling all of us to seek justice and create a better future. >>

Indian Mounds Regional Park: Restored land in a sacred place

by Alex Roth

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November 10, 2020

It's hard to overstate the importance of Indian Mounds Regional Park. Situated atop the bluff just east of downtown St. Paul, the park harbors a wealth of cultural, historical and ecological significance. The park is also unique in that it's where three of FMR’s programs — land conservation, stewardship and youth engagement — converge. >>

What the 2020 election results mean for the Mississippi River

by Trevor Russell

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November 10, 2020

How will our recent elections impact the Mississippi River? Here's our preliminary take. >>

Thank you, youth river stewards!

by Ashley O'Neill Prado

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November 3, 2020

Despite COVID-19, we engaged hundreds of youth as active stewards and students of the river in 2020. >>

Four youth volunteers stand in a wooded area holding a large buckthorn branch.

'Rebirth: The Mississippi's National Park' on TPT-MN

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October 14, 2020

Once a dumping ground, now a national park -- the Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi River

FMR welcomes new program leader Laura Mann Hill

by Whitney Clark

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October 14, 2020

Passionate about connecting people with the river and each other, Laura is a natural fit here at FMR. An educator, artist and activist, she'll work with our stewardship and education staff to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders. >>