FMR Updates

FMR Updates
FMR members make a difference for Twin Cities Coyote and Fox Project
by Alex Roth

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April 7, 2020

Hundreds of you responded to our call to support a U of M study to better understand canid species and how they use the urban metro. Now that the first field season is complete, we chatted with Nick McCann of the Twin Cities Coyote and Fox Project to hear about how the year went and how FMR members played an important role in its success.  >>

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coyote in a Saint Paul natural area
A field guide to the new river rules for advocates, planners and city officials
by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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April 1, 2020
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We're working remotely. Stay safe and be well!

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March 16, 2020

Friends of the Mississippi River staff are working remotely, events are canceled through at least May, and we will continue to follow official guidelines to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

More importantly, we wish everyone peace and wellness in these uncertain times. Let's support one another, in whatever ways we can, through this public health emergency. >>

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A heron passes nest building material to its mate
The flood forecast
by Peter LaFontaine

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March 11, 2020

A waterlogged 2019 makes for a floody 2020. Here's what Minnesota is gearing up for as the spring melt approaches.  >>

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Counting critters at Pine Bend Bluffs, our longest-running restoration
by Karen Schik

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March 9, 2020
Over the last 20 years at Pine Bend Bluffs, we've converted a buckthorn forest to oak savanna and a Siberian elm canopy to prairie. Now we're monitoring the site to see how wildlife is responding. Read more
The abundant prairie: A William H. Houlton Conservation Area wildlife update
by Alex Roth

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February 28, 2020

In just its second year, the restoration project at Houlton is yielding impressive wildlife gains: from 16 bumblebees in the first year to 575 now, from 15 kinds of butterflies to 25. These results show progress toward the thriving habitat we hoped to create.  >>

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KSTP TV: Ford site cleanup ‘top priority’ for neighbors [video]

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February 24, 2020

Our river corridor director Colleen O'Connor Toberman gave KSTP reporters a tour of Ford Area C to explain why so many in the metro area are calling for thorough cleanup of the toxic riverfront dump site.  >>

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