FMR Updates

FMR Updates
Action alert: Urge 5 changes to MN bonding bill

update

It's the last week of Minnesota's 2018 legislative session and your support is needed! Ask Gov. Mark Dayton and your legislators to make five changes to the bonding bill to better support clean water and parks. >>

Read more
Neighbors save River Heights Park

article

The city of Inver Grove Heights was considering selling River Heights Park, part of our local Mississippi River national park, for housing. But neighbors stepped up to defend it, and with a little support from FMR, the park has been preserved!

Inver Grove Heights is a valued FMR habitat restoration partner and we look forward to continuing our work together.

Read more
River Heights Park, Inver Grove Heights
The River Story Map

article

Join us for a collaborative art project to make visible and celebrate the personal relationships we have with the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities. We invite you to tell us about how a meaningful change in your life relates to the Mississippi River. In honor of FMR's 25th anniversary year, we're kicking off the map with 25+ stories! >>

Read more
Burn, baby, burn...but only when we say so!

article

Spring has officially sprung, and with it comes those familiar signs of life: plants begin to green, flowers bloom, migrating birds return, and fires burn through the prairies at FMR restoration sites!

Learn more about how we use fire to restore wildlife habitat, and the impact of a recent unplanned fire on an FMR restoration site. >>

Read more
An April prescribed burn rolls through a blufftop prairie at the Flint Hills Pind Bend Bluffs property.
Help us stop 10 bad water bills at the MN Legislature

update

Ten bad water bills have been introduced this legislative session that are going to the House and Senate for passage. These bills undermine basic environmental science, roll back existing protections or block public participation in environmental decisions.

Learn more or take action now!

Read more
Help us stop 10 bad water bills at the MN Legislature

article

Ten bad water bills have been introduced this legislative session that are going to the House and Senate for passage. These bills undermine basic environmental science, roll back existing protections or block public participation in environmental decisions.

Learn more, or take action now.

Read more
MN State Capitol pic
Top 10 bad water bills at the legislative halfway point

update

The legislature is rolling up its sleeves and rolling back bedrock protections for water quality. Here's our top-10 list of bad water bills (so far) this session. >>

Read more

Pages

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
River Heights Park, Inver Grove Heights
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - 9:00am to 11:00am
Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Raspberry Island, St. Paul