FMR Updates

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February 25, 2025

Join our Water team to advance biofuel solutions that improve water quality and farm prosperity. Read more

Person holds oilseed crop, text: "FMR is hiring"

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February 7, 2025

Our Stewardship & Education Program Director tells stories of a childhood love for Minnehaha Creek, learning to run rapids and his riverside sit spot of 20 years, and reflects on why he wanted to work for the river. Read more

Bumble bee habitat: What we've learned from monitoring (so far)

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February 7, 2025

How can we make the best possible habitat for bumble bees? That's the gist of the question Friends of the Mississippi River is trying to answer. Read more

Is the proposed riverbed mine in Cottage Grove legal?

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February 7, 2025

What's next for the proposed mine in — yes, in — the Mississippi River backwaters near Grey Cloud Island? Read more

View from Pine Bend Bluffs of Mississippi River and Grey Cloud Island

FMR's 2024 annual report now live

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January 28, 2025

Celebrating all that our community of river supporters accomplished in 2024 to steward the Mississippi River for generations to come. Read more

Webinar: Sustainable Aviation Fuel — How Minnesota can get it right

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January 17, 2025

How can new, renewable jet fuel — yes, jet fuel — help clean up the river and improve water quality throughout Minnesota? Watch our recorded webinar to find out. Read more