FMR Updates

Welcome Alex, our new Stewardship & Education Program Associate

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May 20, 2024

Alex will lead our storm drain stenciling and stream health evaluation initiatives. Read more

From the Mekong to the Mississippi: Sovatha’s river story

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May 2, 2024

"As a young refugee encountering the Mississippi for the first time, I would never have imagined in a million years that in the future I would come full circle, working to care for the river that welcomed me." Read more

How our ecologists piece together a site’s past and plan for its future

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April 23, 2024

What can the outstretched limbs of a bur oak reveal about the land? Here's how our ecologists find signs underfoot and overhead to understand a place before beginning to restore its habitat. Read more

Paddling with the river we love: Why FMR is steering toward more on-water programming

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April 9, 2024

To foster more chances for Twin Cities youth to deepen their own relationships with the water, we'll be adding more on-water experiences to our programming. Read more

Tip of a canoe in the river by forested area

How our warm winter affected habitat restoration progress

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March 18, 2024

What will the warmest winter on record mean for wildlife? We won't know for awhile. We do know that it got in the way of our usual winter tasks for wildlife habitat restoration. Luckily, our ecologists like challenges. Read more

FMR in DC: Reflections from a whirlwind week in the nation's capital

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March 14, 2024

Grassroots Organizing Coordinator Maddie Miller shares what it was like advocating for the Mississippi River alongside coalition partners in D.C. Read more