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Land Conservation
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May 18, 2026
This 7,000-acre network of winding backwaters and lush green islands where the Vermillion meets the Mississippi is one of the largest expanses of floodplain native plant communities in southeast Minnesota. Read more
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May 13, 2026
Planned, controlled burns can reinvigorate some of Minnesota's ecosystems, helping to support more resilient, thriving habitat. Here's how. Read more
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April 29, 2026
More than 150 projects that benefit clean water and the outdoors depend on this funding. Send a message to your legislators, urging them to approve these bills. Read more
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April 20, 2026
Checking in on FMR's river priorities, including environmental guardrails on new jet fuel, conservation funding, a carp deterrent deadline and more. Read more
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April 16, 2026
Together with the Hmong American Farmers Association, Twin Cities Trout Unlimited and the DNR, we've turned former croplands and degraded woodlands into diverse native habitat along the Vermillion River. Trout populations are already responding. Read more
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March 9, 2026
This 7,000-acre network of winding backwaters and lush green islands where the Vermillion meets the Mississippi is one of the largest expanses of floodplain native plant communities in southeast Minnesota. Read more
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March 9, 2026
The cold water trout stream and wide floodplain wetlands at the 450-acre Vermillion River Aquatic Management Area (AMA) in Dakota County offer opportunities for angling, hunting, trapping and wildlife observation. Read more
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Upcoming Events
August 13 through October 31, 2026
Throughout St. Paul
Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Near the Mississippi River backwaters, St. Paul Park
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