Land Conservation

Hundreds of birds in the one and only river gorge

by Betsy Daub

October 16, 2022

For more than three decades, Dave Zumeta has kept meticulous lists of the birds he's seen in the Mississippi River Gorge, a band of habitat FMR works to restore that is critical for migrators on the flyway. Read more

A photo collage showing a saw-whet owl and a trumpeter swan.

Fishing for fishers: FMR supports a new study

October 11, 2022

Why is the fisher expanding its range to the southern part of the state, including the Twin Cities? Why is its population declining? FMR is partnering on a University of Minnesota study of this elusive member of the weasel family to help find out. Read more

Long fall? Extended prescribed burn season!

October 7, 2022

The lingering fall this year gave us the rare opportunity to implement a fall burn at our Hastings River Flats prairie restoration. Here's why we jumped at the chance. Read more

Prairie fire, prescribed burn at Hastings River Flats

Minnesota's new climate goals are a great start — now it's time to follow through

October 6, 2022

The Walz administration's recently released Climate Action Framework is laudable. Now it's time to translate the framework into action. Read more

A farmer standing on a patch of grass on the edge of cropland, looking down into a stream that runs alongside it.

"Is it good or bad?" Rethinking language around invasive species

September 14, 2022

A deep dive into the term "invasive species" — species that spread rapidly, or species out of place — plus how we can revise the value judgments we place on them. Read more