Land Use & Planning

How we choose sites to protect and restore

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September 1, 2022

Our Land Conservation program has protected and restored more than three dozen sites near the metro Mississippi River. Here's how we decide where to focus our efforts. Read more

What we heard on this summer's lock and dam tours

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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August 8, 2022

This summer, FMR and our partners talked with over 600 community members about the future of our Twin Cities locks and dams. We led more than than 20 focus-group tours that brought many people to the river in new ways. Here's what we heard. Read more

FMR, partners issue Minneapolis 2040 support statement

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July 21, 2022

In response to the lawsuit challenging the Minneapolis 2040 plan on the basis of potential environmental harm, FMR coordinated a sign-on statement from several leading environmental and planning organizations. The statement reaffirms our support for the 2040 plan's goals and environmental benefits. >>

Time is running out to stop invasive carp

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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July 10, 2022

This spring a silver carp was recorded swimming 35 miles up Minnesota's Mississippi River in a single day. Across the state our news outlets helped highlight what's at risk for our waterways and why we need the DNR to act with more urgency. >>

Can St. Paul's River Learning Center project get back on track?

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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July 7, 2022

We've long supported the goal of creating a River Learning Center in St. Paul's Crosby Farm Regional Park. Recent design concepts for the center, however, seemed to disregard community input and riverfront development regulations. Here's how we've responded and what we hope to see happen next. >>

Join us for lock and dam focus group tours

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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May 1, 2022

Learn more about the big study that will consider the future of two locks and dams in the heart of the Twin Cities. Read more

A photo showing the river almost emptied to the river bottom as part of a draw down by the Army Corps.

St. Paul riverfront roundup: Five projects to watch

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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April 11, 2022

St. Paul has a lot of projects in the works along its 26 miles of Mississippi River shoreline. Check out the plans for new visitor and cultural centers, recreational improvements and more that will celebrate and improve St. Paul's connection to the river. >>