parks

Mississippi River island hosts colorful sculptures

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June 10, 2025

Through Oct. 26, colorful Mexican folk art sculptures will cover Raspberry Island in downtown St. Paul as a celebration of the Latino community's connection to the Mississippi River. Read more

Metropolitan Council consults FMR's youth council for 2050 plan

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June 7, 2023

The Environmental Stewardship Institute's Youth Council presented to the Met Council their findings on park access and connection, habitat conservation and community gardens. Hear their recommendations. Read more

ESI group in front of infographic posters

River Learning Center: Latest design is better, but we still have questions

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October 6, 2022

FMR had raised the alarm about initial design concepts that were grossly oversized for this unique riverfront site. Project planners listened to feedback and made significant changes, but questions linger. Read more

An overhead view of boats in the harbor at Watergate Marina.

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

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. >>