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Action alert: Urge 5 changes to MN bonding bill

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May 15, 2018

It's the last week of Minnesota's 2018 legislative session and your support is needed! Ask Gov. Mark Dayton and your legislators to make five changes to the bonding bill to better support clean water and parks. >>

Neighbors save River Heights Park

by Alicia Uzarek

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May 15, 2018

The city of Inver Grove Heights was considering selling River Heights Park, part of our local Mississippi River national park, for housing. But neighbors stepped up to defend it, and with a little support from FMR, the park has been preserved!

Inver Grove Heights is a valued FMR habitat restoration partner and we look forward to continuing our work together.

Action alert: Lower the building height of Minnehaha Academy's expansion!

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May 14, 2018

Minneapolis residents: Speak up before May 25 to ask your city councilmembers to lower the building height of Minnehaha Academy's proposed expansion in the Mississippi River Gorge. >>

Burn, baby, burn...but only when we say so!

by Alex Roth

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May 7, 2018

Spring has officially sprung, and with it comes those familiar signs of life: plants begin to green, flowers bloom, migrating birds return, and fires burn through the prairies at FMR restoration sites!

Learn more about how we use fire to restore wildlife habitat, and the impact of a recent unplanned fire on an FMR restoration site. >>

An April prescribed burn rolls through a blufftop prairie at the Flint Hills Pind Bend Bluffs property.

What's your city planning for its riverfront? Find out and weigh in.

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April 9, 2018

Cities up and down the metro Mississippi are busy finalizing their local river corridor plans, but there's still time to weigh in. Some deadlines to submit comments are fast approaching, including July 17 for Cottage Grove and July 22 for Minneapolis. Learn where your city's at in its process and how you can have your say in the shape of your future local riverfront. >>