Stewardship

Stewardship
School's out for summer: Sov's highlights from 2024-25 classroom partnerships

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We asked Sovatha Oum, FMR's Youth Program Manager, about his favorite stories from working with metro classrooms this year. Check out his reflections on experiential learning and outdoor education, and his yearbook message for all of us. Read more
Students by the river
Just released: Stream health report from 2024 monitoring

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Our volunteers' waders are dry. Our biologist has waded through the data. Here's what we found out about water quality by sampling tiny aquatic insects in the Rice Creek watershed last year. Read more
Two SHEP volunteers wade in stream
'A way to stay connected': 3 volunteers on the joys of stewarding the river with loved ones

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Volunteering with friends and loved ones gives volunteers a chance to build memories together while doing good for the river. Read more
Three volunteers hug and smile
FMR launches new volunteer pollinator monitoring program

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Do you get excited when you spot the first monarch butterfly each year? Do you enjoy identifying plants and pollinators when you’re out for a hike? FMR may have just the volunteer opportunity for you. Read more
Woman in field tracking observations
RESCHEDULED: Help plant a pollinator garden at Hastings' Southwest Park Ponding Basin

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Join us to help plant a pollinator garden at Southwest Park Ponding Basin. Read more
Volunteer holds a plant
Help track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project

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Join FMR and 5 Gyres to track trash with the 2025 Plastic-Free Parks TrashBlitz project. Read more
Volunteers pick up litter in the Mississippi River Gorge
Monitor monarchs with FMR's Pollinator Evaluation Program (PEP)

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Support monarchs and other pollinators at FMR's Twin Cities metro restoration sites. Read more
A woman with a clipboard in an FMR restoration prairie

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Upcoming Events

December 5 - 19, 2025
F-O-K Studios in St. Paul
This school year
In your classroom or outside
Now through December 31, 2025
Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area, Twin Cities metro