Stewardship

Stewardship
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) [FULL FOR 2025]

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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
Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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Join us for the annual Earth Day cleanup, or get outside with FMR this spring to steward the river! Read more
A family of volunteers at the 2022 Earth Day cleanup
For the river: Jacob's river story

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Our Stewardship & Education Program Director tells stories of a childhood love for Minnehaha Creek, learning to run rapids and his riverside sit spot of 20 years, and reflects on why he wanted to work for the river. Read more
Two kiddos in canoe
Celebrating our 2024 volunteers and young river stewards

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Our highlights from this year's community stewardship and education programming. Read more
Volunteers and youth outdoors

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, September 27, 2025 - 10:30am to 1:00pm OR 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Magnolia Blossom Paddle Boat, St. Paul
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, Cottage Grove
Saturday, October 4, 2025 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area at the Flint Hills Resources property, Inver Grove Heights