Stewardship

2021 ESI guest post: A comic on the symbiotic relationship between the coyote and American badger

July 30, 2021

Summer Environmental Stewardship Institute fellow Mateo's comic imagines those in conflict over water resources learning from Native knowledge around the cooperative hunting strategies of coyotes and badgers. >>

2021 ESI guest post: A marginalized river — The Hatgyi Dam on the Salween in Myanmar

July 30, 2021

ESI fellow Cho Wah Paw shares her final project, a stereoscope showing the human rights issues and biological and cultural diversity at risk due to the proposed hydropower Hatgyi Dam on the Salween River in Southeast Asia. >>

Plant trees and shrubs at Gores Pool WMA

July 30, 2021

Lower Phalen Creek Project's Pollinator Festival

July 29, 2021

FMR is a partner organization for this year's Pollinator Festival! Join the festivities for fun activities, performances, food and more. >>

Lower Phalen Creek Project's 4th Annual Pollinator Festival

Environmental Stewardship Institute alum keeps Hidden Falls Park clean

by Sophie Downey

May 12, 2021

A summer project turned into a year-round commitment for 2020 ESI Fellow Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff. Read about how he made an impact reducing fishing line waste at this beloved riverfront park. >>

Jonathan with his fishing line receptacle

Volunteer spotlight: Randy's dedication at Ole Olson Park

March 31, 2021

For Randy Miranda, volunteering every week to tend FMR's prairie restoration at Ole Olson Park near his home was a meditative way to give back and get through the pandemic. Here are Randy's reflections on why he volunteers and what we've accomplished together. >>