Stewardship

Stewardship
2021 ESI guest post: The benefits of composting and how to do it

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July 30, 2021

Summer Environmental Stewardship Institute fellow Lydia set up organics recycling at her church and put her design skills to work creating an infographic to explain how and why to compost.  >>

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

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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.  >>

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

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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.  >>

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Plant trees and shrubs at Gores Pool WMA

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July 30, 2021
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Tree tubes at Gores WMA
Lower Phalen Creek Project's Pollinator Festival

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July 29, 2021

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

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Lower Phalen Creek Project's 4th Annual Pollinator Festival
Environmental Stewardship Institute alum keeps Hidden Falls Park clean
by Sophie Downey

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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.  >>

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Jonathan with his fishing line receptacle
Landscape for the river

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May 11, 2021
Whether urban, suburban or rural, yards are part of the Mississippi watershed. The effects of how we landscape and route rain show up far beyond our property lines. Dig into these tips to help protect the river right from your own backyard. Read more
Monarch on liatris in an urban raingarden

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Upcoming Events

Oak woodland brush haul + lunch [WAITLIST]
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
3M's oak woodlands, Cottage Grove
Partner event: Alebrijes — Keepers of the Island Exhibit
Now through October 26, 2025, dawn to 11 p.m.
Raspberry Island, St. Paul
Ford Area C walking tours
Three options: October 20, October 28, November 22, 2025
Hidden Falls Regional Park, St. Paul

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