Stewardship

Stewardship
Plant native shrubs and plants at the Dakota Conservation Area [WAITLIST]

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Join us to plant native shrubs and plants at a new FMR restoration site near Hastings Read more
Two volunteers plant at a 2021 FMR event
Lop buckthorn brush and enjoy a supporter social hour at Vermillion Falls Park [FULL]

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Join us to cut invasive buckthorn and tend a prairie at Vermillion Falls Park in Hastings. Read more
The waterfall at Vermillion Falls Park
Tend a bluff prairie at River Oaks Park [WAITLIST]

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Join us to tend a blufftop prairie with beautiful views of the Mississippi River. Read more
Bluff prairie near the Mississippi River at River Oaks Park
Hand-broadcast native prairie seed at Orvin 'Ole' Olson Park [WAITLIST]

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Join FMR and the Women's Environmental Network to spread native prairie seed at a riverside park in Minneapolis! Read more
Volunteers at Ole Olson Park
Latest storm drain mural connects streets to the river

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High school youth in our Environmental Stewardship Institute Council collaborated with artist Jesús Ramírez on this year's storm drain mural at Harriet Island. Read more
ESI council members and artist pose by storm drain mural sketch
Celebrating FMR's 2025 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
3 paddling routes to try, inspired by our 'Paddle, restore and learn' series

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A trio of free FMR events combined paddling with education and restoration. From a primer on clean-water crops in a former soybean field-turned prairie to a fishing intro on an oxbow lake in Hastings, these outings weren't typical volunteer events. Read more
Kayaker volunteers with paddles on the river shore

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