Stewardship

FMR graduates its first Youth Empowerment Program participants

by Sophie Downey

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September 9, 2019

Through canoe trips, guest speakers, pollinator surveys and more this summer, we worked with high-school aged youth from the metro area to explore career possibilities and build skills in the environmental field. Learn more about our new Youth Empowerment Program and see these leaders' capstone projects (which included monarchs, jars of river water, and even a baby painted turtle). >>

One of the program participants removes invasive species on a rainy day at Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary

Haul and stack buckthorn at Vermillion Falls Park

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July 31, 2019

Volunteer Jean hauling buckthorn at Vermillion Falls

Thanks Akia, our shared summer intern

by Alex Roth

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July 11, 2019

Akia Vang, our Green Team Alumni summer intern, woke up early to survey breeding birds and stayed late to assist at volunteer planting events. Akia stayed busy during his two short weeks with us. >>

Pine Bend Bluffs brush haul + lunch [FULL]

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July 10, 2019

Join us for this annual restoration event at one of the largest and most diverse native ecosystems left in the metro area! Read more

Volunteer at Pine Bend hauling buckthorn

Intern Daniel features FMR in environmental documentary

by Amy Kilgore

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July 9, 2019

This year we hosted DeLaSalle senior Daniel Schmidt as an intern, who not only helped with a variety of projects but also created his own documentary about major environmental issues and what you can do about them. >>

FMR staff and volunteers work at 2019 Earth Day Clean-up

Thanks Akia, our shared summer intern

by Alex Roth

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July 7, 2019

Akia Vang, our Green Team Alumni summer intern, woke up early to survey breeding birds and stayed late to assist at volunteer planting events. Akia stayed busy during his two short weeks with us. >>

New podcast features FMR ecologist and invasive earthworms

by Alex Roth

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June 7, 2019

Three Rivers Park District's new podcast, The Wandering Naturalist, covers fun Minnesota ecology topics from tracking owls to maple syruping. In this episode, FMR ecologist Alex Roth joined the conversation about the effects of invasive buckthorn and earthworms on Minnesota's wildflowers. >>