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December 4, 2025
Our highlights from this year's community stewardship and education programming. Read more
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November 6, 2025
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
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October 9, 2025
FMR’s Stream Health Evaluation Program has delivered vital scientific data for nearly two decades. Read more
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September 11, 2025
Our 22 summer high-school fellows met a variety of professionals working in the field and got a taste of different careers. Their capstone projects included a zine, a documentary, cleanup events and more. See what they created. Read more
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August 18, 2025
Kass engaged students across the metro area through our youth programming, led interpretive walks at our volunteer restoration events and so much more. Read more
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June 11, 2025
We asked Sovatha Oum, FMR's Youth Program Manager, about his favorite stories from working with metro classrooms this year. Check out his reflections on experiential learning and outdoor education, and his yearbook message for all of us. Read more
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May 13, 2025
Our volunteers' waders are dry. Our biologist has waded through the data. Here's what we found out about water quality by sampling tiny aquatic insects in the Rice Creek watershed last year. Read more
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 7, 2026 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 - 5:30pm
Wabasha Taproom, St. Paul
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