Updates and Articles

How our ecologists piece together a site’s past and plan for its future

April 23, 2024

What can the outstretched limbs of a bur oak reveal about the land? Here's how our ecologists find signs underfoot and overhead to understand a place before beginning to restore its habitat. Read more

Where we work: Sheridan Memorial Park

April 15, 2024

Located along the east bank of the Mississippi River just north of the Broadway Avenue bridge, this site is home to a veterans memorial, an FMR-installed raingarden, and a multi-year community partnership with the Sheridan Neighborhood Organization. Read more

Sheridan Memorial raingarden with Veterans memorial in background

Play river gorge bingo

April 10, 2024

Joining us for our Earth Day cleanup? Find signs of spring and signs of habitat restoration as you volunteer! Read more

Bloodroot plus text: River Gorge Bingo Spring Edition

Paddling with the river we love: Why FMR is steering toward more on-water programming

April 9, 2024

To foster more chances for Twin Cities youth to deepen their own relationships with the water, we'll be adding more on-water experiences to our programming. Read more

Tip of a canoe in the river by forested area

Supporting Minnesota's public lands

March 21, 2024

FMR recently signed on to a letter to legislators urging investment in Minnesota's public lands. Many of the special places our ecologists and volunteers work in depend on state support. Read more

How our warm winter affected habitat restoration progress

March 18, 2024

What will the warmest winter on record mean for wildlife? We won't know for awhile. We do know that it got in the way of our usual winter tasks for wildlife habitat restoration. Luckily, our ecologists like challenges. Read more

FMR in DC: Reflections from a whirlwind week in the nation's capital

March 14, 2024

Grassroots Organizing Coordinator Maddie Miller shares what it was like advocating for the Mississippi River alongside coalition partners in D.C. Read more