Events

National Public Lands Day event: Collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

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September 9, 2024

Celebrate National Public Lands Day and collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park! Read more

Volunteers collect native prairie seed at Vermillion River Linear Park

Election 2024: Check YES for MN's great outdoors!

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September 4, 2024

Thousands of environmental projects throughout Minnesota depend on our vote this fall. As we approach the 2024 general election, here's how you can support this critical fund as an organization or individual. Read more

Earth Day and beyond: Celebrate and steward the river this spring!

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February 14, 2024

Join us for the annual Earth Day cleanup, or get outside with FMR this spring to steward the river! Read more

A family of volunteers at the 2022 Earth Day cleanup

Another invasive carp catch record for Minnesota's Mississippi River

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December 4, 2023

The Minnesota DNR just announced its largest-ever invasive carp catch in Minnesota waters: a shocking 323 fish. Join us soon for community meetings in St. Paul, Red Wing, Winona and online to learn and discuss what our state should do next. Read more

Plant trees near the Mississippi River Gorge Sand Flats [FULL]

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August 8, 2023

Volunteers work in the beautiful Mississippi River Gorge to plant native floodplain trees that will provide better habitat for the wildlife that make the river gorge their home! Read more