Volunteer Events

Take the pledge to pull garlic mustard at Crosby Farm Park [FULL]

February 29, 2016

Volunteers removing garlic mustard in Crosby Farm Park

Haul buckthorn at the Vermillion Aquatic Management Area [FULL]

February 24, 2016

Volunteers help restore the shoreline of a trout nursery by removing precut invasive buckthornuckthorn

Help remove invasive garlic mustard at Pine Bend [FULL]

February 16, 2016

Hastings Area Bird Festival

January 14, 2016

Ducks photographed at the Hastings Bird Fest by Ray Tervo

Best of 2015: a photographic year in review

by Amy Kilgore

December 8, 2015

Thank you once again to our dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers! We had a record breaking year and couldn't have done it without you! Take a minute to check out our Best of 2015 Flickr photo album for a glimps of our year in review. We are working away to get the volunteer event schedule for 2016 set and hope to see many new and familiar faces at our upcoming events. FMR would also like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all of our event partners, sponsors and contributing members who help make these events possible.

Classroom programs & activities

November 12, 2015

Are you an educator or youth program coordinator looking for a free, interactive water quality program for your class or group? FMR has resources available. Read more

A record year for river volunteers!

by sue rich

November 10, 2015

As the outdoor volunteer season comes to a close, we stand in awe of our river stewards' accomplishments. In 2015, some 3,637 people — individuals, families, church, school and neighborhood groups — came together from throughout the metro area to help the Mississippi River at 135 FMR volunteer events. Together they stenciled over 3,000 storm drains with educational messages helping residents connect their yards and streets to our local waters, removed over a thousand bags of invasive species from local parks and natural areas, removed litter from over 20 riverfront sites and installed native prairies and raingardens at six riverfront parks. At the end of our busiest restoration season on record, our community's ability to act on behalf of our local waters and wildlife continues to amaze us.