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Featured Photos

Our Featured Photo provides an opportunity for us to highlight photographs that inspire our appreciation of the Mississippi River’s role in the ecology of our world, the history of our region, and its unique place in our own lives. We welcome high-quality photo submissions — Contact Gabe Ormsby for details on how to submit your image. Credits and copyright notices are determined by the original photographer, and FMR requests only the right of continuing online publication. We are unable to pay for submissions.

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BloodrootKaren Schik, Friends of the Mississippi River16 April, 2008
Sunset over Saint PaulNational Park Service/MNRRA17 January, 2008[Photo: Sunset over the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul]
Controlled burn at Rosemount Wildlife PreserveKaren Schik, Friends of the Mississippi River12 December, 2007
Sampling invertebrates in Rice CreekSara Muchowski, Friends of the Mississippi River18 October, 2007[Photo: Sampling invertebrates in Rice Creek]
An abundance of native plantsKaren Schik, Friends of the Mississippi River7 September, 2007[Photo: Native plants at the Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant wet meadow/wet prairie restoration.]
Panorama of the Sand Coulee17 July, 2007[Photo: Panorama of the Sand Coulee]
Boats at a Mississippi River Challenge rest stopJerry Mathiason21 June, 2007[Photo: Boats at a Mississippi River Challenge rest stop]
Bull Snake in the Sand CouleeKaren Schik, Friends of the Mississippi River16 May, 2007[Photo: Bull Snake found at the Sand Coulee, May 2007]
Looking Upstream from Wabasha Bridge, Saint PaulJohn O. Anfinson, National Park Service16 April, 2007[Photo: Looking Upstream from Wabasha Bridge, Saint Paul]