FMR | Events

Ready, set, restore! New Cottage Grove restoration begins

September 10th, over 40 volunteers cheerfully hauled brush in one of FMR’s newest restoration sites, Gateway North Open Space Area (formerly known as "Camel’s Hump") in Cottage Grove. They were helping to implement one of the first steps in the site’s restoration management plan completed by FMR this January — transforming a buckthorn infested thicket into an open, oak savanna. Read on for more information about the restoration of this 54-acre site of oak savanna, woodlands and rare blufftop prairie. Read more…

Thank you Iain, Cassandra and Kalei!

FMR would like to extend our gratitude and well wishes to our excellent summer interns, Kalei Holt, Iain Wilson and Cassandra Moe! Read more…

State of the River Report released, to be presented at public events

FMR and the National Park Service are proud to announce the release of the State of the River Report and the launch of stateoftheriver.com. This long-awaited and groundbreaking report highlights the status and trends of 13 critical indicators of water quality and ecological health in the metro Mississippi River. While our release event at the Science Museum of Minnesota has reached capacity, we’ve scheduled three additional presentations — in St. Cloud, Minneapolis and St. Paul — and are ready to schedule one for your group as well. Read more…

Join us for our first restoration event at Hastings SNA! SNAs are high quality natural areas with limited amenities (such as paevd trails) and are the most protected natural areas in the state.

Oak Savanna Invasive Species/Brush Removal [Full]

Help restore the rare oak savanna and woodland in the Minneapolis river gorge.

'Once Upon A River' — September 14-16 and 21-23, 2012

Along with a giant carp, a green goose, and a school of little flying carp, Mandy embarks on a quest to protect the Mississippi River, leanring more about who she is and where she comes from along the way. Join FMR at West Side Theater Project's "Once Upon a River."