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Help Tend the Crosby Prairie

While an intrepid volunteer gathers a massive bouquet of invasive species (lower photo), FMR staff and a younger Gorge Steward add mulch to Crosby Park's demonstration prairie (top). Join this...

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Minneapolis Riverfront Forum: What’s Next for Above the Falls?

The City of Minneapolis is finishing up a comprehensive study that examines the feasibility of the Above the Falls Master Plan, which calls for major land use transformation along the river north of...

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Riverside Park Habitat Restoration, Native Planting

Restoration volunteers enjoy getting to know this special area and take pride in helping to protect it. Join the Mississippi River Gorge Stewards at Riverside Park, a significant riverfront, community...

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Riverside Park Tour

Many people from the neighborhood and from throughout the Mississippi River Gorge have contributed their time and talents to help restore this historic park and improve local water quality and...

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Oak Savanna Interpretive Tour

Once common in Minnesota, the oak savanna is now a rare ecosystem. Photo: Peter L. Johnson  Just off the main path along the Minneapolis riverfront lies a surprisingly beautiful and rare oak savanna....

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Mounds Park Walk & Talk -- Burial Mounds, River History & Landscape Revival

Known for its sweeping views of the Mississippi River, Indian Mounds Park is rich in history and has also been the focus of recent FMR-led youth and volunteer restoration work. The area surrounding...

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Above the Falls plan revision coming together

The planning process for Above the Falls in Minneapolis may seem like it’s been going on for a long time, and has ventured off (and returned from) on a few tangents, but the culmination of all this...

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Earth Day in the City: Minneapolis Watershed Cleanup *** CANCELED ***

Helping to clean up the oak savanna and maple basswood restoration sites is a Gorge Stewards Earth Day tradition. Join us! Photos: Jeremy Aaron ----- This event has been canceled. We may reschedule...

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Above the Falls natural areas scoping results

Ole Olson Park offers a river restoration project site with great views of the downtown skyline from north of the Broadway Bridge.Photo: Joe WaltonThe Friends of the Mississippi River’s stewardship...

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Above the Falls: Natural area scoping report

Download the entire report [2.8 MB PDF]Synopsis of key findings and recommendationsSt. Anthony Parkway and Mississippi River ParkThis area is basically a natural riparian buffer on the east bank of the...

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Garlic Mustard Removal & Pledge to Pull Training at Pine Bend

Many individuals and families help protect Pine Bend, a special place for people and wildlife alike. Volunteers remove the invasive species garlic mustard (above, the garlic mustard is the...

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Raingarden Shrub Planting [FULL]

Volunteers will help install native plants that not only provide wildlife habitat but help filter runoff pollution, meaning less pollution flowing into the nearby Mississippi River. Join the...

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Join the Pledge to Pull at Crosby Park!

Individuals and families alike enjoy participating in the Pledge to Pull — both the training/kickoff and the ability to return to the area and make a difference on their own time. On kickoff night,...

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Stream Health Evaluation Program (SHEP) still on course after 7 years

SHEP volunteers gather for a group photo before field training in August 2012.The Stream Health Evaluation Program, or SHEP, began in 2006 as a way to engage citizen volunteers in biological monitoring...

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Great River Passage continues its forward flow

After Planning Commission approval and several months of refinement, the St. Paul Department of Parks & Recreation has released the Great River Passage Master Plan for a final hearing and adoption...

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Indian Mounds Park Brush Haul & Cleanup

Indian Mounds Park is well known for its views — and with continued volunteer support, we look forward to it also being known for its role in supporting our local wildlife and clean waters.  While...

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Riverside Park Restoration and Tending

Riverside Park restorers in action! Join the Mississippi River Gorge Stewards at Riverside Park, a significant riverfront, community park in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside and Seward neighborhoods....

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Culminating three years of engagement, St. Paul City Council gives blessing...

For more information on the Great River Passage Master Plan, visit greatriverpassage.org.Photo: City of St. PaulOn Wednesday, April 10th, after nearly three years of work, the St. Paul City Council...

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As Above the Falls Plan moves forward, FMR calls for design standards

The Graco plant just south of the Broadway Bridge in Minneapolis is an important part of the corridor. But it could have been a better neighbor if it were subject to design standards requiring greater...

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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Conditions and Trends Report

This exhaustive study, entitled “Water Quality Conditions and Trends in the Mississippi National River and Recreational Area 1976-2005,” is an excellent contribution to our understanding of water...

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