COVID-19 Update Fall 2021
October 7, 2021 Important update regarding our COVID-19 response VIEW THE March 13, 2020 COVID-19 Post HERE Dear Friends, In accordance with guidelines from local,... Read More →
2021 Industrial Paddle Trip
Friends of the Rouge hosted its annual Industrial Paddle Trip on Saturday, September 18. Riverside Kayak Connection led the annual kayak and canoe trip from Melvindale’s Kessey... Read More →
Gordie Howe International Bridge Murals
The newest gem on the Lower Rouge Water Trail is seen when entering the Detroit River from the mouth of the Rouge. The twin bridge murals can... Read More →
Herman Jenkins
Herman Jenkins, a native Detroiter, credits the relationships with friends, coaches, and mentors in sports as the key underpinnings of his development as a youth.... Read More →
Kate Ekhator
Kate Ekhator is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University. She has a master’s degree in Civil... Read More →
Isabelle Horvath
Isabelle is a 2021 Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) Summer fellow, a program with the goal of exposing students to Great Lakes research.... Read More →
Cyndi Ross
As Restoration Manager, Cyndi leads a team of 7 who work to develop and implement education programs and hands-on activities to inform and engage the... Read More →
Sally Petrella
Sally Petrella is the Monitoring Manager for Friends of the Rouge and also supports the development of the water trail. Prior to coming to work... Read More →
Marie McCormick
Marie is the executive director of the Friends of the Rouge whose mission is to restore, protect and enhance the Rouge watershed through education, collaboration... Read More →
Renato Marimón
Renato Marimon has been working at FOTR as a Restoration Assistant since spring 2021, and he is currently assisting with rain garden plantings. Renato is... Read More →
