Eli Lowry
Eli Lowry joined FOTR in the spring of 2021 as a Restoration Assistant. He is currently working towards a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from... Read More →
Jaclyn Heikkila
(She/Her/Hers) Jaclyn E. Heikkila is the Restoration Assistant at Friends of the Rouge focused on putting together the annual Rouge Rescue cleanup event, implementing the... Read More →
Karen Hanna
Karen Hanna serves as the Operations Director for Friends of the Rouge (FOTR), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Rouge River in... Read More →
Lara Edwards
Lara Edwards is the team’s Development Director and has worked with Friends of the Rouge since 2019. She is thrilled to harness her innate curiosity of people... Read More →
Erin Cassady
Erin is the Education Manager for Friends of the Rouge. She started as Rouge Rescue Assistant in 2012 and later assisted with the Rouge Education... Read More →
Matthew Bertrand, MLA
Matthew Bertrand serves as Restoration Coordinator and Landscape Designer at Friends of the Rouge, which works to restore, protect, and enhance the Rouge River located... Read More →
Black to the Land Coalition – Browns & Blacks In Kayaks 2021
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, Friends of the Rouge was thrilled to attend the Browns & Blacks In Kayaks paddling event. Black and Brown families... Read More →
Woody Debris Workday – Saturday, July 24
Friends of the Rouge sends a huge thanks to its Woody Debris Warriors! A small team of volunteers committed to establishing the Lower Rouge Water... Read More →
Dry Dock Pop Up – Westland Farmers Market July 2021
Thank you to all who helped make the Friends of the Rouge Dry Dock Pop Up at the Westland Farmers Market Kids Day on July... Read More →
Dry Dock Pop Up – Jefferson-Barns July 2021
Thanks to all of you who attended the 2021 Dry Dock Pop Up at the Jefferson-Barns Community Center in Westland on July 12, 2021. Thanks... Read More →