2023 Celebrate with Friends: Awards Ceremony & Gathering on the Rouge
Thursday, June 22, 20236:00-7:30 p.m. New Event for You! Friends, you are invited the new, in-person Volunteer & Member Appreciation Event! This free event is to... Read More →
Rouge Rundown – May 17, 2023 – 700 Happy Saplings | Free Rain Garden Course | Headwater Findings and More!
May 17, 2023ROUGE RUNDOWN Your Last Chance to Plant Trees! Thank you to the amazing volunteers who have come out this spring for the... Read More →
Maggie Lobbig
Maggie joined Friends of the Rouge in 2023 as a Restoration Assistant. Born in St. Louis,Missouri, she grew up on the Ozark rivers and always... Read More →
Dallas Ford
Dallas is from Big Rapids Michigan and moved to Ypsilanti after serving 7 years in the Army to start his education at Eastern Michigan University.... Read More →
DeShé Mathis
. DeShé Mathis is a Database Specialist at Friends of the Rouge focused on maintaining the donor database and data analysis in support of membership,... Read More →
May 2023 Monitoring Programs Update
FOTR’s Monitoring Programs Continue to Grow For over 20 years, FOTR has been engaging residents in collecting data about the Rouge River watershed. These long-standing programs,... Read More →
Ammie Woodruff
Ammie Woodruff currently serves as a Community Organizer at Friends of The Rouge. Being born in a small country-town Selma, Alabama and raised in the city... Read More →
Lauren Eaton
Lauren Eaton is the Monitoring Manager at Friends of the Rouge and joined the team in 2023. She is so excited to be a steward... Read More →
Ty Bugbee
Ty is a Trails Assistant at Friends of the Rouge. As a native Michigander, and an adopted Detroiter, Ty is thrilled to have the opportunity to further pursue... Read More →
Rouge Rundown – March 8, 2023 – Paddling Trips | Spring Gardening | FOTR is Hiring | Winter Rookery and More!
March 8, 2023ROUGE RUNDOWN Experience the Joy of River Exploration: Join Friends for the End-of-Winter Paddle! Your End-of-Winter Paddle Trip is just around the... Read More →
