2022 Floodplain Tree Plantings
We need your help planting 13,400 trees this Spring! What better way to start the season than by planting tree saplings in the Lower Rouge... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE: The Early Frog gets the ….
GET TO KNOW: Wood frogs If the early bird gets the worm, what does the early frog get? Perhaps a bug as well, but in... Read More →
So Many Ways to Rescue the Rouge
Volunteer today and Keep a Fish Alive! This is YOUR chance to keep a fish alive! By volunteering your time for one of our many... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – The Suburban Fox
North American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva) – images (1) by Dennis Jarvis CC-BY-SA-2.0 & (2) pub domain GET TO KNOW – North AmericanRed Fox... Read More →
Current Volunteer Restoration Opportunities
So Many Ways to Rescue the Rouge! This year, we are sponsoring fantastic restoration activities to help rescue our Rouge River, and there is something... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – Standing Tall in the Winter Ice
GET TO KNOW –Cattails Along the edge of a frozen pond, dried stalks of cattails decorate the winter landscape. Rising up through ice and snow,... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE: January Birds
GET TO KNOWBirds in Winter Winter landscapes have a beauty all their own, and winter birdwatching hikes are a wonderful way to see our feathered... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE: Celebrating a New Year in the Winter Garden
American goldfinch on a snow covered sunflower head – public domain Finding Joy and Beauty in Winter’s Cold On a cold, wintry day – when... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – Why the Hate?
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) – photo by Gilles Gonthier CC-BY-2.0 GET TO KNOWEastern chipmunks As well-known and beloved cartoon characters, “The Chipmunks” (think “Alvin”) have... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE: Wintertime Sustenance for Wildlife
GET TO KNOWMichigan Native Sumac Shrubs Sumac shrubs, well-known for their brilliant fall colors, also serve as a wintertime superfood for wildlife. The large and... Read More →