Rosina Newton
. Rosina brings a wealth of plant knowledge and gardening experience with her. She is originally from Texas and received a Bachelor of Science in... Read More →
Olivia Williams
Olivia Williams is a master’s student in the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include working toward a... Read More →
PFAS and the Rouge River
What are PFAS? PFAS, or Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of 4700 different chemicals used in industrial products since the 1940s. They can... Read More →
Rare Mussels Discovered in Rouge River
In July, while conducting routine fish surveys in the lower Rouge, FOTR staff and volunteers noticed an unusually high number of piles of freshly discarded... Read More →
Bug Hunts During COVID-19
See COVID-19 Policy UPDATE – ADDENDUM Post September 21, 2021 Because any in-person contact risks spreading the disease, Friends of the Rouge requires all participants... Read More →
Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve
Map: located in Southfield
Rouge River Watershed Nature Sites Map
Click on a marker to get more information about a site. We will be adding to this map weekly as we feature a site for... Read More →
2020 Spring Bug Hunt in Quarantine
Preventing the spread of the coronavirus kept us from holding the Spring Bug Hunt last Saturday April 18. So we went live! Sally Petrella and... Read More →
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas Black bullhead Distribution black dots = sampling sites; red blocks = species present
Published Papers Using FOTR’s Community Science Data
Horvath, Parolari, Petrella, Stow, Godwin & Maguire. 2022 Journal of Hydrology. Volunteer science data show degraded water quality disproportionately burdens areas of high poverty CIGLR... Read More →