Sally Petrella
Sally Petrella has been inspiring Rouge River residents to become stewards of the Rouge River watershed for over twenty years, sharing her knowledge of the... 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 →
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 a Restoration Coordinator 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 →
Video: One Water – We Are the Rouge!
FOTR has partnered with SEMCOG in their One Water program to help show how we are all share, and are connected to the water. It... Read More →
Welcoming Herman: Your Newest FOTR Team Member!
Friends of the Rouge is delighted to welcome Herman Jenkins, Jr. to the team as the new Trails Program Manager! Herman Jenkins, a native Detroiter,... Read More →
