2024 Rain Gardens to the Rescue Installations
Our Friends of the Rouge Restoration team has been steadily working to install five community-scale rain gardens as part of the Rain Gardens to the... Read More →
Picnic in the PARC
A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our recent PARC Rain Garden Spruce Up event—Picnic in the PARC! We had an absolutely... Read More →
Oil Spill Threatens Rouge River
On June 22, Northville resident and Friend Jeff Snyder was alarmed to see a boom on the river downstream of the former Northville Downs property.... Read More →
Endangered Redside Dace Found in Rouge River!
The summer Rouge River fish surveys started off with a great surprise. While measuring and identifying fish on the Johnson Creek, Bob Muller noticed a... Read More →
FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE APPOINTS ASHLEY FLINTOFF NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PRESS RELEASE Wayne State University director brings two decades of development, planning, and sustainability experience to watershed Plymouth, MI, June 13, 2024 – Friends of... Read More →
Heart of the Rouge: a Benefit on the Banks
Wednesday, August 7 at HopCat Livonia You are invited to celebrate your Rouge River as you support its better future! Your evening includes live music,... Read More →
2024 Celebrate with Friends: Awards Ceremony & Gathering on the Rouge
Tuesday, June 11, 20246:00 – 8:00 p.m. Annual Meeting, Volunteer & Membership Appreciation, Picnic, and Gathering for You! Friends, you are invited Celebrate with Friends!... Read More →
News from Marie your FOTR Executive Director
Dear Friend of the Rouge, When I started at Friends of the Rouge in the dreary days of January 2017, I still remember my first... Read More →
Your Rouge River Report Card
The Southeast Michigan Report Cards present “grades” for five watersheds in the region. These grades have been calculated using expert advice and science-driven standards for... Read More →
Rain Catchers Collective
Clean Rivers and Lakes for All Rainwater runoff can carry harmful pollutants that make their way into our lakes, rivers and streams, making them unhealthy... Read More →