A Note from Ashley, Your FOTR Executive Director
As I sit at my desk watching new snowflakes gently fall, I’m reminded that January is a time for new beginnings. T.S. Eliot said “last... Read More →
48 StormWater Specialist Trained and Ready to Take on Rain Garden Maintenance Work
2024 was a significant year for the StormWater Specialist Training program. Throughout the season, Friends of the Rouge and Sierra Club taught three groups of... Read More →
Friends of the Rouge Plants 189 Trees and 220 Shrubs at South Redford Schools
Students at two schools in South Redford face a higher risk of developing health issues due to the schools’ proximity to the I-96 freeway. A... Read More →
Annie’s Story
By: Rosina Newton, FOTR Restoration Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator This is a story about my neighbor, Annie, but it could be about you or any... Read More →
Board Elections Notice & Candidates 2025–2027
TO THE MEMBERS OF FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE Updated December 12, 2024 Board elections were held following the final meeting of the Board of Directors... Read More →
Your New Fish Passage Dashboard: Culvert Survey Results
This summer, FOTR culvert technicians Ben Walski and Jerrad Jankowski led the sampling of over 225 sites along the Lower Rouge and its tributaries where the stream... Read More →
A Fantastic Year for Rain Gardens to the Rescue!
As we wrap up another fantastic year of our Rain Gardens to the Rescue program, we want to share our immense gratitude and pride for... Read More →
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 →