FLORA FEATURE – A Wintertime Bounty for Birds
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) – by David Guthrie CC-BY-SA-2.0 Winterberry One of the prettiest plants in the winter landscape is the winterberry shrub. A member of... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE Dark-eyed Junco
Male Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren -CC-BY-2.0 Nature’s Original “Snowbird” GET TO KNOW Dark-eyed juncos This perky winter visitor was... Read More →
Bug Hunt Events and Training
Please read our COVID-19 prevention message for in-person monitoring. We invite you to come along and hunt bugs with us! No prior experience is necessary... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE Winter Stonefly
Slender Winter Stonefly on the ice – photo: FOTR A Journey to the Ice and Snow GET TO KNOW Winter Stoneflies In the coldest days... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE North American Beaver
North American Beaver – photo by Amanda CC-BY-2.0 The Return of an Old Friend GET TO KNOW Rouge River Beavers In 2010, Bill Craig discovered... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – Redside Dace
A Creature in Danger GET TO KNOW Redside Dace The redside dace is a small, silvery member of the minnow (Cyprinidae) family of fish. There... Read More →
Your Rouge, Your Story
We all have a story to tell; why we are passionate about the Rouge River, how we got involved with FOTR… Share Yours Today! By... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – Striped skunks
Striped skunk: Photo by GO-TO-VAN CC-BY-2.0 Beyond the Stink GET TO KNOW Striped skunks Skunks get a bad rap. Too often, homeowners get one whiff... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – Mourning Cloak
Caption: Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) by Aah Yeah -CC-BY-2.0 A True Survivor GET TO KNOW Mourning Cloaks If butterflies played Survivor, the mourning cloak... Read More →
REP 2020 Fall Monitoring
With many schools still operating virtually or in a hybrid environment, fall monitoring was a bit smaller than usual this year due to the COVID-19... Read More →
