New Year’s Resolutions in Your Yard For Clean Water
Have you ever thought about making some resolutions for your yard? Here are New Year’s Resolutions you can make to keep your Rouge River healthy!... Read More →
DE-ICERS: Reduce your Use!
Winter is here once again and with that, a lot of ice and SALT. When using salt and other de-icers, we want to keep in... Read More →
2022 Stream Keepers
Friends of the Rouge partnered again with Trout Unlimited on a second session of STREAM Keepers, a program to engage middle schoolers in science and... Read More →
2022 REP Teacher Training
Several teachers learned the basics of our Rouge Education Project (REP) throughout this week: looking at water chemistry, bugs, and a physical stream survey. They... Read More →
Beware of Invasive Frog-bit
In continuation of a project with Oakland County’s Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (OC CISMA) begun in 2020, FOTR’s Education and Monitoring Assistant Samantha Davis... Read More →
SHOCKING New Way to Survey for Fish
This summer, FOTR has been learning a new method of surveying for fish – electroshocking! This is the industry standard for most fish biologists. Thanks... Read More →
Friends Funded for Phase 2 of Lower Rouge Trailhead
Friends of the Rouge was awarded $10,000 (Canadian) to support the completion of construction documents and permitting for the Fort Street Bridge Park Multi-purpose trailhead... Read More →
Getting Rain Barrels to Residents
Last Friday, we held our Rain Barrel Happy Hour Workshop, getting drinks for lawns and gardens across Detroit with free rainwater. We thank all those... Read More →
Student Research and Sediment Highlighted at State of the Strait Conference
On May 11, the State of the Strait, a binational conference that highlights research on both sides of the Detroit River, gave students an opportunity... 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 →