Our Watershed

Keep Butterflies in Mind When Planning Your Garden

For most gardeners, each year’s garden is a new adventure – a chance to improve, expand or just reimagine your own lovely patch of blooms....

Published Papers Using FOTR’s Citizen Science Data

Krabbenhoft & Kashian. 2020 Ecological Indicators. Citizen science data are a reliable complement to quantitative ecological assessments in urban rivers Former Bug Hunt Team Leader...

Species of Fish Found in the Rouge River

*Species in Bold-Italic are not native to this area. Press on the Species Name link for more information. Family Index Links Lamprey Bowfin Herring Minnow...

Take Action-Aquatic Invasives

Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers: Do Your Part Do you boat or fish? You can unwittingly be responsible for the spread of invasive species that hitchhike on...

Rouge Paddling Trips

Friends of the Rouge organizes two group paddling events every fall so that you can experience a known route. Sat. Sept. 12, 2020 Kayak the...

Invasive Species in the Rouge

Friends of the Rouge promotes collaborative efforts across the 48 Rouge communities to improve habitat quality. Part of that effort includes responsible management of invasive...

Fort Rouge Gateway (FRoG) Partnership

FRoG The Fort-Rouge Gateway Project Partnership began as a discussion between local and state-level stakeholders to discuss the potential for a transformative place-making project in...

Crane removing abandoned boat in the river

Fordson Island Project

Fordson Island Oxbow Restoration and Marine Debris Removal Backgound In August 2010, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority was awarded a $150,000 Marine Debris Program grant...

Woody Debris

Is woody debris a problem? Many people believe large woody debris is a big problem for the river. Most believe logjams are the cause of...

Wildlife

Wildlife that can be found in the Rouge River watershed include various amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, plants, and mammals. As more of the watershed becomes...

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