Friends of the Rouge: Strategic Planning Request for Proposal
The Friends of the Rouge seeks a consultant to facilitate and write an update to our strategic plan covering the years 2024-2028. We expect this... Read More →
RainScaping in Southeast Michigan – Get on the Map!
Do you have a rain garden, rain barrel, pollinator garden, newly planted tree, or other RainScaping project? Share your project on the map! If you... Read More →
Monitoring Update: Friends of the Rouge Monitoring Team begins Road Crossing Inventory Project
The Lower Rouge River Culvert Inventory to Improve Fish Passage Friends of the Rouge Monitoring Team begins Road Crossing Inventory Project The monitoring team has... Read More →
Rouge Community Scientists Find PFAS in Every Fish
In 2022, six anglers who eat fish from the river joined FOTR’s ranks of community scientists when they agreed to collect fish for PFAS testing... Read More →
Restoration Program Volunteer Opportunities
So Many Ways to Rescue the Rouge! This year, we are holding fantastic restoration activities to help rescue our Rouge River, and there is something... Read More →
Bug Hunt Events and Training
We need your eyes, hands, and boots on the ground! No prior experience is necessary, but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Children eight and older are welcome... Read More →
PFAS and the Rouge River
What are PFAS? PFAS, or Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of 4700 different chemicals used in industrial products since the 1940s. They can... Read More →
So Many Ways to Rescue the Rouge
Volunteer today and Keep a Fish Alive! This is YOUR chance to keep a fish alive! By volunteering your time for one of our many... 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 →
European Frog-bit Survey Project
Friends of the Rouge is working with Oakland County on a state grant-funded project to survey wetlands and lakes for a plant that was recently... Read More →