Our Watershed

Rouge River GSI Suitability Storymap

The Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Suitability Mapper is a tool created by Friends of the Rouge in 2024 to support planning of GSI projects across...

The Lower Rouge River’s Bones

Dearborn Historical Museum shared some very interesting history about the lowermost stretch of the Rouge River and how it changed over time. “In 1888, the...

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...

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...

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...

River moitoring work being done by volunteers in the Rouge River

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...

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...

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...

Rare Mussels Discovered in Rouge River

In July 2021, while conducting routine fish surveys in the lower Rouge, FOTR staff and volunteers noticed an unusually high number of piles of freshly...