Friends of the Rouge
650 Church Street Suite 209, Plymouth, MI 48170
EIN: 38-2672879
734-927-4900

Copyright 2025 Friends of the Rouge.

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 […]

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 […]

Read More
Bug Hunt Events and Training
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 […]

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 […]

Read More
Explore Rouge Watershed Insects

Check out the many insects and other macroinvertebrates that live in the Rouge River watershed. MACROINVERTEBRATE (the Bugs!) CREATURE FEATURES

Read More
Published Papers Using FOTR’s Community Science Data

Staci L. Capozzi, Chunjie Xia, Matthew Shuwal, Gillian Zaharias Miller,Jeff Gearhart, Erica Bloom, Lennart Gehrenkemper, Marta Venier, Dioxin in 2023, […]

Read More
Species of Fish Found in the Rouge River

We have identified 65 species of fish in the Rouge River, 55 native and 9 non-native. Press on the Species […]

Read More

Build a Better Future

You deserve a clean and healthy Rouge River for your loved ones to safely enjoy today and to leave to future generations. Show your commitment to restoring the Rouge River watershed ecosystem by becoming a member and friend today.

Volunteer

Volunteers (like you!) are the people who make it possible to restore and protect your Rouge River right here in southeast Michigan

Donate or Become a Member

Restore and protect the Rouge River ecosystem by becoming a member and friend today.

On Your Own

What you do in your yard can make a big difference to the health of the river and our whole ecosystem.