Protecting the Rouge in Your Yard
Explore below how you can protect the Rouge River, right in your own backyard! Each step provides measurable benefit for your creek. Together, they add... Read More →
Protecting the Rouge River at Home
Water Conservation Household water conservation, particularly during times of rain or snow melt, reduces risks of… When it rains, think twice about doing the laundry... Read More →
Resources
Landscaping with Native Plants Adopt Green Landscaping for Clean Streams practices Greenacres: Landscaping with Native Plants, EPA Step-by-Step Guide to Planning & Planting Rain Gardens... Read More →
Plants for Rain Gardens
Friends of the Rouge recommends native species for rain gardens and ornamental landscapes. Native plants tend to perform best in rain gardens, and have been... Read More →
Find Rain Garden Pros & Suppliers
Friends of the Rouge provides these lists of local rain garden service providers to help reduce barriers for residents. Friends of the Rouge does not... Read More →
Registered Frog & Toad Surveyors Info Page
Sign up for the 2025 survey and the Feb. 22 Training Workshop by filling out this form. 2025 Materials Training Videos and slideshow Part... Read More →
Survey Blocks
Surveyors are assigned a quarter square mile block within the watershed. The blocks are based on the Land Survey system that divides the state into... Read More →
Frog & Toad Data
View full map in browser Eight species of frogs and toads have been confirmed in the watershed. The headwaters of the Rouge, where the streams are... Read More →
Frog & Toad Species Descriptions and Calls
Eight species of frogs and toads (seven frog and one toad species) have been confirmed in the Rouge River watershed. They are, listed by the... Read More →
