Stoneflies – Join the Search!
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Volunteers needed to survey for Stoneflies throughout the Rouge River! It’s easy, fun, and a great way... Read More →
Dedicated Volunteers Brave the Rain to Look for Bugs
Posted October 18, 2023 The Rouge River is lucky to have volunteers who value the river so much that they show up rain or shine!... 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 →
Bug Hunts During COVID-19
See COVID-19 Policy UPDATE – ADDENDUM Post September 21, 2021 Because any in-person contact risks spreading the disease, Friends of the Rouge requires all participants... Read More →
2020 Spring Bug Hunt in Quarantine
Preventing the spread of the coronavirus kept us from holding the Spring Bug Hunt last Saturday April 18. So we went live! Sally Petrella and... 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, Indiana University Bloomington, 10-14 Sept.... Read More →
Spring Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data
SQI refers to Stream Quality Index, a score that takes into account the abundance of sensitive organisms found at a site. Scores above 48 are... Read More →
Bug Hunt Finding Maps
Winter Stoneflies Map Green checks indicate sites where stoneflies have been found. Fall Monitoring Click on a balloon for site scores, photos and averages. Balloons... Read More →