Stoneflies
Five types of stoneflies have been found in the Rouge River (map) Stoneflies are a primitive group of insects named for their habitat of crawling... 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 Press on a snowflake for sites where stoneflies have been found; red balloons where they have not been found. View Winter Stoneflies in... Read More →
Fall 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 →
Fish Monitoring
Friends of the Rouge began collecting data on Rouge River fish since 2012 thanks to Robert Muller who came to us with a request to... Read More →
Bug Hunts and Stonefly Searches
(Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring) Please read our Covid-19 prevention message for in person monitoring. What is a Bug Hunt? Do you ever wonder about what lives... Read More →
Frog & Toad Survey
Background Amphibians are sensitive indicators of habitat quality and their presence or absence can be used to assess wetland health. Wetlands absorb and filter stormwater,... Read More →
