Get Involved - Friends of the Rouge

You can make a difference!

Looking to get involved? Volunteer with Friends and create your environmental legacy! You can make your Rouge River better and help preserve the watershed for generations to come. We invite you to learn more about how your home and yard can help protect the Rouge.

Ways YOU can make a difference

Volunteer

We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities for all ages and groups. Join us for a bug hunt, listen for some frogs, or help us in the garden!

Volunteer with FOTR

Events and Fundraisers

Join us for a volunteer or paddle event!

You are invited

On Your Own

You can protect the Rouge from your own home! Learn the ways you can contribute from updating your garden to speaking up in your community

You can do it!

Join A Committee

Click to learn more about the opportunities to join committees that help create positive change for our organization and community.

Join in the fun!

Donate

Your gift means more impact, more river education, and more hands-on river action right here in your community.

Ways to Donate

Become a Friend

Join our community by becoming a member of FOTR today. Join your voice to the chorus of caring people like you who stand for a better Rouge River!

Become a Member

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

Volunteer opportunities

Donate or Become a Member

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

Donate

Become A Member

On Your Own

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

What You Can Do