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

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Your New Fish Passage Dashboard: Culvert Survey Results

Summer of 2024, FOTR culvert technicians Ben Walski and Jerrad Jankowski led the sampling of over 225 sites along the Lower Rouge […]

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Rouge Rundown – October 16, 2024: Cities Collaborate on Green Solutions | Bug Hunt | Fall Friends Fest & More
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A Fantastic Year for Rain Gardens to the Rescue!

As we wrap up another fantastic year of our Rain Gardens to the Rescue program, we want to share our […]

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Rouge Rundown – October 2, 2024: Search for Mussels | Native Plant Market | Fall Friends Fest & More
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Rouge Rundown – September 18, 2024: Fall Friends Fest! | Job Opportunities | Birding Paddle | Bug Hunt & More
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Rouge Rundown – September 4, 2024: Plant Pot Swap! | Fish Passage Dashboard | Rain Garden Installations | Bug Hunt & More
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2024 Rain Gardens to the Rescue Installations

Our Friends of the Rouge Restoration team has been steadily working to install five community-scale rain gardens as part of […]

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Rouge Rundown – August 21, 2024: Kinder-GARDEN | Native Plants | Bug Hunt & More
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Rouge Rundown – August 7, 2024: Heart of the Rouge | Art Auction | Night Lights | E. Coli Data & More
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LaNita’s Memorial Park Ribbon Cutting Celebration

On Friday, August 2nd, the purple ribbon was cut to officially open LaNita’s Memorial Park in Detroit! The park’s design, […]

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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.

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

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

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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