FOTR Advocacy
This page serves as a clearinghouse for the Advocacy and Lobbying work Friends of the Rouge is doing as an organization. In 2024 April 30, 2024:... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE: Wintertime Sustenance for Wildlife
GET TO KNOWMichigan Native Sumac Shrubs Sumac shrubs, well-known for their brilliant fall colors, also serve as a wintertime superfood for wildlife. The large and... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – Autumn Glory
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) – photo: David Ohmer CC-BY-2.0 GET TO KNOWThe American Sugar Maple Once again, the beautiful fall color season is upon us.... Read More →
Your Rouge, Your Story
We all have a story to tell; why we are passionate about the Rouge River, how we got involved with FOTR… Share Yours Today! Past... Read More →
CREATURE FEATURE – Earthworms (European & Asian Jumpers)
The Trouble with Worms GET TO KNOWCommon European Earthworms & the New Asian Jumpers American gardeners tend to believe that earthworms are a wonderful way... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – The Street Life
Trees on Main Street in Plymouth – FOTR GET TO KNOWUrban Street Trees The Rouge River watershed encompasses 467 square miles of land across 48... Read More →
Sally Petrella
Sally Petrella has been inspiring Rouge River residents to become stewards of the Rouge River watershed for over twenty years, sharing her knowledge of the... Read More →
Rouge Rundown July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021ROUGE RUNDOWN Flooding in the Rouge River Watershed: An Environmental & Public Health Threat The huge rainfall on June 25 and... Read More →
Summer Staff Spotlight
It’s summer and Friends of the Rouge has some new rays of sunshine! We warmly welcome our 2021 summer fellows and interns, learn more about... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – A Great Lakes Hitchhiker
GET TO KNOW European frog-bit European (or common) frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a pretty, free-floating aquatic plant that thrives in still freshwater. It looks very... Read More →