Heart of the Rouge is Tonight: Will You Celebrate with Friends? Live music, great food, local brews, and an amazing impact for a better hometown River! The Heart of the Rouge event is tonight, August 7 (6 – 9 PM) at HopCat Livonia.
Pre-registration is closed. You may purchase tickets at the door. Tickets include: 2 drink tickets, bottomless non-alcoholic drinks, music with instrumental American guitarist Tim Barrett, live River demos & experiences, and nature-art created and donated by 25 local artists! |
Heart of the Rouge Art Auction: Last Call for Bids
Let your love of art create a clean water future. Your Heart of the Rouge art auction closes tonight at 8:30 PM. Don’t miss your chance to support your hometown river through art. All art will be displayed tonight at the Heart of the Rouge event. |
Picnic in the PARC
A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our recent PARC Rain Garden Spruce Up event—Picnic in the PARC! It was a beautiful day surrounded by our native rain gardens and all their pollinator friends. Thank you all for making a meaningful impact and for being such valued members of our Rouge Watershed community. Read the full story below to learn how this group of workers took on the challenged of Bindweed. Thank you volunteers for your time and work to help the PARC gardens thrive!
You can join the next Spruce Up event, Kinder-GARDEN, taking place on August 24th. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, you are invited to join us and learn, while contributing to the growth and health of our community rain gardens.
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FOTR Welcomed Presentation by Scientist and her Granddaughters
Long time volunteer, Jill Slater Ph.D., and her two granddaughters presented the results of their water quality monitoring to staff on July 24th. Jill wanted to acquaint her young granddaughters with the scientific method, and this summer they monitored water quality, including E.coli, at three different locations in Northville. They determined the 30-day geometric mean for E. coli per EGLE standards, and sampling included pre and post oil spill at the Northville Downs. High levels were detected post oil spill, and they are interested in learning more about associations between bacteria and oil levels in rivers. Thank you to Jill and her granddaughters for sharing their time and knowledge with us!
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How Lights at Night Affects Wildlife
Light Pollution comes in many forms. Research has shown that artificial night lighting can endanger pollinators, birds, and bats, because it disrupts their sleep cycles and navigation systems. Read the full article for recommendations on how you can light your garden while protecting your yard’s native wildlife. |
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! Located at 5639 Hartford St, Detroit 48210 the park boasts a large native rain garden managing stormwater off Hartford St. and a pollinator garden around a Prince symbol walkway, celebrating the late LaNita, her impact in the community and some of her favorite things.
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Fall Native Plant Market: Pre-Sales Now Open!
Pre-order beautiful native plants, rain barrels, composters, and more NOW for Fall! Save the date for the pick-up and same day Fall Native Plant Market with local vendors selling a variety of native plants on Saturday October 5 at Keep Growing Detroit Farm. Find what’s right for your yard today!
ORDER DEADLINES:
Pick-Up Plants: Fri. September 20
Pick-Up Rain Barrels + Composters: Fri. September 27 |
Attention South End Neighbors!
Are you a resident of South Dearborn or River Rouge? You are invited to join FOTR for Rain Gardens to the Rescue! This program is a series of 5 workshops all about rain gardens and hands-on garden installations. It is FREE and open to the public! Hands-on garden installations with your community provide an opportunity to control storm water in your neighborhood with beautiful native plants that everyone can enjoy! Learn how to create and maintain a native garden, and plant your own for free!
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| From Your Friend, Jaclyn Restoration Coordinator |
A better River is made possible thanks to these supporters & in thanks to caring Friends like you
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