Rouge Rundown – August 10, 2022 – STREAM Kids | Native Plants & Rain Gardens | Bug Fun & MORE!
August 10, 2022 ROUGE RUNDOWN
Pre-order your Native Plant Kit by 9/7
Did you know? Fall is one of the best times to plant! Pre-order your native plant kit by 9/7 for 10/1 pick-up by Eastern Market. Single-species flats are also available. Now is the perfect time to bring more birds and butterflies into your life!
The future is so bright! Check out these next generation leaders as they discover life in the Rouge River! Friends of the Rouge partnered with Trout Unlimited and Great Futures Summer Camp for the STREAM Keepers program—a day of Rouge River science and fly-fishing related activities at Goudy Park in Wayne.
Are you ready for Fall? It’s back to school for River science teachers! Rouge Education Project teachers explored water chemistry, “bug” monitoring, and physical stream surveys with Friends of the Rouge staff this week. These awesome teachers will bring their training back to students across your Rouge River community to support young leaners with project, place, and research-based work. Then, students will look for ways to take local action based on their Rouge River findings!
Thank you to the wonderful bug enthusiasts – young and old – who joined Friends at the “Buggin’ Out” event with Detroit Audubon at the Detroit Wildlife Refuge. Participants enjoyed naturalist-led trails walks as they searched for wildlife. Friends of the Rouge volunteers and staff shared live Rouge River bugs and the role they play in the ecosystem and River health.
Would you like to learn the ABC’s of creating your own rain garden? Watch the recording of the Rain Gardens 101: protect your home against flooding AND help birds, bees, and butterflies with a RAIN GARDEN! You can still enter the Door Prize drawing through Thu. Aug. 11th for a free rain barrel and consultation.
Looking for at-home river education this summer? Become a Rouge River Detective and explore local environmental issues in your community while working to solve them! The Friends of the Rouge Explore the Rouge activity has six self-paced learning campaigns that run off the WeSpire gaming platform. It’s perfect for young folks and lifelong learners- Join the fun for FREE!
Check out upcoming opportunities to get your hands dirty building new rain gardens, or sprucing up current rain gardens. Your efforts make for a cleaner, brighter future for the Rouge River and for Rouge communities!
YOUR VOICE MATTERS: Submit your perspective regarding water quality changes in the Rouge River to Alliance of Rouge Communities to help direct future activities. You are also entered for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card just by completing the survey!
