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

Copyright 2025 Friends of the Rouge.

CREATURE FEATURE: A Beautiful Conundrum

GET TO KNOW: Mute Swans Swans are majestic creatures. They grace our local waterways with such beauty that passersby often […]

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CREATURE FEATURE: The Early Frog gets the ….

GET TO KNOW: Wood frogs If the early bird gets the worm, what does the early frog get? Perhaps a […]

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Rouge Frog & Toad Survey Training

Training is offered every spring for those who would like to commit to surveying wetlands twice a month March through […]

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Bird flying low over a river
Frog & Toad Survey Training Presentation

We recommend opening speaker notes (under settings) and using full screen.

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Frog & Toad Call App: Froggyvoice

Friends of the Rouge member Kathy Ableson who participated in the survey with her children, designed this app to help […]

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Frog & Toad Species Descriptions and Calls

Eight species of frogs and toads (seven frog and one toad species) have been confirmed in the Rouge River watershed. […]

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Frog & Toad Data

  Eight species of frogs and toads have been confirmed in the watershed. The headwaters of the Rouge, where the streams […]

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Frog & Toad Survey

Background Amphibians are sensitive indicators of habitat quality and their presence or absence can be used to assess wetland health. […]

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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.

Volunteer

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

Donate or Become a Member

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

On Your Own

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