Volunteers (like you!) are the people who make it possible to restore and protect your Rouge River right here in southeast Michigan. No special skill or experience is required. See upcoming volunteer opportunities below, or explore further below for links to program pages to find out how you can join the effort to protect and restore the Rouge River. Friends of the Rouge is able to accomplish so much with the help of thousands of volunteers every year. We offer both one day and long-term volunteer projects. Please use the links to learn more.
If you don’t see the volunteer opportunity you are looking for, check back in and find the opportunity that is just right for you!
You are invited to install a beautiful rain garden at Claude Allison Park! This garden of Michigan native plants will […]
Friends, you are invited to a free event to celebrate YOU at an outdoor member and volunteer appreciation picnic and […]
Experience a guided paddling trip on the Lower Rouge River from Venoy Dorsey Park Golf Course to Colonial Park in […]
New to all things gardening? Come out for Gardening 101! We’ll go on a weed hunt, discover native flowers, and […]
Become a Community Scientist!
Our River Monitoring program engages residents to become community scientists, collecting data about the health of the watershed through biological indicator species (bugs, frogs, fish, etc.) that reflect the long-term health of the watershed. As water quality improves, bugs frogs and fish are returning.
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