Volunteer
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.
Bug Hunt Events and Training
2022 Floodplain Tree Plantings
So Many Ways to Rescue the Rouge
Current Volunteer Restoration Opportunities
Calling Volunteers to Open Logjams
Friends of the Rouge is able to accomplish so much with the help of thousands of volunteers every year. We offer both long term and short term volunteer projects. Please use the links to learn more.
River Monitoring
Residents become citizen scientists
This program engages residents to become citizen 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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One Day Projects
Rouge Rescue
Bug Hunts
River Restoration
Fish Monitoring
Long Term Projects
Rouge Education Project Assistants
Frog & Toad Survey