The FOTR Wish List

Everyone has a wish list. Even your river!

These are the tools that make the magic happen for caring people like you in action!  Every little bit helps.

1. (8) Dissecting Microscopes – Teachers, students, volunteers, bug hunt “Team Leaders”, and guests rely on these “scopes” to make merry science in the Friends of the Rouge lab! Your kindness opens the doors (and the eyes) to discovery! WALTER QZA/QZB ZOOM STEREO MICROSCOPES, (#QZA, BINOCULAR)
2. Orvis Women’s Clearwater Wading Boots – Rubber Sole (Women’s Size 8 and Women’s Size 9) – for the hard, muddy work of saving your River
3. USPS stamps – Ahhh… it is fun to get snail mail thank you notes from Friends!  If you have extra “Forever” stamps, an old stamp collection that you no longer want to store, or simply a stash of stamps that you will never lick – we’ll take them with gratitude!
4. Laptop Projector – so that the River can come to you!
5. It’s important to stay safe while protecting your River. Your Restoration team is in need of some very useful personal protection equipment:
   • 12 safety glasses
   • 12 pairs of ear protection
   • 12 pairs of antivibration gloves
   • 12 safety vests
   • 12 Tweezers/tick removal tools
   • 12 CPR face shields
   • 6 packs of N95 masks
   • 1 Bug repellent carton
   • 2 Sunscreen packs
   • 3 Sting wipes
   • 3 waterless wipes for poison ivy and other skin irritants
6. 2 toolboxes to organize and store tools in our trucks keeping our tools safe, protected and in good condition
7. A variety of tools to help address/fix anything your River throws at us
   • 2 multipurpose tools
   • 2 puffers
   • 2 soil knives
   • 4 Folding Saws
   • a set of Bits to fit into our hammer drill (SDS Max)
8. 10 inch Rolling tape measure to help us plot out our rain gardens with the best accuracy
9. MPD Infiltrometer + 10 test packet — measures how fast water moves through the soil on its way to your River
10. High powered brush cutter with string attachment, blade for herbaceous material, and blade for woody material – useful to cut dense herbaceous materials or cut down woody materials (such as buckthorn and honeysuckle) when preparing for a rain garden.
11. Helmet with face mask and ear protection – helps to keep us safe while using the high powered brush cutter
12. Chainsaw – to help clear away any log jams that keep you from enjoying your River!
13. DJI Mavik Pro Cine Drone – Being able to check your River from above will help to identify log jams and issues much quicker
14. Solar Generator – harnessing the power of the sun to get more done in the field restoring your River!
15. (3) Premium Invention Security Camera- Wireless S4 Pro – 4G — to improve our process for Woody Debris clean ups. These cameras will save us time, safety, and improve overall efficiency. They will be placed at Log Jam hotspots along the Water Trail using data from Survey 123 of popular logjam areas from the past 5 years. These cameras allow us to view the river live via our smartphones. We could also use yearly subscriptions for each camera (cost of $140 per year per camera)
    

Please contact Nicole if you have any questions about the following items!  nwilson@therouge.org