Rouge River
1 storyThe Rouge River is a Southeast Michigan river system flowing through heavily developed communities and closely tied to stormwater, water quality, habitat restoration, and watershed management. A continuing Rouge River story can connect natural resource management to Metro Detroit River; it may also examine Rouge River watershed as part of the same subject. A second angle on Rouge River can involve Detroit River tributary and urban watershed; where relevant, the same coverage may include stormwater runoff. Rouge River can also appear in stories about river restoration; the same reporting may connect with water quality monitoring.
Frog and Toad Monitoring Reveals Species Shifts in Southeast Michigan
Long-term monitoring by Friends of the Rouge shows four frog species declining and several others increasing in the Rouge River watershed, raising questions about habitat changes and climate impacts in southeast Michigan.