Please use the activity key to pick the project that best fits your needs. Contact the Site Coordinator at your preferred site location to register. Please note there are a few sites working before June 7th. All the sites are listed on the Rouge Rescue flyer. Feel free to print and share with others!
Pre-June 7th Activities:
West Bloomfield Woods Nature Preserve
Date: April 26, 2008Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 4655 Arrowhead Road
City: West Bloomfield
Contact: Laurel Zoet, West Bloomfield Township
Phone: 248.451.1917
Email: l_zoet@westbloomfieldparks.org
Activities: Stewardship walk - volunteers will pick up trash as they walk.
Family friendly: Yes
Moelke Park
Date: May 3, 2008Time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 19422 Lathers, north of 7 Mile Road between Middlebelt and Inkster Roads
City: Livonia
Contact: Doug Moore, City of Livonia
Phone: 734.466.2617
E-mail: dmoore@ci.livonia.mi.us
Activities: Work will focus along the floodplain south from 8 Mile to 7 Mile Roads
Number of volunteers needed: 50FOTR calendar item:
Friends of the Rouge will also be sponsoring a workday from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Rotary Park in Livonia on this day as part of Take Pride in Livonia Day. Please join us! Click here for more information.
West Hills Middle School/ E.L. Johnson Nature/Bloomfield Township
Date: May 5, 2008Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: E.L. Johnson Nature Center
City: Bloomfield Hills
Contact: Noah Mehalski, Bloomfield Township
Phone: 248.594.2808
Email: nmehalski@bloomfieldtwp.org
Activities: Invasive plant removal
Project not open to publicCoventry Gardens Improvement Association
Date: May 10, 2008Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: N. Hampshire Street, east of Stamford Street west of Farmington Road between 5 Mile and 6 Mile Roads
City: Livonia
Contact: Chuck Eastman, Coventry Gardens Improvement Association
Phone:
E-mail: ceastman@twmi.rr.com
Activities: Bell Creek clean up
Family friendly:
Number of volunteers needed: 15
June 7th Rouge Rescue Activities:
Allen Drive Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Novi Street (not Novi Road) at Allen Drive
City: Northville
Contact: Selena Browne, Northville Resident
Phone: 248.719.6867
E-mail: tudorbrownes@gmail.com
Activities: Native prairie maintenance (weeding and planting), trash removal and general site clean up. Enjoy a gentle stroll afterwards.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed:Beech Woods Recreation Center (map)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Beech Road just south of Nine Mile Road
City: Southfield
Contact: Brandy Siedlaczek, City of Southfield
Phone: 248.796.4806
E-mail: bsiedlaczek@cityofsouthfield.com
Activities: Woody debris management
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 200Berberian Woods section of the Valley Woods Nature Preserve (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Meet at the end of Streamwood Lane, south of 12 Mile Road between Lasher and Telegraph Roads.
City: Southfield
Contact: Heather Huffstutler, Oakland Land Conservancy
Phone: 248.601.2816
E-mail: hhuffstutler@oaklandlandconservancy.org
Activities: Invasive plant removal (garlic mustard). Help protect this high quality forest parcel in the heart of Southfield. Learn how this land became protected, tour the site - take a look at the river overlook and floodplain forest and spend a few hours pulling garlic mustard.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 30Canton Recreation Trail (map)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Along the Lower Rouge River on the north side of Michigan Ave, just west of Morton Taylor
City: Canton
Contact: Erika Hidalgo, Canton Township
Phone: 734.394.5150
E-mail: ehidalgo@canton-mi.org
Activities: Planting, nature walks, stream bank stabilization, bird house building, scavenger hunt, woody debris management and clean up of the Lower Rouge River.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 350Dearborn Gateway Trail (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Michigan Avenue and Brady
City: Dearborn
Contact: Thomas Trimble, Christ Espiscopal Church
Phone: 313.414.6277
E-mail: mars@americanmars.com
Activities: Trash pick up and invasive species removal.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 20Douglas Evans Nature Preserve and Riverside Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Evergreen Road between 13 Mile and 14 Mile Roads
City: Beverly Hills
Contact: Howard Knorr, Beverly Hills Resident
Phone: 248.645.0619
E-mail: HowKnorr@aol.com
Activities: Invasive plant removal and clearing excessive downfall from the river.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 30E.L. Johnson Nature Center/Bloomfield Township (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 3325 Franklin Road
City: Bloomfield Hills
Contact: Noah Mehalski, Bloomfield Township
Phone: 248.594.2808
Email: nmehalski@bloomfieldtwp.org
Activities: Plantings, benthic macroinvertebrates activity, and scavenger hunt
Family friendly: YesFarmington Founders Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Founders Park is located on the north side of 8 Mile Road, one-quarter mile east of Halsted
City: Farmington Hills
Contact: Tracy Slintak, City of Farmington Hills
Phone: 248.871.2555
E-mail: TSlintak@fhgov.com
Activities: Trash pick up and planting native plant buffer
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 60Fish Hatchery Park (map)
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: South of 7 Mile Road between Beck and Sheldon Roads
City: Northville Twp
Contact: Jill Rickard, Northville Township
Phone: 248.662.0497
E-mail: jrickard@twp.northville.mi.us
Activities: Family focused public education - games & crafts for children. Light snacks provided.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 200Fordson Island (map)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Powell Street off Heidt Street at concrete block wall.
City: Detroit
Contact: Marina Chavez-Camerena, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
Phone: 313.842.1961
E-mail: marina_swdev@flash.net
Activities: Clean up the site and spruce up garden by replanting flowers and adding new mulch or woodchips. Also touching up wall mural.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 40George W. Kuhn Combined Sewer Overflow Facility (map)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 1400 Ajax Drive, Maddison Heights
City: Madison Heights
Contact: Jacy Garrison, Oakland County Drain Commission
Phone: 248.858.5264
E-mail: garrisonj@oakgov.com
Activities: Tours of combined sewer overflow facility. The George W. Kuhn combined sewer overflow facility serves all or part of 14 communities. During dry weather, all flow is routed to the Detroit Waste Water Treatment Plant, but during heavy rainfall, high volumes of combined sewage exceed the outlet capacity to Detroit and can overflow to the Red Run Drain. All discharges are screened, settled and disinfected prior to release.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed:Goudy Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 3355 S. Wayne Rd
City: Wayne
Contact: Kurt Kuban, Wayne Resident
Phone: 734.716.0783
Email: kkuban3240@aol.com
Activities: Removal of invasive plants from bio swales at City Hall parking lot and woody debris management.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 75Henry Ford Estate Trail Garden/ Environmental Interpretive Center (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 4901 Evergreen Road (University of Michigan-Dearborn campus) Meet at the Tour Ticket office.
City: Dearborn
Contact: Karen Marzonie, Henry Ford Estate
Phone: 313.593.5580
E-mail: marzonie@umd.umich.edu
Activities: Invasive species removal and habitat scavenger hunt
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 50Holliday Nature Preserve (map)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Newburgh section of Holliday Nature Preserve - north of Warren Road, on East side of Newburgh Road. Parking is limited. Overflow parking in surrounding commercial areas.
City: Westland
Contact: Bob Patterson, City of Westland in partnership with the Holliday Nature Preserve Association
Phone: 734.595.0288
Email: pattersonwestland@wowway.com
Activities: WDM 101, floodplain trash cleanup & trail work - boardwalk and wood chips
Number of volunteers needed: 125Jaycee Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Jaycee Park, north of Long Lake Road between Rochester Road and John R City: Troy
Contact: Jennifer Lawson, City of Troy
Phone: 248.524.3381
Email: j.lawson@ci.troy.mi.us
Activities: Streambank stabilization project - planting native plugs, spreading seed, spreading straw blankets, trash pick up, invasive plant removal and possibly release minnows.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 100Kosch Headwaters Preserve (map)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 3268 North Prospect Rd, Ypsilanti, 48198 (1/8 mile South of Ford Rd)
City: Superior Twp
Contact: Jack Smiley, Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
Phone: 734.484.6565
E-mail: Smileysmlc@aol.com
Activities: Trash pick up, invasive species removal and trail clearing
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 30Linden Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Between West Lincoln and Linden Road off Shirley.
City: Birmingham
Contact: Connie Folk, City of Birmingham
Phone: 248.645.0731
E-mail: cfolk@ci.birmingham.mi.us
Activities: Trash pick up, laying wood chips and invasive plant removal along the Main Branch of the Rouge
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 25Lola Valley Park & Bell Creek Park (map)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Check in for both sites at the CSO Basking in Lola Valle Park, 16201 Lola (east of Beech Daly, between 5 & 6 Mile Roads)
City: Redford Twp
Contact: Carl Van Aartsen, Redford Township
Phone: 313.794.5741
E-mail: cvanaartsen2@twmi.rr.com
Activities: Invasive plant species removal (buckthorn & garlic mustard), opening log jams, storm drain stenciling and general debris removal from Rouge areas.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 170Meadows of Canton & Wildwood Spring Subdivisions (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
Location: Meadowns of Canton subdivision at Palmer Road and Brookdale Drive; Wildwood Spring Subdivision on Lotx Road
City: Canton
Contact: Kesh Raizada, Canton Twp Resident
Phone: 734.722.8990
E-mail: kraizada@co.wayne.mi.us
Activities: Storm drain stenciling, Bug Hunt (learn about life in the stream!), trash pick up, birdhouse building, goody bags for kids, refreshments and more. Bring your old mercury thermometer to exchange for a new digital thermometer.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 185Newburgh Lake PROJECT CANCELLED
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Hines Park, Newburgh Rd. between Hines Drive and Ann Arbor Road
City: Livonia
Contact: PROJECT CANCELLED
Phone:
Email:
Activities: Trash pick-up
Family friendly:
Number of volunteers needed:
Oakland Community College (map)
Time: 8:30 a.m.. - 12:00 a.m.
Location: Orchard Ridge Campus, Oakland Drive between Farmington and Orchard Lake Roads
City: Farmington Hills
Contact: Mike Kadrofske, Oakland Community College
Phone: 248.522.3405
Email: mkkadrof@oaklandcc.edu
Activities: Clean up stretch of Minnow Pond Creek that runs through campus.
Number of volunteers needed: 50Parkland Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Ann Arbor Trail, west of Evergreen
City: Dearborn Heights
Contact: Steve Ray, Dearborn Heights Watershed Stewards
Phone: 313.278.1078
Email: sray313@yahoo.com
Activities: Volunteers will be divided into 10 teams to work on the following activities. Contact site coordinator in advance to reserve a spot on a team to be a team captain. Activities: Trash/debris clean up, grow zones weeding and maintenance, and invasive plant removal.
Number of volunteers needed: 60Plymouth Township (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Tonquish Creek North of Joy Road; West of Lilley Road
City: Plymouth Twp
Contact: Susan Vignoe, Plymouth Township
Phone: 734.354.3270 ex 4
Email: svignoe@plymouthtwp.org
Activities: Log Jam Clearing and Storm Drain Marking
Number of volunteers needed: 30Roeper School (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Roeper Lower School/ Murphy Creek, 41190 Woodward Ave
City: Bloomfiled Hills
Contact: Tom Elliott, Birmingham Resident
Phone: 248.807.6311
E-mail: intergolfinc@ameritech.net
Activities: River clean up, woody debris management (open log jam), tree planting, planting native plants, trail building, maintain established plantings, invasive plant removal. Lunch provided.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 30Rotary Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 22220 Roethel Drive, south of 9 Mile Road between Novi and Meadowbrook Roads.
City: Novi
Contact: Steve Printz, City of Novi
Phone: 248.347.0401
E-mail: sprintz@cityofnovi.org
Activities: River clean up, trail maintenance, birdhouse installation, mulching and native wildflower garden installation
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 85Rouge Park (map)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Joy Road and Spinoza
City: Detroit
Contact: Sally Petrella, Friends of Rouge Park
Phone: 313.792.9621
E-mail: monitoring@therouge.org
Activities: Invasive species removal, trash pick up, river work, planting and more. Rouge Park celebration
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 300Shiawassee Park (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Park in the parking lot off Powers Road north of Grand River Ave (south of Shiawassee Road)
City: Farmington
Contact: Martha Ross, Livonia Resident
Phone: 248.476.6715
E-mail: mvrross@yahoo.com
Activities: Weed native plant buffer planted by Friends of the Rouge in 2005
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 35Tonquish Creek Manor (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 1160 Sheridan
City: Plymouth
Contact: Chris Porman, City of Plymouth
Phone: 734.453.7737 ex 108
E-mail: cporman@ci.plymouth.mi.us
Activities: Trash pick up, spreading wood chips
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 90Trinity Church (map)
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: 34500 Six Mile Road (next to Stevenson High School)
City: Livonia
Contact: Glenda Marks, Trinity Church
Phone: 734-934-5622
E-mail: gmarks@ameritech.net
Activities: Bush removal, elevate small concrete slab, planting preparation, planting 2 small rain gardens, planting of native species under tree canopy. Bring shovels and rakes, etc.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 20University of Michigan-Dearborn (map)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Environmental Interpretive Center, 4901 Evergreen Road
City: Dearborn
Contact: Sarah VanBuren, Friends of the Rouge
Phone: 313.792.9621
Email: pisupport@therouge.org
Activities: Invasive species removal, trail upkeep
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 30+
Walled Lake (map)
Time: 8:30 a.m.. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Mercer Beach and Historic Downtown Area. Meet at the DPW Building located at 1499 E West Maple Road
City: Walled Lake
Contact: Lisa McGill, City of Walled Lake
Phone: 248.624.4849
Email: lmcgill@walledlake.com
Activities: Clean up beach and downtown area. Coffee, water and donuts provided.
Family friendly: Yes
Number of volunteers needed: 20