Giving Nature a Voice and a Helping Hand since 1991.

Green frog silhouette with text 'Friends of the Rouge Watershed' in blue.

At Friends of the Rouge Watershed, we engage, educate, and inspire the community to protect and restore the Rouge River ecosystem — giving nature a voice and a helping hand.

Changing the world is possible. We’ve done it before.

Our leadership team bring years of experience to bear on the greatest challenge of our time to restore and protect the Rouge National Urban Park. We’re results driven, with a proven track record of restoration successes.

Ready to roll up your sleeves?

We are a grassroots movement of dedicated community members. Whether you’re most comfortable contributing time to help achieve our advocacy goals, money to help us grow, or energy to put political pressure on our governments to change, we need you on our team.

In 2024 FRW restored 15 acres of Forest, planting 12,913 trees, 3,050 shrubs, and 1100 wildflowers

Sequestering 322 tonnes of CO₂ annually