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JOB POSTING: The Friends of Rouge Park is looking to hire a student intern from April to August 2020. See details here. 

​Friends of Rouge Park
Monthly Membership Meeting
Tuesday, February 18, 6:30pm
Westside Christian Academy
9540 Bramell, Detroit (map)
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​Miss our last meeting?  Read the minutes from the meeting here. Watch our Facebook page for updates here.

Park Events Calendar

Tuesday March 24 6-8pm
FORP Annual Membership Dinner Meeting 
Brennan Pools Building, Rouge Park
Join the Friends of Rouge Park at the historic Brennan Pools Building for our Annual Membership Meeting. Come for food and fellowship 6:00-6:30pm followed by the meeting 6:30-7:30 pm. Celebrate all we have accomplished together in 2019, honor Best Friends and Partners of Rouge Park and hear about plans for the coming year. We will also be holding our annual board elections. Please register here so we know how many meals to order. Donations appreciated. Non-members are encouraged to join our organization here. Homemade desserts are welcome, but not required. 
 
Saturday April 25 9:30 am – 12 pm
Earth Day Volunteer Work Day
Buffalo Soldiers Horse Barn, Rouge Park
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by helping to clean up Rouge Park; part of the Great Global Cleanup. Please register here if you plan to attend.
 
Saturday May 16, 2019 8am-1pm
Rouge Park Appreciation Day/Rouge Rescue
SE Corner of Joy & Spinoza, Rouge Park
Help clean up the park and restore trails and natural areas.  Free t-shirt and lunch to participants as supplies last.

The Grand Opening of the Sorensen Promenade We will update this page once the date and time are set. (map)

Scout Hollow Campground is Re-Opened!

Thanks to a partnership between the Sierra Club's Detroit Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO), the YMCA, Kresge Foundation and the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation, youth camping is returning to Scout Hollow this year. 

​If you have a youth group interested in camping in Rouge Park, Detroit ICO will be offering training for camp leaders and camping equipment to borrow.  More information is available here: detroitoutdoors.org

Planning an event or want to reserve a picnic shelter in Rouge Park?  Submit the Special Events Application below to the City of Detroit Recreation Department. If you wish to rent the Brennan Pools Building Event Space click here. For more information, please contact 313-628-4205
Mission Statement
To advocate for the protection and enhancement of the natural features and habitats found in Rouge Park and to promote existing activities and facilities and appropriate development of future recreational activities.
View Detroit Outdoors New Video, "Nature Is A Human Right: Detroit"
featuring their Camping Program in Rouge Park here.
View the successfully reforested area of Rouge Park east of Outer Drive, North of Joy Rd.
2019 Butterfly Walk Report:
14 species seen including three new species! Details here.

Visit Rouge Park!
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Last year members of the Friends of Rouge Park helped raise over $250 by using their Kroger Cards.  If you are a member of the Friends of Rouge Park and shop at Kroger, you can help us by designating Friends of Rouge Park under the Community Rewards program and we will receive a donation from Kroger at no cost to you.  To sign up, please go to:
www.krogercommunityrewards.com   (step-by-step directions here).
To become a member of Friends of Rouge Park for only $5/year, click here.

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​The Friends of Rouge Park