Purple Loosestrife Pull
Saturday, September 11th,  9-11am
Prairie Pathway - North Entrance (map)
Join us to pull the invasive patches of Purple Loosestrife along the Prairie Pathway Nature Trail. This is a non-native invasive species that spreads viciously in wetlands, aggressively outcompeting native flora. Please wear bug spray and long pants!
Register here

Westside Christian Academy
9540 Bramell St., Detroit (map)

Brennan Rec Area Plans 2018-02

Friends of Rouge Park 
Annual Membership Meeting

Tuesday, April 17 at 6:00pm
Brennan Pools Banquet Hall. (map) 
Dinner will be served.  Awards for annual Best Friend and Best Partner of the Park. Report on accomplishments and future plans for the park. (Please register here)

Miss our last meeting?  Read the minutes from the meeting here. Watch our Facebook page for updates here.

April 13, 12:00-3:00pm Rouge Park Mountain Bike Trail Cleanup & Trail Maintenance. Hosted by Motor City Mountain Biking Association (map) (more information here)

Searching for Milkweed at Rouge Park
Saturday, May 11, 10am-Noon
Sponsored by The Greening of Detroit
More Info Here.

Rouge Park Appreciation Day
Saturday, May 18, 8:00am - 1:30pm
Please Register Here.
​More Info Here.

​Detroit "Out Loud"
Come Join Quicken Loans Community Fund as they Host Detroit "Out Loud" festival! This is a Free family friendly event open for
Event Date: Saturday, July 20th
Location: Rouge Park, Amphitheater area (near Archery + Buffalo Soldiers Stables)
Time: 8am- until (TBA)
Event Purpose: A celebration of Detroit, it’s residents and neighborhoods. This will also be an unofficial kick-off to Detroit’s birthday, July 24th. Presenting Sponsor: Quicken Loans Community Fund

​We have no meeting scheduled for December,
instead please join us for
Friends of Rouge Park
Holiday Party
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6:30pm
Tijuana's Mexican Kitchen (menu) 
18950 Ford Rd, Detroit (map)
Please register here so we can reserve enough tables.

​Holiday Party
Tijuana's Mexican Kitchen (menu) 
18950 Ford Rd, Detroit (map)

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. 

​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

NOTICE: Due to the ongoing concerns over the spread of Covid 19, we are postponing all meetings and events until further notice.



FORP Annual Membership Dinner Meeting (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
Brennan Pools Building, Rouge Park

Sorensen Promenade Trail Clean-Up (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
Sorensen Promenade Trail Head
Sorensen Promenade could use some volunteer love! Come join Friends of Rouge Park as we clean up this trail and restore the stairs. Trail work can be messy so please wear sturdy shoes, long pants, and work gloves, along with anything else you think you may need.
 
Earth Day Volunteer Work Day (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
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.

Stone Bridge Nature Trail Stewardship Day (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
Stone Bridge Trail Head
Join us in clearing brush or debris that accumulated over the Winter months and making the trail beautiful and ready to use for the 2020 season. Please wear sturdy shoes and long pants.
 
Rouge Park Appreciation Day/Rouge Rescue (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
SE Corner of Joy & Spinoza, Rouge Park
Help clean up the park and restore trails and natural areas.  Lunch will be served afterwards.

National Trails Day on the Prairie Pathway (POSTPONED)
Date/time to be determined
Prairie Pathway Trail Head (map)
Celebrate National Trails Day by Volunteering at the Rouge Park Prairie Trail! In honor of National Trails Day, Friends of Rouge Park is hosting a stewardship day at the Prairie Trail. Join us as we combat invasive plants along the trail, clear the path from any overgrowth, and complete general stewardship tasks to make the prairie trail nice and beautiful!
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The Grand Opening of the Sorensen Promenade We will update this page once the date and time are set. (map)
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