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Rouge Green Corridor
Urban Habitat Conservation & Stewardship Project
Project Outcomes A. Rouge Green Corridor Identity Poster & Self-Guided Tour Map B. Rouge Green Corridor Urban Habitat & Conservation Stewardship Project  Habitat Inventory & Management Plan (29,790 kb) Habitat Inventory & Management Plan Appendices (29,862 kb) 5-year Implementation Plan (270 kb) Project Poster (445 kb) Final Grant Report to NFWF (10 M) C. Rouge Green Corridor Branding Package D. Riparian Planning Guidelines Manual E. Natural Resources of the Rouge Green Corridor (67 kb) F. People and the History of the Rouge Green Corridor (41 kb) G. Project Partners (44 kb)
Project Overview Threats to habitat along the Rouge Green Corridor are many and varied, so a concerted effort to inventory and plan for habitat preservation and improvement is necessary. Over the past 15 years, efforts to improve the Rouge River’s water quality have paid off. Water quality monitoring shows dramatic improvements in bacteria levels and dissolved oxygen levels. More recent attention has been directed to the overall Rouge Green Corridor habitat. Recent inventories show support for five kinds of turtles, two kinds of snakes, and seventeen species of mammals. Aquatic invertebrates include flathead and small minnow mayflies and net spinner caddisflies. Several uncommon plant species, including the Special Concern species Twinleaf ( Jeffersonia diphylla) reside in the corridor. The corridor contains the largest and most diverse population of freshwater mussels in the Rouge Watershed. Rouge Green Corridor Identity Project - Phase I of the project was funded in part by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency via the Rouge River Wet Weather Demonstration Project. The project developed a logo and identity for the Rouge Green Corridor, and applied these identity tools in a self-guided tour brochure and a large-scale educational map and stewardship guide. Presentation: Rouge Green Corridor Identity Project (2.4 mb) Rouge Green Corridor Urban Habitat Conservation & Stewardship Project - Phase II of the project was funded in part by a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and has the following goals: - Habitat management plan
- Green infrastructure plan
- Natural resource inventory and management plan
- Habitat improvement demonstration projects
- Education programs
Presentation: Rouge Green Corridor Urban Habitat Conservation & Stewardship Project (11,476 kb) Project Partners City of Birmingham City of Southfield Village of Beverly Hills Friends of the Rouge (FOTR) Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office (WRC) Oakland County Planning & Economic Development Services (OCPEDS) Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy Southeast Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA) More information and graphic files can be obtained from Nina Ignaczak, 248-858-2470 or email misuracan@oakgov.com. You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if it is not already installed on your system.
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