Rouge River Fall & Spring Bug Hunts & Stonefly Searches

Do you ever wonder about what lives in the river besides fish and turtles? Come to one of our Rouge River Bug Hunts and see for yourself the amazing variety of aquatic insects, crayfish,snails and clams that make up the bottom of the river food chain. Twice a year, teams of volunteers visit sites throughout the headwaters of the watershed and search for mayflies, stoneflies and other aquatic invertebrates and in January we also look for one family of insects - winter stoneflies. The presence or absence of these streambed creatures reflects the quality of the water and habitat. We are using them to track changes in the river quality over time. Join a team to search Rouge River streams for aquatic insects, clams, snails and worms that live in the streambed as part of a long term monitoring program.