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Discover the flourishing plants and animals around the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn, Michigan, supported by a grant from the United States Green Building Council. Join the Plants Living Roof tour to see American cranberry, sedum, Queen Anne’s lace, cattails, white coneflower, Russian sage, fruit trees, and wild grasses. Encounter a variety of insects including bees, dragonflies, spiders, wasps, moths, monarch butterflies, and bumblebees. Observe birds such as Canada geese, kildeer, robins, mallards, peregrine falcons, and barn swallows. Keep an eye out for shy animals like rabbits, muskrats, and even coyotes!
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What Lives at the Rouge? A look at the plants and animals Re-inhabiting the land around the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn, Michigan funded by United States Green Building Council Grant
American cranberry sedum
Queen Anne’s lace cattails
white coneflower Russian sage
bee dragonfly
spider wasp moth
monarch butterfly bumblebee
Canada goose kildeer
robin mallards
peregrine falcon barn swallow
Some very shy animals we’ve also seen… • rabbits • muskrats • even a coyote!