The ARC conducts water quality monitoring which helps gauge the health of the river and illicit discharge elimination activities that look for and correct illegal discharges to the Rouge River. ARC members can participate in Collaborative IDEP and PEP activities to meet their MS4 permit requirements. The ARC provides free public education materials to members to distribute in their facilities.

ARC members have access to a land cover mapping tool that helps local communities assess the amount of available green space and targets where new green infrastructure, such as trees and native plants, should be installed.

The ARC's Green Infrastructure Program is a campaign that installs “grow zones” of native vegetation in ARC member communities at parks, university campuses, schools, golf courses and along roads. Thousands of tree seedlings and native plant seeds have been distributed to residents and schools. More than 3,700 rain barrels have been sold to over 2,300 watershed residents, which promotes the re-use of stormwater.

The ARC provides workshops and webinars on grow zones, septic system maintenance and stewardship activities. In partnership with Friends of the Rouge the ARC supports workshops on naturalizing home gardens using rain gardens. Working with Great Lakes Water Authority the ARC is involved with a variety of other public education messages through social media, bus wraps and billboards throughout the Rouge River Watershed.