Help kickstart 2024 with Partners for Clean Streams! This year we will be continuing our much loved Clean Your Streams, Get the Lead Out, Storm Drain Marking, and Reel in and Recycle programs. We’ll also be launching the volunteering component of our brand-new Clean Water Action in Toledo water monitoring program! Until our stewardship […]
In 2023, UT, TMACOG, and PCS continued an ongoing project to help communities adjust road salt methods while reducing its harmful impacts on water. From local research to identifying key watersheds, we’ve got project progress to share! Ohio EPA awarded the University of Toledo a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant, with TMACOG and PCS, to […]
Using too much salt to de-ice can have negative impacts on our streams. Fortunately, municipalities and individuals are stepping up their efforts to use salt smartly. Check out some of our favorite salt tips. The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District has summarized best practices with an acronym that couldn’t be easier to remember: S.A.L.T. […]
Although they may not be the first resolutions that comes to mind, you can include protecting waterways in your New Year’s resolutions! The best goals are specific and measurable, so we’ve assembled some potential intentions you can commit to in 2024. Commit to Using Reusables• Practice skipping straws. When you order at a drive-through or […]
What are we celebrating from 2023? • The successful first water quality monitoring season for Community Water Action in Toledo (CWAT). This regional partnership engaged more than 60 volunteers in over 100 sampling events across 18 sampling sites on three rivers, collecting important citizen science data. More on CWAT.• Creating educational website content and coordinating […]
Congratulations to Marilyn Lodge, dedicated Clean Your Streams volunteer and the recipient of our annual Environmental Stewardship & Involvement award. Ms. Lodge is a quiet, but persistent, force behind the huge volunteer breakfast and many raffle prizes for CYS Day! Marilyn Lodge started volunteering for the Ottawa River kickoff even before it was held at […]
Earlier this year, the Maumee AOC achieved a major milestone: BUI 11, Degradation of Aesthetics, was removed! We’re offering a refresher on what we do as facilitating organization, what this removal means, and why it matters. The Maumee AOC Advisory Committee (MAAC) works for fishable, swimmable, and drinkable waters within the Maumee AOC through restoration […]
Holiday shopping, wrapping, and gifting oh my! So what can you do with the environment in mind? There’s always the usual tips – like using reusable bags when you go out shopping but there’s also some more creative ones that we’ve come across lately. For instance, did you know that most wrapping paper isn’t recyclable? […]
You’re invited to our Annual General Meeting on November 30! Our AGM is where we reflect on the past year’s accomplishments, recognize the recipient of our Annual Environmental Stewardship and Involvement Award, as well as the winners of Clean Your Streams Challenges, and conduct organizational business, including the election of the Board of Directors. We’re […]
Help your waterways by donating to a charity that works every day to educate, lead volunteers, and provide direction towards cleaner waterways to local cities! This year, #GivingTuesday is November 28 and Partners for Clean Streams will once again be participating! #GivingTuesday is a global movement to give back to charities that help make communities […]