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June Programs
Want to get involved in making an impact on your community? Look no further! There are several clean-ups we are looking forward to this month, and we hope to see you there. Sign-up for our upcoming programs, including Get the Lead Out and Clean Your Streams 365. Volunteer opportunities are on our website calendar and…
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Join or Renew a PCS Membership
Partners for Clean Streams is a local nonprofit dedicated to protecting and improving the health of our rivers and streams. As we gear up for the 29th annual Clean Your Streams Day (September 27th!!), our biggest event of the year, we’re calling on our community to step up and support this vital work. We rely…
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Meet our new Program Coordinator, Maddie Harris!
You may have already seen her in a few posts on our social media, but we want to officially introduce you to our new Program Coordinator, Maddie Harris😊 A Cincinnati native, Maddie Harris has spent the last several years here in NW Ohio falling in love with the Glass City. She has a BA from…
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Are You Fertilizer Wise?🌱
Spring is in full swing in our area, so you probably are getting outside and into some lawn or garden care by now. We want to ensure that your grass is looking green, while also not compromising the health and quality of our water ways! Excessive use of fertilizers, especially on already healthy lawns, leads…
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A Strong Start to the 2025 CWAT Season!
On Saturday April 19th, volunteers joined us for our Community Water Action in Toledo (CWAT) Training & Kickoff event, and it was such a great day! We kicked off another exciting year of the CWAT water quality sampling program with an incredible group of dedicated volunteers who joined us at our launch event! It was…
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Stop By and Say Hi!
PCS will be at some more community events this month sharing our mission for clean, clear, and safe waters. Come chat with us about how you can get involved too!
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30 Ways in 30 Days🌎
Last year, we launched a 30-day sustainability challenge for Earth Month, and it was such a hit that we’re bringing it back for 2025! We’re excited to invite you to join our 30-Day Challenge to make sustainable changes that benefit the planet. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X/Twitter for reminders of…
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Volunteer Opportunities in April
Looking for some volunteer hours for a club, group, or just because? Want to get involved in making an impact on your community? Look no further! There are 3 programs we are looking forward to this month, and we hope to see you there! Can’t make it to the cleanups, or want to take part…
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Who are we partnering with this month?!
We’ve got some exciting events we will be attending throughout April to raise environmental awareness and continue our mission of clean, clear, and safe water. They are also listed on our home page calendar, and we hope to see you there! There are 3 great events that we are looking forward to being at to celebrate…
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Thank You, Kayla!!💙
The start of a new season is a time for change, growth, and embracing new challenges—and this Spring, that includes a bittersweet transition for PCS. After many years of dedicated service, we are sad to say farewell (but hopefully more of a “See you later!”) to our Program Specialist, Kayla Kirkpatrick. We’d like to take…
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Join the 2025 Water Quality Sampling Season!
This summer, you can make a real difference in the health of our local waterways! Through our exciting partnership with Community Water Action Toledo (CWAT), we invite you to get involved in water quality monitoring starting this April. Help us gather vital data on water quality across four Northwest Ohio waterways and join us for…
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Reflecting on the 2015 Flooding: Nature’s Cycle at Work
Exploring Northwest Ohio, “Huge Chunks of Maumee River ice on River Road after Ice Jam caused Flooding at Side Cut.” YouTube, 12 March 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ih-qJw42zg. While we’re fortunate that such events aren’t common, it’s essential to understand that this kind of natural occurrence is part of a larger environmental cycle. Though the damage was significant,…
