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Join Us for Fall Clean-Ups with CYS 365! 🍂
November is the season of giving, and what better way to give back than to our environment? As the vibrant colors of fall surround us, it’s the perfect time to unite and provide our community with a little TLC. Through our CYS 365 program, you can volunteer with us to create clearer, cleaner waterways year-round!…
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🗓 Save the Date for our Annual General Meeting on December 5th!
We’re excited to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 5th! This is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our achievements from the past year, honor the recipient of our Annual Environmental Stewardship and Involvement Award, celebrate the winners of the Clean Your Streams Challenges, and conduct essential organizational business, including the…
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THANK YOU for making CYS 28 the best one yet!
September 28th, 2024 was our 28th annual Clean Your Streams Day. We wanted to say thank you to everyone who came out and supported the event, helping to keep our streams clean. We would not be able to do what we do without your help and support! One last THANK YOU to those who helped…
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Managing Fall Leaf Debris
Happy fall! One of the best things about fall is the beautiful red, green, and orange foliage. But it comes with a cost. During this time of the year, we need to make sure to protect our storm drains and water quality by properly discarding those fallen leaves! When the trees lose their leaves, the…
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Autumn Adventure: Let’s Get the Lead Out!
As October comes around, some of the last clean up opportunities of 2024 are coming up! We want to focus on the fishing debris that often gets left behind after the fishing season. 🎣 Help us clean-up and recycle discarded fishing equipment! We are looking for volunteers to help remove fishing line and other debris…
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It’s Time for Sturgeon Fest!
Join us on our journey to repopulate the Maumee River with sturgeon! Come see our table at Sturgeon Fest October 12th, 2024, from 10am to 1pm at the Toledo Zoo to learn more about Sturgeons in our area. Location: City of Toledo boat launch across from the Broadway Street Zoo entrance at 2700 Broadway Street.…
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Exciting Challenges Await for Clean Your Streams Participants!
For years, challenges have been a thrilling aspect of our waterway clean-up efforts. Whether you’re organizing a youth group, a college team, a business or nonprofit organization, or just gathering some friends and family, we have a challenge designed for you. When you sign up for Clean Your Streams, you’ll receive more details, but here’s…
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Why CYS Day Happens
We are so excited that the 28th Annual Clean Your Streams Day is almost here! The work done on this day is important, but so is the educational piece. Read on to learn about the beginnings of marine debris. Most of the trash in our Great Lakes doesn’t originate from boats. Marine debris begins on…
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Clean Swell App Crash Course
With more clean-ups and CYS 28 on the horizon, we wanted to put together a quick refresher on the Clean Swell App to help you easily record and submit your waterway clean-up data! The Ocean Conservancy’s Clean Swell acts as a digital version of a data card, allowing you to track marine debris with a…
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Thank You to our CYS 28 Sponsors!
It truly takes a village to sustain Clean Your Streams for 28 years, and we’re excited to shine a spotlight on the sponsors who make our programs possible. We also want to share ways you can support our mission throughout the year. First, a big thank you to our returning grant funder. For the last…
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CYS 28 Registration is Live!
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 28th Annual Clean Your Streams Day! Join us Saturday, September 28th for a Northwest Ohio environmental tradition of removing trash from our local streams, rivers, and ditches. Sign up today! Volunteers will gather at their designated kick-off locations on the morning of September 28th. At each kick-off point, volunteers…
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Lake Erie Awareness Day
Lake Erie Awareness Day is Thursday August 8th. Celebrate our greatest water resource by heading out to Put-in-Bay for the day! Locations across the island will be hosting education stations to learn more about the lake, its historic significance, and more! Lake Erie Awareness Day is an annual event dedicated to celebrating the lake and…
