By Lindsey Crego When I applied for the Outreach Intern position at PCS in June of this year, I did not think much of it. I figured that someone more qualified or more experienced would obtain the position. Then I received a call from Ava warning me about the work load and making sure I […]
Partners for Clean Streams (PCS) completed additional habitat and stream restoration efforts at Camp Miakonda in September. Last year, as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded project, PCS addressed erosion concerns along the Ottawa River and connected tributaries, excavated over 10,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lake Sawyer, treated invasive species like reed […]
Thank You! Thank You! Thank you! The PCS staff and planning team could not be more pleased with how the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day went on Saturday the 21st of September. As part of the International Coastal Cleanup and Ohio’s Coastweeks program, Clean Your Streams had 941 volunteers this year. We worked from […]
Have you registered for the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day yet? Last year’s event broke records with 1,175 volunteers removing 18,822 pounds of trash from 60 sites near waterways around greater Toledo, can you help us ride the wave of success by joining us Saturday September 21st from 8:30am-12:00pm? Make sure you are part […]
As the summer comes to a close, our Get the Lead Out program ends and the Maumee River looks better than ever. Fish, birds, and other local animals thank the 79 brave volunteers who walked along the river in search for lead sinkers, fishing line, and hooks that are recognized as some of the biggest […]
By Josh Jackson When I first applied for this internship I did not know if I would get the job or really what it would entail. Once I was accepted I got really excited because I just switched from education to environmental science so it was great to already start working towards a new career. […]
What are you doing from 5-9pm of Monday the 23rd of September? Some of you will be prepping for school, others will be watching TV and some of you will still removing glops of mud post Clean Your Streams Day. We, the Partners for Clean Streams staff and Clean Your Streams Committee, would like to […]
By Kyle Spicer At the end of July, I was fortunate enough to attend the National Conference on Ecological Restoration in Schaumberg, IL. Before I get into that, I should tell you that I still consider myself the new guy. My two year anniversary of working with Partners for Clean Streams as the Project Coordinator […]
In conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the University of Toledo, Partners for Clean Streams hosted a Stream Restoration Workshop featuring Dave Derrick and Rich Fischer, both of the USACE. The workshop was held from Tuesday, August 6 through Friday, August 9. The focus of the workshop was to showcase numerous […]
Every year, hundreds of Partners for Clean Streams volunteers—people like you!—take to the waters and remove the garbage that doesn’t belong there. In 2012 alone, volunteers removed over 18,000 pounds of trash on Clean Your Streams Day! Plus, volunteers removed 173 pounds of lead sinkers left over from fishing in the Maumee River. Your efforts […]