The holiday season is coming up! This is a wonderful time to gather with loved ones and enjoy delicious food, but it can also lead to significant waste and environmental impact. Here are some simple tips to incorporate sustainable practices for your gatherings: š Plan Your Menu Wiselyā¢ Use local and seasonal produce to reduce […]
For 28 years, we’ve been inspired by our volunteers’ unwavering commitment to water stewardship during Clean Your Streams. We are excited to share their achievements, along with a comprehensive analysis of this year’s citizen science data. We can’t always neatly categorize every single piece of marine debris that volunteers remove, but this shows some of […]
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. š£ Help us clean-up and recycle discarded fishing equipment! We are looking for volunteers to help remove fishing line and other debris […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
It truly takes a village to sustain Clean Your Streams for 28 years, and weāre 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 […]
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 Conservancyās Clean Swell acts as a digital version of a data card, allowing you to track marine debris with a […]
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 doesnāt originate from boats. Marine debris begins on […]
For years, challenges have been a thrilling aspect of our waterway clean-up efforts. Whether youāre 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 hereās […]