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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 now! Sign-up for our upcoming programs, including Get the Lead Out and Clean Your Streams 365. Volunteer opportunities are on our […]
Metroparks Toledo will be hosting BugFest at Swan Creek Preserve on Saturday August 24th from 10am-1pm. Celebrate with us and other local partners, and see what all the buzz is about! We are excited to announce that we will be joined by a variety of community partners who share our passion for the outdoors and […]