August was full of small groups getting the lead out of our waterways. Our local wildlife and our communities are now safer thanks to the 15 volunteers who walked along the river to remove some of the man-made threats to wildlife: lead sinkers, fishing line, and sharp hooks. Every April we see anglers gather along […]
Plastic touches many parts of our lives. Grocery shopping, doing laundry, and our trusted personnel protective equipment. It can be hard to make changes to our daily activities – especially since plastics can be in everyday products. There are two types of impacts plastics can have on our waters. The first being a direct impact. […]
Northwest Ohio Community Shares is a Northwest Ohio’s workplace giving federation. They help raise money for nonprofit organizations that focus on animal rights, the environment, education, the arts, health, human services, social justice, and equality. We have been a member for many years (ask if your employer participates in this easy employee giving program). Throughout […]
After an assessment from our Program Coordinator and Executive Director we now have dates for Get the Lead Out! In our last Currents newsletter, we described the benefits of removing fishing line from our waterways. Since then the heat of summer hit us; the water levels are currently low enough for us to go out […]
Do you know about the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC); “what are its boundaries”, “what is being done here”, “who benefits from the work”, “why does the AOC matter to you”? Do you know the answers to these questions? If not, never fear, we’ve got you covered and are excited to announce a new video […]
Safety is no stranger to us. On typical non-pandemic days, we provide first aid kits, hand sanitizer, gloves, grabbers, and reflective vests to our volunteers. Because in all honesty, cleaning our streams has some risk to it. We can interact with unfriendly marine debris on a typical clean-up. We understand these potential risks and want […]
In June and July, we were the proud environmental partners of the virtual Citizenship in our Community. This online workshop was a part of the Scouts BSA merit badge. Bob Neubert lead this awesome environmental event virtually; encouraging scouts to learn online (socially distant!) and then volunteer with their household. 38 scouts that participated in […]
Shop until you drop and feel so good about it. When you link your Amazon Account or your Kroger Plus card to Partners for Cleans Streams, we receive a percentage of the proceeds at no cost to you. It’s never been easier to help your waterways. Amazon now has AmazonSmile available on the mobile app. […]
As we get into the full swing of summer, there are some actions we can take to preserve our streams and rivers. We have collected a few tips from our community partners on how to keep our waters flowing strong and clean this summer: Reduce Marine Debris Plastics are the #1 offender in our running […]
With your help, our storm drains are going to look a little different this year; some drains are earning a medallion! Like many of our programs this year, we are making Storm Drain Marking easy for small groups to do safely. A huge thank you to the City of Toledo; because of their support we […]