This year, PCS will be hosting its 2017 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, December 14th from 6-8pm. It will be held at the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Rental Facility, Toledo Metroparks, 4949 Jerome Road in Maumee, OH 43537. All Challenge Awards winners from Clean Your Streams Day, PCS partners, and Board Members are invited for a […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to wrap presents with us at Bass Pro Shops! PCS will be at Bass Pro in Rossford during the holiday season to help shoppers gift wrap purchases for a small donation. All money raised will go directly to supporting our programs. But we need your help […]
Partners for Clean Streams has several programs available throughout the year. Missed Clean Your Streams Day or want to do it again? Make your own Clean Your Streams Day with our CYS 365 program. We will provide the supplies and data cards for any group interested in cleaning a specific site, any day of the […]
Another successful Clean Your Streams Day! We have compiled all the data cards and tabulated exactly how much trash and debris the 910 volunteers removed from the waterways. This year, there were 69 cleanup sites along the riverbank and one canoe crew, covering 25.57 miles around the greater metropolitan Toledo area. These volunteers worked hard […]
You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but what about Giving Tuesday? #GivingTuesdayNWO is a way to spread your generosity to local nonprofits. On Tuesday, November 28th, every dollar donated to Partners for Clean Streams on this day will be matched through a grant program with the Toledo Community Foundation. For more information about […]
The trash and debris that is found during Clean Your Streams Day often unintentionally ends up in the waterways through storm drains. Storm drains are designed to carry only rainwater into streams and rivers, yet they often carry detritus, too. Without proper maintenance, trash and leaves can end up clogging our storm drains and creating […]
With Clean Your Streams 365, the cleanup doesn’t have to end in September! CYS 365 is a small-scale version of the annual Clean Your Streams Day and is available to any group or organization interested in doing their own cleanup throughout the year. We currently have three cleanups scheduled for October. Promedica has scheduled a […]
We would like to extend a huge thank you to the over 900 volunteers who made this year another successful Clean Your Streams Day! Despite the hot weather, volunteers at each of the 8 kick-off locations came ready to clean. All throughout the greater metropolitan Toledo area, our volunteers picked up trash and debris for […]
We would like to extend a huge thank you to the 960 volunteers who made this year another successful Clean Your Streams Day! Despite the hot weather, volunteers at each of the 8 kick-off locations came ready to clean. All throughout the greater metropolitan Toledo area, our volunteers picked up trash and debris for over […]
Throughout this summer, we have been busy getting the lead, line, and lures out of our riverways. We had five different events, primarily located at Side Cut Metropark in Maumee and Orleans Park in Perrysburg. 41 volunteers came out to help us beautify the riverbanks of the Maumee. With the help of the Toledo ZooTeens […]