The Northwest Ohio Community Shares raises its glass with you at the Share-a-Glass on January 25th at 7:00pm. This fun beer, wine and hors d’oeuvers event showcases over 27 members of Northwest Ohio Community Shares. Raffles will be held throughout the evening. Share-a-Glass will be held at UAW Local 14 at 5411 Jackman Road, Toledo […]
It is cold outside. More than ever, your water needs protecting! Water can get polluted easily in the winter months especially from using snow and ice removal products incorrectly. Snow and ice melting products, known as de-icers, can have negative environmental impacts when melted snow and ice carry the harsh chemicals to our ditches, streams […]
Do you know a child who is interested in streams and rivers who wants to strengthen their connection to our local waterways? The 12th Annual Youth Patch Day Workshop is the perfect opportunity to expand their knowledge about water resources in a hands-on way. The workshop is being held on March 2nd from 1-4:30pm, with […]
The 2013 Maumee AOC Fall/Winter Summit will be held on December 5th from 9:30-12:30 at the Buehner Center at Oak Openings Preserve. The focus of the Summit is on the restoration projects in the western Lucas County within the Maumee Area of Concern. There will be reports from Ohio EPA, TMACOG, and other groups actively […]
This year’s winner of the Clean Streams Partner Award was announced at the Annual General Meeting on November 19th. Every year, it is given to someone who has shown extraordinary dedication and leadership in improving the area’s waterways. The 2013 Clean Streams Partner award goes to Cherie Blair. Cherie has been the Maumee Remedial Action […]
-By Kris Patterson We have great news! We’ve been awarded a $17,000 grant from the Stranahan Supporting Organization of the Toledo Community Foundation to support our stream cleanup programs next year. But we need your help. Our request for this grant was $25,000 – leaving us with a gap of $8,000. Will you help us […]
Everyone has heard of Black Friday. Some people have heard of Cyber Monday. But Giving Tuesday is a new concept for most of the world. In fact, this year, December 3rd, 2013 is the 2nd Annual Giving Tuesday. It is a day for everyone to give back to a cause they believe in. Everyone from […]
By Kris Patterson Sometimes our donations come from unlikely and surprising places. Recently, we won a competitive grant from a foundation called Learning by Giving. It’s one of the suite of foundations that the Buffet family have, this one run by his sister, Doris, with seed money from The Oracle himself. This fall PCS learned […]
Every year, with your help, we do amazing things here at PCS. And every year we need a chance to celebrate and reflect on our accomplishments and plan for next year. This year, our Annual General Meeting will be held on November 19th at 6pm at Camp Miakonda. This celebration will include a light meal […]
Hull and Associates has been a donor of Clean Your Streams for many years but this year they took initiative of dedicating multiple staff to sponsoring and running the Downtown Toledo Kickoff. From start to finish, the team sought out sites to clean, got breakfast donated, organized the supplies, became site captains and ran a […]