By Kyle Spicer At the end of July, I was fortunate enough to attend the National Conference on Ecological Restoration in Schaumberg, IL. Before I get into that, I should tell you that I still consider myself the new guy. My two year anniversary of working with Partners for Clean Streams as the Project Coordinator […]
In conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the University of Toledo, Partners for Clean Streams hosted a Stream Restoration Workshop featuring Dave Derrick and Rich Fischer, both of the USACE. The workshop was held from Tuesday, August 6 through Friday, August 9. The focus of the workshop was to showcase numerous […]
Every year, hundreds of Partners for Clean Streams volunteers—people like you!—take to the waters and remove the garbage that doesn’t belong there. In 2012 alone, volunteers removed over 18,000 pounds of trash on Clean Your Streams Day! Plus, volunteers removed 173 pounds of lead sinkers left over from fishing in the Maumee River. Your efforts […]
As told by Craig Krajeski, Maumee Corps Seasonal Internship Team Lead I am very excited to be joining Partners For Clean Streams through the Maumee Corps Internship as a team leader. I view this internship as an excellent opportunity for me to gain valuable environmental field experience that will help me accomplish my career goal […]
“The river is always changing, always flowing”- Pocohontas, Disney Many people know that we live in what once was (and still is) the Great Black Swamp. But what does that mean for our flooded backyards, basements and overflowing flood plains this past June or the potentially cracked soil and droughts we expect in August? There […]
Are you up for the challenge? Our rivers need your support! Check out the new and improved Clean Your Streams Firstgiving page and start showing your support! Set up your own fundraising page to tell your river story then share it with your friends and family and others throughout the area. Tell them why and […]
Now is the time to sign up for the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day! 1,175 volunteers, 18,882 pounds, 60 sites and 30 miles. That was last year. What will this year look like? Or better yet, what will our volunteers look like!? Join the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day on September 21st to […]
A workshop on August 6 – 9 will take place at the University of Toledo Law School with Rich Fischer and Dave Derrick of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE). Various local river bank and in-stream habitat restoration features will be discussed. This will be the last ACE workshop given by Dave Derrick. A […]
Partners for Clean Streams has officially hired eight excited seasonal interns for the Maumee Corps project, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The interns will be focusing on invasive species management with the help from our partners at The Olander Park System, The University of Toledo, and The Boy Scouts of America. […]
The 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day is September 21st,, 2013 from 8:30am-12:00pm with an Appreciation Picnic to follow. This year will be better than ever (we say that every year) because of new sites, new required registration, an improved Picnic and many other things. Last year, we broke records with 1,175 volunteers participating and […]