By Jeff MacKenzie, Teacher of Environmental and Physical Science, Whitmer High School Clean Your Streams has been an annual event for students at Whitmer High School for the past 12 years. I started bringing students when I was an FFA advisor and I was teaching an Environmental Systems career class. Students and other folks as […]
Clean Your Streams Was A Huge Success and We Owe It All to You! We cannot thank our volunteers enough for their efforts in making OUR streams clean! The PCS Staff and CYS Planning Team are incredibly happy with the results of the 18th Annual Clean Your Streams Day, which would have been unreachable without […]
Don’t forget to register for the 18th Annual Clean Your Streams Day on Saturday, September 20th, 2014! We are getting ready for our largest, most productive Clean Your Streams event to date and we need to know if you will be joining us. Your last chance to register is Wednesday, September 10th, so don’t delay! […]
Even though habitat and lake restoration was completed almost two years ago, work has not stopped at Camp Miakonda. Throughout the summer, Cub Scouts and visitors of all ages have been guided around Lake Sawyer, along the Ottawa River, and next to the tributaries, by eight educational signs. Each sign describes part of the camp’s […]
Since April of this year, Partners for Clean Streams organized 145 volunteers who marked 926 storm drains and distributed 1,987 educational flyers in the greater Toledo area. Volunteers marked storm drains in various communities with the phrase “Drains are for Rain, Flows to Waterway,” through Partners for Clean Streams’ Give Water a Hand Program. Thousands […]
Clean Your Streams Day is made possible through the efforts of volunteers and the staff of Partners for Clean Streams. We work hard to ensure that all our volunteers are equipped with enough supplies and safety gear in order to make the cleanup successful. To help us continue making this event a success, we are […]
This year, there are seven kickoff locations around the greater-Toledo area where volunteers will initially gather for Clean Your Streams. These locations include: The University of Toledo Law School, Monroe Street United Methodist Church, Olander Park Open Air Shelter, Oregon Municipal Building, University of Toledo Medical Center, Side Cut Metropark Riverview Shelter House, and Downtown […]
PCS is preparing for our largest, most productive Clean Your Streams event to date and you are the most important part! Sign up now to help PCS and its partners clean up dozens of miles of stream banks in the greater Toledo area, making a recognizable difference in our local waterways. With seven kickoff locations, […]
Have you had the chance to check out the Ottawa River through the University of Toledo’s campus recently? Since the “construction” phase of the restoration has been completed for the University of Toledo Ottawa River Restoration Project, many invasive, harmful plants have been replaced by native trees and shrubs that are perfect for river bank […]
The Stream Restoration Design: An Advanced Workshop, scheduled for the week of July 21st, has been canceled due to lack of registrations. We assume that everyone is out boating, fishing or playing in the beautiful rivers instead of coming to the workshop, which we understand. Watch our website for announcements for future opportunities.