For the second year, Partners for Clean Streams has been selected as a charity partner for the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon. In addition to this great honor, we are also partnering with the Marathon to continue developing their “greening” efforts through recycling, composting, and TerraCycling (to learn more about TerraCycling, click here). Last year, […]
We are excited to once again offer Storm Drain Marking as our project for Global Youth Service Day 2017! On Saturday, April 22nd, take part in marking local storm drains with the message, “Drains are for Rain, Flows to Waterway”, which helps clarify the common misconception that water entering storm drains is treated. Our volunteers […]
Thank you and congratulations to the 64 youth who participated in the 15th Annual Partnering for Clean Streams Youth Patch Day Workshop on Sunday, March 5th. Six groups of energetic Boy and Girl Scouts from kindergarten through fifth grade earned the blue and white embroidered Partnering for Clean Streams patch by participating in various water […]
We are very excited to welcome Paul Fuzinski to our team, as the new Program Coordinator. Paul grew up in Ida, Michigan often exploring the 10-acre wooded lot behind his childhood home. After extensive traveling of the United States and experiencing some of the most astounding landscapes in the country, Paul stumbled into the field of […]
On February 2nd, we celebrate World Wetlands Day. You may be wondering, what is there to celebrate? A lot actually! On February 2nd, 1971, The Convention on Wetlands was held and its mission statement was “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards […]
The Board of Directors has elected a new President, Terry Shankland. Terry has been involved with PCS and the MAAC (formerly the Maumee RAP) since the late 1990s. In 2006, he was appointed to the Toledo Parks Commission Board. Terry has also served as a citizen member of the TMACOG Ottawa River and Maumee River […]
Each year, the Toledo Roadrunners Club chooses a select group of local non-profit organizations to become charity partners of the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon. For the second year, Partners for Clean Streams was awarded this honor! If you or someone you know plans to participate in the Marathon this coming April, consider donating to […]
For the second year, Partners for Clean Streams is seeking volunteers to continue the work towards “greening” the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon through recycling, composting, and Terracycling efforts. Last year, a small group of volunteers and PCS staff were able to divert approximately 4,595lbs of waste from the landfill! Included in that total were […]
Only three weeks left to register for the 15th Annual Youth Patch Day Workshop! The Workshop is on Sunday, March 5th 2017 from 1:30-4:30pm for children Kindergarten through 5th grade. The cost is $5.00. It will be held at the University of Toledo Student Union in the Ingman Room (#2520). Check-in begins at 1:00pm with […]
Looks like it is going to be a cold and snowy winter folks. But that doesn’t mean we stop thinking about our water resource and how our actions affect it. Here are some tips for water conservation, awareness, and protection in the winter months. If your pipes are poorly insulated or are on a […]