Paddles with a Purpose

    With some help from our friends at Toledo Metroparks and Wood County Parks and a bunch of dedicated volunteers, we’ve combined recreation with remediation this summer! 23 paddlers came out to Farnsworth Metropark on Sunday, August 19th to paddle to Missionary Island for a land-based cleanup.  In less than three hours, they removed 642 pounds of trash […]

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    Left-behind Lead and Line

    The Mighty Maumee got a little cleaner this summer thanks to our Get the Lead Out volunteers.  We had six Get the Lead Out sessions this summer at fishing hot spots along the Maumee River.  Our GLO volunteers covered 3.5 river miles at Side Cut Metropark and Orleans Park in Perrysburg.  198 volunteers came out to help us […]

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    NOAA Grant Award

    We are very excited and honored to announce that we have officially received a 2-year grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program. We are one of only 12 grant recipients for the removal of marine debris and the only organization working in the Great Lakes Region.  This grant will allow us to expand our […]

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    Are You Up for the Challenge?

    Clean Your Streams Day just wouldn’t be as fun without a little friendly competition!  Youth and college groups are encouraged to sign up for our Youth and Collegiate Challenges while businesses and organizations and other small groups can participate in our River Partner Certification Challenge.  Youth groups can win in three ways: Most Volunteers (group with the most […]

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    It’s Time to Clean Your Streams!

    The 22nd Annual Clean Your Streams Day is under a month away – September 22nd!  Registration is open for our seven kick-off locations throughout the greater Toledo area.  Gather up your friends, family, and faculty to help us remove tens of thousands of pounds of trash from our waterways! This year, kick-off locations include: University of Toledo, Olander Park, […]

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