Tips for a Sustainable Holiday Season

    The holiday season is coming up! This is a wonderful time to gather with loved ones and enjoy delicious food, but it can also lead to significant waste and environmental impact. Here are some simple tips to incorporate sustainable practices for your gatherings: 📝 Plan Your Menu Wisely• Use local and seasonal produce to reduce […]

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    Data Breakdown for CYS 28!

    For 28 years, we’ve been inspired by our volunteers’ unwavering commitment to water stewardship during Clean Your Streams. We are excited to share their achievements, along with a comprehensive analysis of this year’s citizen science data. We can’t always neatly categorize every single piece of marine debris that volunteers remove, but this shows some of […]

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    It’s Time for Sturgeon Fest!

    Join us on our journey to repopulate the Maumee River with sturgeon! Come see our table at Sturgeon Fest October 12th, 2024, from 10am to 1pm at the Toledo Zoo to learn more about Sturgeons in our area. Location: City of Toledo boat launch across from the Broadway Street Zoo entrance at 2700 Broadway Street. […]

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    Managing Fall Leaf Debris

    Happy fall! One of the best things about fall is the beautiful red, green, and orange foliage. But it comes with a cost. During this time of the year, we need to make sure to protect our storm drains and water quality by properly discarding those fallen leaves! When the trees lose their leaves, the […]

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    Why CYS Day Happens

    We are so excited that the 28th Annual Clean Your Streams Day is almost here! The work done on this day is important, but so is the educational piece. Read on to learn about the beginnings of marine debris. Most of the trash in our Great Lakes doesn’t originate from boats. Marine debris begins on […]

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