New Meanders Ahead- We’re Hiring

    Just like the rivers we care for, our organization changes with time. Our next big change is that we will be hiring 2 part time staff positions in the coming months. One position, the Communication and Outreach Specialist, will focus on communication and outreach for the organization, reaching out to and working with our partners, […]

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    Maumee AOC Summit on December 10th

    You’re invited to the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) Summit on December 10th, 9:30am at Wildwood Metropark in the Ward Pavilion. The AOC recently removed one of the impairments – the first to be removed here – so we are on the road to recovery. We will discuss recent projects and updates around Area of […]

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    Celebrate River Champions on November 16th

    Each year, we take the time to reflect and celebrate on the work in the past year at our Annual General Meeting. Join us this year, Monday, November 16th at the Jadel Leadership Center at Camp Miakonda.  The event begins at 6pm with dinner, review of the year’s programs and an Awards ceremony, including the […]

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    The Ebb and Flow of an Organization

    Partners for Clean Streams is constantly changing, like the rivers we protect.  Our next big change is that we will be hiring 2 new part-time staff positions in the coming months. We are still working on the details of what each job will include but the work will focus on public relations and marketing, outreach, […]

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    Where Conservation meets Art

    As an auction item for Clean Your Streams Day, we asked Notre Dame Academy for some help in turning a Rain Barrel into art, hoping to encourage people to see how beautiful and practical rain barrels could be. The school rose to the challenge. Maria Basista, a junior at Notre Dame was assigned the project […]

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    Celebrate River Heroes on November 16th

    Join us for the Annual General Meeting on Monday, November 16th, as we celebrate the success of 2015 at the Jaddell Center at Camp Miakonda. The event begins at 6:00pm. Following dinner, there will be a presentation highlighting all the work done this year and a sneak peak into next year’s plans. We will congratulate […]

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    Communicating for a Clean Future

    NOAA’s Marine Debris Program is excited to announce the first annual Marine Debris Challenge for high school students in Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District!  The contest is open to all students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in recognized public, private, and home schools in Ohio Congressional District 9.  Students must work in groups of 3 […]

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    19th Annual Clean Your Streams Success

    Each year, we say “This year’s event was the best!” but this time, we mean it! While we are still tallying numbers and counting forms, we know we had 971 volunteers step up and clean amazing amounts of trash from 68 sites around the Toledo area from ditches, streams and rivers. 772 bags and 13,528 […]

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    Marine Debris in your backyard

    Marine debris, or trash in our waterways, is a huge ongoing issue around the world. Even though volunteers remove tons of trash every year during our stream cleanup events, trash accumulates quickly in our waterways. In fact, various studies show that 5 to 12 million tons of plastic from the land goes into our oceans […]

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    Can your Group bring the most Change?

    Change for Change is a great opportunity for your CYS group to benefit our local rivers and streams. While Partners for Clean Streams is dedicated to the waterways of the greater Toledo area, we depend on your support. So as your group comes together for Clean Your Streams Day, we Challenge you to make some […]

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