Partners for Clean Streams is excited to announce that registration for the 20th Annual Clean Your Streams Day on September 17th will be open soon! Register yourself, your family, a group of coworkers, your church group, or any group of people you know would enjoy cleaning local streams! The day begins with check-in from 8:00-8:30am […]
In the heat of summer, it’s hard to keep your lawn green and lush – too often we jump to water excessively to maintain that healthy-looking grass! According to the EPA Water Sense program, as much as 50% of water used outdoors is wasted from inefficient watering and irrigation systems. It is important to know […]
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Clean Your Streams Day! We look forward to celebrating 20 years of successfully removing debris from streams, riverbanks, and watersheds in Toledo and surrounding areas. On the morning of September 17th, join hundreds of other volunteers in removing tons of trash from our local riverbanks. Since 1997, the […]
The dog days of summer have arrived and what better way to enjoy the sunshine than participating in a PCS volunteer event! We have several events this month, some hosted by us, and others in conjunction with organizations from our area. – Get the Lead Out! – Do you want to help out your local […]
Are you tired of waiting for Clean Your Streams Day to clean up the rivers? You can do your own cleanup whenever you want with our program, Clean Your Streams 365! With funding from the Toledo Community Foundation and a Litter Grant from the Ohio EPA, we are specifically targeting river sites that need more […]
Be sure to register by July 11th for the Tree Training Intensive Workshop on Friday, July 15th from 8:30 to 4:00pm at the Ward Pavilion at Wildwood Metropark. This is a workshop for Tree Commissioners, mayors and local government decision makers, workers managing urban forests and storm water practices, students interested in a career in […]
Have you ever wondered what it was like to walk, or swim, among the dinosaurs? Well, just ask a Lake Sturgeon because they experienced it first-hand. Lake Sturgeon have existed in freshwater systems for over 150 million years – but where are they now? What once was a population of approximately 1 million in Lake […]
The entire Partners for Clean Streams staff set out on an adventure late in May to attend this year’s River Rally conference in Mobile, Alabama. Kris, Executive Director and a seasoned River Rally attendee, knew what to expect but Mike and Jessica, still relatively new staff, were in for a real treat. Over the course […]
It’s summer time, which means it’s time to get out on the water! PCS, the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Scenic Rivers, and Metroparks of the Toledo Area have collaborated to offer you a series of paddle cleanups this summer, with the first coming up on June 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm at International Park […]
The weight is over. Get the Lead Out! is back and better than ever! Join us for our first public outing this Thursday, June 9, from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Riverview parking lot in Side Cut Metropark. In the aftermath of the spring fishing runs, over three miles of the Maumee River between Perrysburg […]