To celebrate Earth Day and Earth month, we unveiled our new website and interactive 2013 Annual Report! Explore new features of the website and tell us what you like best. The NEW WEBSITE, designed by Strategically Digital, is more engaging and easier to navigate. Can you find any typos or links that go nowhere? Let […]
Thank you to the 73 volunteers that took to the streets during April for Storm Drain Marking. You marked 383 storm drains and dropped off educational material to 1072 homes. You successfully reminded citizens that storm drains lead straight to the nearest ditch, creek, or waterway without being filtered. These dedicated volunteers from University of […]
Every year, thousands of anglers from all over the country surge towards the Maumee River in search of the perfect walleye. Starting in March through April, anglers of all ages stand shoulder to shoulder casting lines into the 5 mile stretch of the river near Perrysburg and Maumee. One estimate said that 10,000 anglers take […]
Crews are gearing up for the second round of seasonal work funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. At the end of last year, the combined crews from the Metroparks of the Toledo Area, The Nature Conservancy, and Partners for Clean Streams treated over 1,400 acres of habitat while creating 29 jobs. This surpassed […]
Storm Drain Marking for Global Youth Service Day is approaching and registration is now open! On Saturday, April 12th, join the dozens of volunteers that will be marking storm drains with a clear message to citizens that “Drains are for Rain, Flows to Waterway” and passing out informational door hangers. Join us from 9:00am-12:00pm marking […]
Thank you and congratulations to the 85 young Scouts that attended the Youth Patch Day Workshop on Sunday, March 2nd. The group 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 education activities. Professionals that work to […]
April is often known for its rain, spring like weather, and Earth Day. While we cannot promise the rain or weather, we can get excited about our Earth. And at PCS, we are excited about Earth’s fresh water. Over three-fourths of our Earth is covered in water but less than three percent is fresh water, […]
Bass Pro Shops and Partners for Clean Streams are holding our 2nd Annual Walleye Run River Clean Up! Join us Saturday and Sunday April 5 and 6 at Side Cut Metropark from 7am-4:30pm. After searching and finding trash, bring us your collected “river junk” to the Rotary Pavilion and watch the collected pile of trash […]
As the warmer months finally arrive, the excitement grows for fishing along the Maumee River, boating in Lake Erie, exploring lush forests, and enjoying wildlife in parks. We look forward to outings with our families and making memories to last a lifetime. One thing that ties these joys together is a clean and healthy river, […]
When the news broke that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was to be funded at $300 million in the next federal budget, the environmental community couldn’t have been happier, especially those of us working in and around the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Echo compiled coastline comparison charts last year, and the resulting information was […]