Register for the Silver Anniversary of Clean Your Streams Day! The 25th Anniversary of Clean Your Streams will be happening the week of September 18th- September 25th, with the main celebration happening on September 25th. There will be an in-person clean-up on September 25th with usual kick-off locations; with check-ins from 8:00-8:30 am and clean-up finishing at 11:30 am. If you cannot make September 25th, we are offering virtual remote (do it on-your-own time) clean-ups beforehand using the Clean Swell App. 

Both "remote" and in-person volunteers will be invited to a special Clean Your Stream 25th Anniversary picnic on September 25th to celebrate and reflect on their amazing impact on our waterways.  

  Be a part of the Northwest Ohio environmental tradition to remove marine debris floating down our rivers, streams, and in our lakes! Clean Your Streams Day (CYS) provides a positive impact on the environment and in our community. For three hours on one day in September, approximately one thousand volunteers join forces to remove marine debris from over 30 miles of rivers in the greater Toledo area. Volunteers gather at one of the several kickoff locations to clean up dozens of high-profile stream bank sites along 5 major waterways, tributaries, and ditches throughout the community. Volunteers of all ages remove and record what they find on data cards, which are later sent to the Ocean Conservancy for inclusion in International Coastal Cleanup records. Many groups, such as youth volunteer groups, businesses, church groups, and environmental organizations participate in friendly CYS group challenges. 

CYS Day is hosted only in September, but if you would like to do a Clean Your Streams any other time of the year, check out our sister program CYS 365, a year-round effort to keep our waterways clean, clear safe.