Get the Lead Out
Donate Now!Become a partner by supporting our efforts. |
Sponsor an Event!Show your support for our areas waterways at one of our events. |
Community PartnershipPartner your organization with us in creating clean, healthier and safer rivers in Northwest Ohio |
|
Did you know that the Great Lakes are the biggest freshwater source in the world? Lake Erie is the most productive for fishing of all the Great Lakes. Your support helps make our streams clean, clear and healthy so they can support this complex ecosystem. By donating to PCS, you help us reach our goals of restoring rivers that lead to Lake Erie beaches that promote fishable and swimmable conditions for generations. |
||
It's Get the Lead Out season! Visit bit.ly/PCSCleanupSignup to view and register for our upcoming GLO programs.
Ready, set, GLO! Get the Lead Out (GLO) is designed to remove the discarded fishing lines, lead lures, and marine debris that gets left behind after the spring fishing runs in the Maumee River. Fishing line is made of plastic which doesn't degrade for over 600 years. It can entangle fish and wildlife, detract from the beauty of the river, and hurt people. We provide all the cleanup supplies, safety instructions, and the cleanup site. In a good year, we typically host 6 sessions throughout the summer; though this program is dependent on weather conditions and water levels.
Get the Lead Out is perfect for organizations working for community service hours or groups empowered to have clean clear safe water. This program is recommended for people of all ages but supervision is required for anyone under 13 due to the location and nature of materials being collected (i.e. hooks, entangled line, etc.)
We are proud partners with Berkley Conservation Insititute. After our volunteers and staff collect the fishing line, we clean and untangle the line. We then send it to our partners at Berkley Conservation Insititute who recycle and repurpose the fishing line into spawning enclosures for fish; enhancing the entire life cycle of our great fisheries in Northwest Ohio.
2022 marked the 18th year of Get the Lead Out. This year, the average GLO clean-up saw volunteers removing about 3 pounds of fishing line alone. At one GLO clean-up along with Maumee Towpath, volunteers removed ten full pounds of fishing line!
Total 2022 Get the Lead Out Impact:
• 6 clean-ups
• 73 volunteers
• 149 pounds of marine debris removed (trash and fishing line)
• 35 river miles covered
Partners for Clean Streams Inc. is striving for abundant open space and a high quality natural environment; adequate floodwater storage capacities and flourishing wildlife; stakeholders who take local ownership in their resources; and rivers, streams and lakes that are clean, clear and safe
PO Box 203
Perrysburg, Ohio 43552
phone: 419-874-0727 cell: 419-205-5588
fax: 419-874-0727
e-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
© Partners for Clean Streams, Inc. All rights reserved.
