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2023 | June | Aesthetic Improvements to Our Water: BUI 11 Recommended for Removal; Clean-up Round-up for June; Keep Waste Out of Water; Fishing Line Recycling Bin Hosts: Behind the Scenes Water Stewards |
2023 | May | Introducing Lake Erie Starts Here NWO; Transform Your Drains and Inform Your Neighborhood with Storm Drain Marking; Warblers, Wetlands, and Water: What's the Biggest Week in American Birding?; Paddle clean-ups with Wood County Parks and Metroparks Toledo |
2023 | April | Welcome Back, Kayla! Reintroducing Our Staff; Earth Month Opportunities; River-Friendly Spring Lawn Care Guide Pt. 2; Partner Spotlight: Keep Toledo-Lucas County Beautiful; 2022 Annual Report Now Available |
2023 | March | Spring Into Action This Walleye Season, Seasons of Stewardship, River-Friendly Spring Lawn Care Guide, Keep the Ottawa River Running Clean |
2023 | February | Presentations and Speaking Engagements, Tips for Cold Weather Clean-ups, Why Wetlands Matter, Workplace Giving With Northwest Ohio Community Shares |
2023 | January | We're Hiring + Welcome 2023 Board of Directors, Resolve to Protect Your Waterways, Salt Smart Refresher, UT-TMACOG Chlorides Project Underway |
2022 | December | 2022 Annual Reflection: Return to Community, Winter Holiday Water Stewardship, Restrictions Lifted on Fish and Wildlife Consumption in the Maumee AOC, Jeff MacKenzie: 2022 Environmental Stewardship and Involvement Award Winner |
2022 | November | Celebrate Water Stewardship at our 2022 Annual General Meeting, Reflections From Our Program Intern, Efforts Toward Trash Free Toledo Waters, Give Your Waterways a Hand on Giving Tuesday |
2022 | October | 9 Kickoffs, 62 Sites, 652 Volunteers Unite for One Cause: Clean Water, Clean Your Streams Doesn't End in September, Don't Leaf Your Storm Drains Hanging, Gratitude for Our Clean Your Streams Supporters |
2022 | September | Challenge Yourself During CYS 26, Clean Swell App Refresher, An Introduction to Marine Debris, Ocean Conservancy and PCS |
2022 | August | CYS 26 Registration Open, What's GLOing on this August?, Setting the Standard for Water Quality Monitoring, Get to Know the CYS 26 Planning Team |
2022 | July | Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration in the Maumee Area of Concern, Leading the Way on Lead Sinker Clean-Ups, Your Choices Can Protect Clean Water, Seeking New Project Ideas for Tenmile Creek Watershed Plan |
2022 | June | Introducing Our Program and Water Quality Monitoring Interns, "Drains Are For Rain" Takes Our Region By Storm, Returning Tabling and Outreach Events, Try a Paddle Clean-Up for a New Stewardship Point of View |
2022 | May | Volunteers Go the Distance at the 45th Annual Glass City Marathon, Clean Your Streams 365 in Full-Swing, Why Marine Debris Matters, Trash Free Waters Toledo in 2022 |
2022 | April | Sisters of St. Francis Support Clean Your Streams, Spring Cleaning with CYS 365, Earth Month Community Events, Community Water Action in Toledo |
2022 | March | The Walleye Run, Fishing Line Recycling Bins, and YOU!, Green Team Volunteering Now Open, Save Water While Saving Money, Fishing Line Recycling Host Spotlight |
2022 | February | A Salty Project: "Reducing the Impact of Chlorides," Sponsor a Fishing Line Recycling Bin, Water Resources to Keep You Busy All Winter, A Maumee AOC History Lesson |
2022 | January | Getting to Know Our Miroplastics: Beads/Pellets, 2021 Stewardship and Involvement Award, Schedule a Speaking Engagement, Welcome 2022 Board of Directors |
2021 | December | 2021 AGM: Still time to RSVP!, Stewardship and Science on the Maumee, 2021 Reflection: Adaptation and Generosity |
2021 | November | Donate on Giving Tuesday, 2021 Annual General Meeting, Clean Your Streams 25 By the Numbers, Getting to Know Our Microplastics: Foam |
2021 | October | A Successful Silver Anniversary, More than a Clean-up to Me: An International Coastal Clean-up Reflection, Getting to know our Microplastics: Fragments, Don’t Leaf it Alone! |
2021 | September | 25 Years of Amazing Volunteers, Register for Clean Your Streams 25!, Help us reach our goal of $2,500!, Clean Your Streams Day Clean Swell Refresher |
2021 | August | Get the Lead Out, August Edition!, 25 Years of Cleaner Water; Worth Every Penny, Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Clean Your Streams Day!, Toledo Leads Community Partners for Trash Free Waters |
2021 | July | Registration Open for GLO!, 25th Anniversary of Clean Your Streams - Save the Date, Donate to Your Waterways, Getting to know our Microplastics: Fibers |
2021 | June | Volunteers On-Track to a Fantastic Year, Your Summer on the River, Otter Creek Sediment Removal Process, River Rally- A Virtual Confluence |
2021 | May | Meet Olivia, Our New Program Coordinator, Having a Splash this Summer, Oak Openings Blue Week, Green Team for the Win, Annual Report Coming Soon! |
2021 | April | Happy Earth Month!, Run for the Blue (Gold) Metal, Native Plant Month, Live Green Give Green |
2021 | March | Next Marine Debris in Line to Tackle: The Walleye Run, Join the Team!, Presenting: Partners for Clean Streams, A Pledge for Better Waterways |
2021 | February | World Wetlands Day, Glass City Marathon. ICYMI- Ohio EPA Movie, Microplastics in the Maumee |
2021 | January | A New Year, A New Hope, Be a Little Less Salty this Winter, Giving Recap, Binge on Water...Documentaries |
2020 | December | Thank you!, Annual General Meeting News, Make Your Holiday Purchases Give a Little More, NOAA Marine Debris Art Contest Ends December 19th |
2020 | November |
Clean Your Streams 24 Impact, Virtual Annual General Meeting, The Season of Reflection and Giving, Exciting Marine Debris News! |
2020 | October | CYS 24 Success! PCS Annual General Meeting in November, Leaf It Be? Never!, Conservation Week |
2020 | September |
Registration is Open for CYS 24, GLO August Recap, Plastic Reduction, Northwest Ohio Community Shares
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2020 | August | Ready, Set, GLO!, Citizens in the Community, Committed to Volunteer Safety, The Diligent Work of the AOC |
2020 | July | Get the Lead Out Soon, Summertime Water Sustainability, Storm Drain Marking Updated, Donate to PCS at No Cost to You |
2020 | June | Celebrate 24 Years of Clean Your Streams!, Rain Barrel Purchase Opportunity Extended, Recycling during COVID, CYS 365 on Your Phone! |
2020 | May | Meet Our New Program Coordinator, Meet Our New Communications and Outreach Specialist, Educational Opportunities!, Blue Week is Going Virtual!, Living Sustainably |
2020 | April | Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Cancellation, Rain Barrels for Sale!, PCS Volunteers – What Can You do this April?, Native Plant Month is Here! |
2020 | March | Youth Line Up to Help Keep Line Out (of the water), Be a part of the Green Team!, Rain Water Capture/Diversion Can Benefit Your Garden & Lake Erie!, Follow Us to Cleaner Streams |
2020 | February | We are Hiring!, Partner Profile: Randy Nissen, Helping Find Solutions for OUR Area of Concern!, Glass City Marathon Green Team: 2020 |
2020 | January | Clean Your Streams: Beyond the Day, Did You Know?, Partner Profile: Rick Bryan, De-icing Tips for a Safe Winter and a Healthy Watershed |
2019 | December | #GivingTuesdayNWO, 2019 Impacts, New Operating Support Grant for 2020 |
2019 | November | Clean Your Streams 23 Results, International Coastal Clean - 2019 Report, Annual General Meeting, #GivingTuesday 2019 |
2019 | October | Clean Yours Streams 23 Recap, Thank You to our Clean Your Streams Supporters, Challenge Award Winners, Momentum Arts Festival: Re-home a Herdling |
2019 | September | It's time to Clean Your Streams!, Welcome our New Program Coordinator, Paddling for a Trash-free Maumee, Lake Erie Algal Bloom |
2019 | August |
Get the Lead Out - Finally!, Canoe Cleanups, CYS 23 Registration, Marine Debris Newsletter, Clean Swell |
2019 | July |
5th Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise, Get the Lead Out, Clean Your Streams 23, Canoemobile Recap |
2019 | June |
CYS 23 Save the Date, Support Your through Sponsorship, Canoemobile, Water Quality Boat Cruise Save the Date |
2019 | May | Spring into Action Cleanups, Canoe Cleanups, Plastic Reduction Workshop Glass City Marathon Green Team, Meet our New Watershed Coordinator - Amanda Kovach |
2019 | April | Glass City Marathon Green Team, Earnest Brew Works Fundraiser for PCS, National Volunteer Week, Earth Day Events in NW Ohio, Live Green - Give Green |
2019 | March | 17th Annual Patch Day Program, Run for the Green Team, "Spring into Action" New Partnership with Toledo Zoo, Storm Drain Marking |
2019 | February | Patch Day Registration is Open, Goodbye Program Coordinator Paul Fuzinksi, PCS Partner Profile: Marilyn DuFour, We Love the Great(est) Lakes - Lake Erie |
2019 | January | 2019 Goals, PCS New Board Member: Bill Buri, Help at the Huntington Center, Clear Choices Clean Water, PCS Partner Profile: Lauren Rush |
2018 | December | 12th Annual General Meeting - Thank You, We Need Your Help at the Huntington Center, We Love Our Volunteers, Support Your Streams |
2018 | November | Clean Your Streams 22 Results, Help us at the Huntington Center, Annual General Meeting - Tues 11/27, #GivingTuesdayNWO, Ways to Save Water this Holiday Season |
2018 | October | Clean Your Streams 22 Recap, Thank You Clean Your Streams Supporters!, Challenge Award Winners, Track Your Trash, Meet our Intern - Barbie Kalta |
2018 | September | It's Time to Clean Your Streams, Are You Up for the Challenge?, NOAA Grant Award, Left-behind Lead and Line, Paddles with a Purpose |
2018 | August | 4th Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise - LAST CALL, Clean Your Streams' Supplies and Sponsors, Go Out and Get the Lead Out with US, More Partner Paddles with PCS |
2018 | July | Cleanup Competition, Save the Dates: CYS 22 and Water Quality Boat Cruise, Summer Paddle with Partners, The Right Way to Recycle |
2018 | June | Care for your Streams this Summer, Romp in the Swamp, Canoe with Clean Streams, Maumee River Water Trail |
2018 | May | The Green Team Rocked Recycling, Spring Cleaning, Scenic Rivers Movie Screening, The Problems with Single-Use Plastics |
2018 | April | Toledo Lake Erie C3W - Volunteer Service, National Volunteer Week, Go Green - Join the GCM Green Team - the LAST CALL, Partnering for Clean Streams Youth Patch Day Workshop Recap |
2018 | March | 16th Annual Partnering for Clean Streams Youth Patch Day Workshop - LAST CALL, Spa-getting Dinner, and a Lecture, Join the Green Team, Spring Walleye Run, and Fishing Line Recycling Bins, Did you Know we RAP? |
2018 | February | Patch Day Registration is Open, A Greener Mercy Health Glass City Marathon, Why Straws Suck for Marine Life, Ice, Ice Baby |
2018 | January | New Year, New Resolutions, Well Deserved Clean Stream Partner Award, Meet Your New Board Members, Tips for Safer Streets and Safer Salting |
2017 | December | AGM RSVP, Wrap Up the Year by Wrapping at Bass Pro, 2017 in Review, Your Waterways Need Your Help |
2017 | November | #Giving Tuesday = Giving Back, Clean Your Streams 21 Made an Impact, More Ways to Give Water a Hand, FUNdraisers, 6th Annual General Meeting |
2017 | October | 21st Annual Clean Your Streams Day, Challenge Award Winners, Upcoming Cleanups, Clean Your Streams and Storm Drains |
2017 | September | 21st Annual Clean Your Streams Registration is Now Closed, 2017 Get the Lead Out Program, Fishing Line Recycling Bins, The Third Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise, Become a Member |
2017 | August | Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise, Get the Lead Out, New Addition to the Staff, Lake Erie Public Access Sites, Become a PCS Member |
2017 | July | Become a PCS Member, Clean Your Streams Registration, Get the Lead Out, Life Jacket Safety |
2017 | June | Join us for Get the Lead Out This Summer, Adopt a Bin, The 2016 Annual Report is Available for Download, The Life of Fishing Line |
2017 | May | We're hiring, SDM Recap, Save the Date CYS 21, GCM Recap, Summer Volunteer Opportunities, Camp Miakonda Turns 100 |
2017 | April | Register for SDM, Fishing Line Recycling Bins, Celebrate Earth Month, Plant with a Purpose |
2017 | March | Success at Patch Day, Global Youth Service Day, New Program Coordinator Paul, Unique Partnership with GCM |
2017 | February | Register for Patch Day, New Board President, GCM Volunteer Opportunity, Wetlands, Run for the Rivers |
2017 | January | Register for Patch Day, AGM Recap, Welcome New Board Members, Water Tips |
2016 | December | A Year to Celebrate - 2016 |
2016 | November | AGM, Maumee AOC Summit, Giving Tuesday, Leaves |
2016 | October | 20th CYS Big Impact, CYS 20 Challenge Winners, CYS 365, AGM Save the Date |
2016 | September | Register for CYS, CYS Social Media, New Marine Debris webpage, 2015 annual report available |
2016 | August | CYS Challenges, Water Quality Cruise, New Pig Competition, Eliminate Marine Debris at the Source |
2016 | July | Upcoming Outreach, Support CYS, CYS 365, Watering Practices |
2016 | June | GLO promo, Paddle Cleanup with Metroparks, River Rally 2016, Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction to the Maumee |
2016 |
May | Postponed Tree Training, SDM Recap, Save the Date CYS 20, Summer Volunteer Opportunities, GCM Green Team Success |
2016 | April | Earth Month, Tree Training Workshop, Adopt a Bin, Support Waterways, PCS presence in the media, Rain Barrels |
2016 | March | Patch Day Recap, SDM recruitment, GCM Volunteering, Clean Spring Cleaning |
2016 | February | Register for Patch Day, New Board Member Chris Smalley, Goodbye Ava, Winter Outdoor Activities |
2015 |
AOC Summit, MAAC Seeking New Members, End of Year Giving, GCM Announcement, AGM Success, River Hero - Bob Neubert | |
2015 | November | AGM Promo, AOC Summit, We're Hiring |
2015 | October | CYS Success, Marine Debris Challenge, AGM Save the Date, We're Hiring, Where Conservation meets Art |
2015 | September | Change for Change, Marine Debris in Your Backyard |
2015 | August | CYS Registration Open, CYS Challenges, CYS Donors, Sandpiper Cruise Recap, NFWF Grant to expand CYS |
2015 | July | GLO Cleanups, CYS 365, Water Quality Boat Cruise, Ali (Intern), The Maumee Reminds us of her Might (Kris) |
2015 | June | GLO Promo, Paddle Cleanup, Maumee Corps |
2015 | May | SDM recap, Earth Day, Change for Change, Amazon Smile |
2015 | April | Adopt an FLRB, Earth Day, Conservation Educator of the Year, Flooding |
2015 | March | SDM Registration, FLRB, CYS 365 Introduction, 13th Annual Patch Day Recap |
2015 | February | FLRB Building Workshop, MAAC update, AOC Conference |
2015 | January | Maumee AOC Grants, Patch Day Promo, Camp Miakonda Final Phase, Low-salt Diet |
2014 | December | Relaunching DMDS, AGM Recap, Clean Streams Award, Give PCS Gift |
2014 |
October | Dog Crates, Purple Capes and tires, Oh My!, Spotlight on Whitmer Science and Environmental Club, Stream 365- the Bigger Picture |
2014 | September | Storm Drain Marking Stats are in, CYS Registration closing soon, Camp Miakonda Education Continues |
2014 | August | CYS registration, Sites for CYS, Do more for your waterways |
2014 | July | Summer Volunteer Opportunities, Clean Your Streams is coming, Challenge Yourself, Stream Restoration canceled, Ottawa River is growing beautifully |
2014 | June |
Dave Derrick is Back!, DMDS Workshop, Hooked on Get the Lead Out, Outreach Internship, Rally ho! |
2014 | May | New Website & Annual Report, Storm Drain Marking recap, Change for Change, Kyle's Last Hurrah, Maumee Corps |
2014 | April | Walleye Run Fun, Spring is here, Earth Day, Earth Month, Storm Drain Marking |
2014 | March | Reaching the next Generation, Taking it to the Streets, Maumee Corps are gearing up, What's this I hear about a Walleye Run? |
2014 | February | Patch Day Registration, DAC Board Position, Toledo Botanical Garden, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative |
2014 | January | Patch Day Registration, Low Salt Diet for Sidewalks, New Year's Resolutions, Share-a-Glass |
2013 | December | Bridge the Gap, Giving Tuesday, Clean Streams Partners Award, Fall/Winter Maumee AOC Summit |
2013 | November | Maumee Corps Success, Annual General Meeting, Learning By Giving Award, Hull and Associates at CYS, Lindsey Krego Outreach |
2013 | October | Clean Your Streams Success, Miakonda Adaptive Management, Maumee Corps Intern Bio for Josh Jackson, NCER Thoughts by Kyle Spicer |
2013 | September | Clean Your Streams Registration, Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser, Get the Lead Out Season Recap, Stream Restoration Workshop Recap |
2013 | August | Clean Your Streams Registration, Change for Change, CYS Firstgiving, Maumee Corps Intern Bio for Craig Krajeski, Outreach Intern Bio for Lindsey Crego |
2013 | July | Clean Your Streams, Maumee Corps, Data Management and Delisting System, Outreach Intern, Dave Derrick's Last Stand, trip down Maumee River |
2013 | June | Get the Lead Out, Manhattan Marsh Clean Up, Urban Rivers Federal Partnership, River Rally |
2013 | May | 2012 Annual Report is Live, Have you seen my Staff?, More than meets the 'Eye, Slingin' rocks for the good of the stream, Kroger Rewards, Maumee RAP Summit |
2013 | April | Storm Drain Marking, April Events, Water, Worms, Dirt, Oh My!, Annual Report wins award, Evolution of Program Assistant |
2013 | March | Storm Drain Marking, Walleye Run, Maumee Corps |
2013 | January | Patch Day Registration, Steelhead in the Ottawa, Micro-plastics in Lake Erie, Staff tips, Share a Glass, Fish Consumption Advisory recap |
2012 | December | Yearly Recap, PCS in the Spotlight, PCS Membership, Fish Consumption Advisory Discussion Group |
2012 | November | Camp Miakonda Restoration Construction Final Stages, Annual General Meeting Recap, Clean Streams Partner Award, Living out the Giving in Thanksgiving Year-Round |
2012 | October | Clean Your Streams: An Overwhelming Success, Still Moving Mud at Camp Miakonda, Youth Group Profile, NorthWest Ohio Community Share Campaign |
2012 | September | Clean Your Streams update, Thank You for Clean Your Streams, Camp Mikaonda and Ottawa River Restoration, Northwest Ohio Community Shares, Get the Lead Out! in Ocean Conservancy |
2012 | August | Clean Your Streams, FirstGiving Challenge, Camp Miakonda and Ottawa River Restoration, Storm Drain Stenciling, NorthWest Ohio Community Shares |
2012 | July | Clean Your Streams, Storm Drain Stenciling, Get the Lead Out!, Stream Saver |
2012 | June | Miakonda Habait Project Bid Requests, Clean Your Streams, Storm Drain Stenciling Results, Hooked on Get the Lead Out!, Maumee RAP Summit recap |
2012 | May | Earth Day Success, Get the Lead Out!, Annual Report Announcement, New website |
2012 | April | Earth Day Contest, Stream Saver, Annual Report announcement, new website, Storm Drain Stenciling, Earth Day celebrations, US EPA video contest |
2012 | March | Clean Water Act Turns 40, Patch Day recap, Storm Drain Stenciling volunteer call |
2012 | February | Stream Saver, Patch Day advertisement, Storm Drain Stenciling advertisement, Federal permits for Miakonda |
2012 | January | Letter from the President, Mild Winters and Water Quality, new board member, Registration for Patch Day |
2011 | December | New Year, New reasons to help the Local Waterways, Welcome to new Board Member, Thanks-Giving Drive Contest Winner, Record Rainfalls lead Surging Streams and Flooding |
2011 | November | Annual Partner Award Given to Paddling Duo, Ottawa River Habitat Project at Camp Miakonda re-scheduled, newest employees |
2011 | October | Clean Your Streams-Tons of Success, Annual General Meeting and Reception on Nov. 3rd, Maumee Corps plan announcement |
2011 | August | |
2011 | July | Clean Your Streams Registration call, Photos of Clean Your Streams call, Board nominations, Miakonda Progress Report |
2011 | June | Summer Water Conservation Tips, Get the Lead Out! Storm Drain Stenciling, Clean Your Streams date announced |
2011 | May | Earth Day tips, Get the Lead Out!, Join Storm Drain Stenciling, Camp Miaknoda project update, Volunteers for seed collection, Save the Date for Clean Your Streams |
2011 | March | Earth Day plans, Patch Day Success, PCS receives a Grant, Health Advisory Lifted |
2011 | February | Valentines Poem, Upcoming Events, Stream Saver |
2011 | January | Happy New Years! New reason to help local waterways, 2010 in Review, New Staff |
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