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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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