Mark your calendars for the 22nd Annual Clean Your Streams Day on September 22nd, 2018! Join us from 8:30-12:00pm to clean up local rivers and streams all around northwest Ohio. After the cleanup, we invite our volunteers to an Appreciation Picnic where we provide food, door prizes, challenge winners, and the coveted CYS t-shirt! The […]
For the second year, Partners for Clean Streams was an official charity partner of the 41st Mercy Health Glass City Marathon and the facilitating organization for the sustainability taskforce. Sunday, April 23rd 2017 was another beautiful spring day for the over 8,000 runners who blazed the race routes across Toledo. Much like last year, PCS […]
Thank you to the 12 volunteers who participated in Storm Drain Marking on April 22, to celebrate Earth Day and Global Youth Service Day! Brownie Troop 11663 marked 9 storm drains in West Toledo with medallions and distributed 125 informational flyers to residents of that neighborhood. The youth volunteers also removed and cleared all leaves […]
Partners for Clean Streams is seeking volunteers for two stream cleanups coming up in the next few weeks! – Saturday, May 6th from 9:00-11:00am. Meet at the Walbridge Township Office, 111 N. Main St., Walbridge OH 43465. – Saturday, May 13th from 9:00-12:00pm. Meet at Orleans Park in Perrysburg off Front St., near the Perrysburg/Maumee […]
Spring is finally here – birds are chirping, tulips and daffodils are starting to come up, and you may be thinking to yourself, “What should I plant in the garden this year?” Here are a few tips on what to plant that will make your garden beautiful and beneficial to local waterways! Native plants create […]
Spring has sprung and anglers are in the rivers looking for a big catch. Spring also means it is time to install our fishing line recycling bins throughout the area! Later this year, we will build more bins to install along the Maumee River, throughout several city parks and Metroparks, and at other popular fishing […]
Whether you are running the race, cheering on the sidelines, volunteering, or spectating along the route, you can be an honorary member of the Mercy Health Glass City Marathon Green Team. Continue reading to find out how you can help! At the start line, recognize where trash bins are located and properly dispose of your […]
Every April, PCS staff, Board Members, and volunteers go out into the community to celebrate the Earth and to empower others to take action to protect and improve local waterways. This year it is no different! Look for us throughout the month of April at various outreach events and programs all over the area. To […]
Only a few more weeks to register your group for Storm Drain Marking as our project for Global Youth Service Day 2017! On Saturday, April 22nd, take part in marking local storm drains with the message, “Drains are for Rain, Flows to Waterway”, which helps clarify the common misconception that water entering storm drains is […]
WTOL Channel 11 – Toledo Roadrunners and Partners for Clean Streams on Your Day (aired 3/20/2017) WNWO NBC 24 – Better Living: Partners for Clean Streams (aired 4/17/2017) WGTV 13 ABC – Litter in the Lake (aired 5/22/17) WTOL Channel 11 – Get Dirty by Helping Keep Side Cut Metropark Clean (aired 7/10/17) The Toledo Blade – Mass […]