“The river is always changing, always flowing”- Pocohontas, Disney Many people know that we live in what once was (and still is) the Great Black Swamp. But what does that mean for our flooded backyards, basements and overflowing flood plains this past June or the potentially cracked soil and droughts we expect in August? There […]
Are you up for the challenge? Our rivers need your support! Check out the new and improved Clean Your Streams Firstgiving page and start showing your support! Set up your own fundraising page to tell your river story then share it with your friends and family and others throughout the area. Tell them why and […]
Now is the time to sign up for the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day! 1,175 volunteers, 18,882 pounds, 60 sites and 30 miles. That was last year. What will this year look like? Or better yet, what will our volunteers look like!? Join the 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day on September 21st to […]
A workshop on August 6 – 9 will take place at the University of Toledo Law School with Rich Fischer and Dave Derrick of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE). Various local river bank and in-stream habitat restoration features will be discussed. This will be the last ACE workshop given by Dave Derrick. A […]
Partners for Clean Streams has officially hired eight excited seasonal interns for the Maumee Corps project, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The interns will be focusing on invasive species management with the help from our partners at The Olander Park System, The University of Toledo, and The Boy Scouts of America. […]
The 17th Annual Clean Your Streams Day is September 21st,, 2013 from 8:30am-12:00pm with an Appreciation Picnic to follow. This year will be better than ever (we say that every year) because of new sites, new required registration, an improved Picnic and many other things. Last year, we broke records with 1,175 volunteers participating and […]
My name is Lindsey Crego and I am very excited to be the new Outreach Intern here at PCS. I am going into my senior year at the University of Toledo this fall, majoring in Environmental Studies and concentrating in Communication, so being an Intern with PCS fits me perfectly. Working with PCS is a […]
By: Ava Slotnick, Outreach Coordinator A few weeks ago,I went on an adventurous boat trip down the Maumee River in Grand Rapids with my father and sister. While the trip wasn’t very long (2.5 hours), we saw an amazing variety of wildlife and were treated with many surprises along the way. There was a threat […]
Partners for Clean Streams (PCS) is pleased to announce that Davey Resource Group has been selected to develop the Data Management and Delisting System (DMDS). The DMDS will be an online tool capable of aiding local stakeholders and federal and state agencies in making decisions regarding project suitability for the Remedial Action Plan program and […]
On Tuesday, May 14th, a few lucky people got a sneak peak at the newest Toledo Metropark, The Middlegrounds, for an exciting announcement about the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. This complex partnership connects several federal, regional and local agencies with the purpose of not only restoring rivers but bringing people closer to waterways by encouraging […]