Poison Ivy, ticks, sweat and trash. Sounds miserable, right? That is what about 50 4th-7th grade students from Chase Elementary School and Owens Corning volunteers endured to remove about five dumpsters of trash and two dumpsters of just tires from Manhattan Marsh. On Thursday and Friday, May 16th and 17th, these dedicated volunteers removed all […]
The “weight” is over. Get the Lead Out is back and better than ever! Join us by removing derelict fishing gear from the Maumee River post walleye run. We have over 3 miles of the Maumee River between Perrysburg and Maumee to cover removing fishing line, lead, lures and hooks that have been left behind […]
Do you remember what you did last year? We are so busy that we need a reminder of all the activities that went on in 2012. That’s why we created an Annual Report with help from Fruchtman Marketing Company. Our 2012 Annual Report is a great way to review our amazing accomplishments and get excited […]
Are you enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards for Partners for Clean Streams? If so, now is the time to renew and continue to earn rewards for Partners for Clean Streams. Every year in April and May, Kroger requires members to renew their Community Rewards membership. It’s easy to renew your membership. Just sign into […]
Join us for the Spring Maumee RAP Summit Thursday, May 16th from 9:30-12:30pm at the Toledo Public Library Locke Branch at 703 Miami St. in Toledo. Come hear presentations about new developments and projects happening around the Maumee Area of Concern. For questions, contact Cherie Blair at 419-373-3010.
To continue our Stream Restoration Project, spring time follow-up work began at Camp Miakonda last month under direction from Dave Derrick from the Army Corps of Engineers. With the help of numerous partners and volunteers, the redirected Hartman Ditch received some grade control, bank stabilization, in-stream structures, and additional plantings to improve the eroding banks. […]
Every year Toledo welcomes fishermen to the Maumee River from far and wide for Walleye fishing. On Saturday, April 6th we had the opportunity to spend the day along the Maumee River near Blue Grass Island in Sidecut MetroPark. We were on a mission to welcome them back (both the fish and the fishermen) and […]
Now that winter has let go of its hold here in Northwest Ohio- I’ve lost my staff. Maybe “lost” is a severe term, “misplaced” may be more accurate. Not that they have left PCS, I just have to look harder to locate them these days. It is kind of like the game “Where’s Waldo?”. They […]
By Paige Sloma Two years ago Partners for Clean Streams took a leap of faith and hired an oddball. My background is in nuclear medicine, not environmental. Shortly after I was hired I went with our Program Coordinator to an Earth Day event, which at that time was completely out of my comfort zone. I […]
Have you seen the 2011 Annual Report? Well, you saw an award winning piece of artwork! Our 2011 Annual Report recently won a Bronze Addy Award. The report, done by Fruchtman Marketing, is a booklet filled with colorful graphics, powerful photos and a recap of the events and happenings of 2011 with PCS. There is […]