Due to historically high water levels this summer, we have not been able to hold any Get the Lead Out (GLO) events yet. That is about to change! Lake water levels are slowly dropping and we are hoping to conduct our first GLO of the summer soon! Please join us on Thursday, August 8th from […]
The 23rd Annual Clean Your Streams Day is next month – Saturday, September 21st! As in past years, there will be seven Kickoff Sites around the Toledo area, from which individual teams will disperse to pre-determined cleanup sites. Online registration will open later this month. We are still looking for site captains to help lead […]
Come join us to “Paddle with a Purpose”! PCS, together with Metroparks Toledo and Wood County Parks, will be conducting two canoe-based cleanups in August. All canoeing and cleanup materials will be provided. Our first cleanup will be on Missionary Island. We will meet at Weirs Rapids on Saturday, August 10th. The cleanup will run […]
TMACOG’s Canoemobile was a great success! The event took place over three days (June 26th – June 28th), and provided 140 youth in our community a chance to experience the Maumee River while participating in a variety of environmental education programming. At the event, students explored various stretches of the Maumee River while riding in […]
Our Clean Your Streams Planning Team has officially set the date for the 23nd Annual Clean Your Streams Day! CYS 23 will be held on Saturday, September 21st this year. If you are interested in sponsoring or donating to this event, please contact our office at (419) 874-0727. Volunteer registration will be live in August, […]
Our Fifth Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise, hosted with Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District, on the Sandpiper will take place on Sunday, August 4th from 2-4pm. We are looking forward to cruising the Maumee River and seeing the sights of downtown Toledo from the water. This unique tour will have several regional water quality […]
Get the Lead Out (GLO) is a PCS-led program designed to help volunteers remove discarded fishing line, lead lures, and other types of trash that gets left behind after the spring fishing runs in the Maumee River. These materials can entangle fish and wildlife, injure people (think sharp fishing hooks), and detract from the natural […]
Benjamin Smieszek is currently a senior at the University of Toledo majoring in Environmental Science with a concentration in Biology. He has an Associate Degree in Applied Science focusing on automotive repairs and maintenance and with this experience he has garnered skills in diagnosing and addressing complex problems. While at the University of Toledo, Benjamin has focused […]
Mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Water Quality Boat Cruise! On Sunday, August 4th from 2-4pm, PCS and Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District will host this public event with local water quality presenters to educate about improvements and challenges facing our Maumee River Watershed. Registration is required and will be available soon!
Our partners at TMACOG are bringing an innovative outreach event to the Toledo area this month – Canoemobile. Canoemobile is a “floating classroom” through Wilderness Inquiry that targets under-served students through hands-on environmental education. They will be bringing their 24 foot-long canoes to get kids out on the water from June 26th– 28th. Partners for Clean Streams […]