Partners for Clean Streams is dedicated to the waterways of the greater Toledo area, but we depend on your support. So we started a challenge to everyone who enjoys our local rivers. We want to know – Can your group, business, or family bring and create the most change for clean water? Every year, hundreds […]
April 22nd was the 45th Earth Day for our nation and all April long, many people celebrated Earth Month. Now that it is May, we cannot forget to keep taking care of our planet’s resources. PCS has just the right things to help you keep your eco-friendly habits up and even start new ones. You […]
Thank you to the 134 volunteers that took to the streets on April 18th for Storm Drain Marking. You marked over 380 storm drains and dropped off educational material to 1070 homes. You reminded citizens that storm drains lead straight to the nearest ditch, creek, or waterway without being filtered. These dedicated volunteers from church […]
By Ava Slotnick After our harsh winter, spring came, ice melted and rivers flooded. As the river rose, ice and fast moving water rushed into the floodplains of the Maumee River. It moved signs, crushed picnic benches, knocked over trees, swept away roads and left places like Side Cut Metropark and Buttonwood Park asking for […]
Congratulations goes to Marilyn DuFour for being the Conservation Educator of the year from Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District. She is a Senior Environmental Specialist in the City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities and currently serves in the Industrial Pretreatment Section of the Division of Environmental Services. She has worked for the City […]
PCS staff loves celebrating clean water all the time but especially for the Earth Day season. We will be celebrating at the Toledo Zoo on April 18th with Party for the Planet making Personal Fishing Line Recycling Bins. Dozens of volunteers are already signed up to do Storm Drain Marking around the City on April […]
Anglers have their waders on, poles in hand, and hooks on their line. And we are putting up our Fishing Line Recycling Bins to recycle the used monofilament line. But we need help! We need volunteers to help monitor and track the line in Fishing Line Recycling Bins that are around the area. Some of […]
Even though volunteers remove tons of trash every year during our stream cleanup events, trash accumulates quickly in our waterways. Marine debris, or trash in waterways, is a huge ongoing issue around the world. In fact, a new study estimates that 8 million tons of plastic goes into our oceans each year. There are many […]
In the Great Lakes, fishing line is an entanglement hazard for wildlife, especially in the Maumee River area. This is because thousands of fishermen brave the cooler temperatures to catch walleye, which are migrating up from Lake Erie to spawn in the river. Given the amount of line being used during this time, there is […]
Storm Drain Marking for Global Youth Service Day is approaching and registration is now open! On Saturday, April 18th, join the dozens of volunteers that will be marking storm drains with a clear message to citizens that “Drains are for Rain, Flows to Waterway” and passing out informational door hangers. Join us from 9:00am-12:00pm marking […]