Clean Your Streams Day
Clean Your Streams Day is Northwest Ohio’s largest waterway clean-up, Partners for Clean Streams’ flagship program. Hosted annually in September with kickoffs around our region and concluding with a volunteer appreciation picnic, 2024 will mark the 28th Annual Clean Your Streams.
How To Volunteer
Sign up for CYS Day
Choose the corresponding form below:
Program Impact in 2023
CYS 27
723
Volunteers
14,957
Pounds of marine debris removed
70
Waterway sites cleaned
Frequently Asked Questions
What day is it?
Clean Your Streams Day will be held September 28th this year. The date will be announced later this year and registration will open in August.
How do I register?
Once registration opens, you can register online and get access to our printed liability waiver that we require from participants.
What is the remote kickoff option?
What should I do if I want to register more than one group?
If you want to register more than one group (for example, your child’s Scout troop as well as a group of your coworkers), you must contact us directly. Our registration system can only handle one email associated with each group leader. PCS staff will help you create a custom registration. Call us at 419-874-0727 or email admin@partnersforcleanstreams.org.
Starting in 2020, some volunteers wanted to clean-up and record data on their own, outside of the larger kickoffs on Clean Your Streams Day. We have continued to offer our remote kickoff option since. To participate in a remote clean-up, register for Clean Your Streams and select the remote kickoff option. After registering for this kickoff, you’ll receive detailed instructions in your confirmation email, but the short version is: pick your own waterway site to clean, and complete a clean-up and data recording at your convenience in the week leading up to CYS Day.
What is a site captain and what do they do?
Site captains are responsible for the coordination of a group or team at a designated site, including assignment of team jobs (i.e. recorder, collector), having first aid materials (provided), knowing emergency numbers (provided), gives/takes supplies, and turning in extra supplies, completed data cards, and completed Site Captain Reports at the Supply Station at the Appreciation Picnic. Each group of over 10 participants is required to have 1 Site Captain for every 10 volunteers. Training for Site Captains are required and are usually scheduled for the week before CYS Day.
How does Clean Swell work for collecting marine debris data?
We’re glad you asked! Check out our Clean Swell App How-To and FAQ.
Learn More
…about what marine debris is and how you can prevent it.
…about the local waterways that this program benefits.
…about simple lifestyle changes that add up to help our waterways.