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Clean Your Streams Day
Tired of all the trash along the streams in the area? Come help PCS and its Partners clean your streambanks. Over 47 tons of trash have been collected in the first eleven years from local streambanks. Interesting items such as a compass, gas can, necklace, seat from a car, lego man, computer, respirator, baby bottle, golf club, dog kennel, birth control pills, pillow, Geocache, lampshade, 18” concrete pony, hospital mask, brief case, bowling ball, old school desk, and Big Wheel tricycle were found last year and hauled away for proper disposal.

Volunteer to remove litter and see what you can find. Clean Your Streams Day begins at 8 a.m. and ends with an Appreciation Picnic for all participants following the cleanup. Awards are given for our competitions at the picnic, as well as special thank you items for participants. Information from previous years can be downloaded from the PCS Publications page.


Join us this year for the
12th Annual Clean Your Streams Day

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008



Check-in begins at 8:00am
with Orientation and Cleanup to follow

All volunteers MUST attend 8:30am orientation
to receive cleanup location assignment



Kickoff Locations
  • Swan Creek Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites throughout the
            Swan Creek Watershed
    •     meet at Highland Park Shelter House,
            1865 Finch St., Toledo

  • Upper Ottawa River Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites from Centennial Rd to
            Central Ave.
    •     meet at Olander Park Shelter House,
            6930 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania
  • Middle Ottawa River Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites from Central Ave. to
            University of Toledo
    •     meet at University of Toledo Student
            Union, Toledo
  • Middle Ottawa River Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites from University of Toledo to Stickney Ave.
    •     meet at Ottawa Park Shelter House, 2200 Kenwood Blvd., Toledo
  • Lower Ottawa River Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites from Stickney Ave. to mouth
    •     meet at Washington Township Fire Station, 2469 Shoreland Ave., Toledo
  • Middle Maumee River and Lake Erie Tributary Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites East of the Maumee River in Wood County (i.e. Otter, Cedar & Crane Creeks)
    •     meet at Lake Township Friendship Park Shelter House, 27975 Cummings Rd, Milbury
  • Lower Maumee River and Maumee Bay Tributary Watershed sites:
    •     includes sites East of the Maumee River in Lucas County (i.e. Duck and Otter Creeks)
    •     meet at Oregon Municipal Building, 5330 Seaman Rd., Oregon

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Clean Your Streams is perfect for student community service credits. Organization, school, and business groups are encouraged to participate as a team. Don’t forget to wear something to advertise your group, or bring a banner to let everyone know who you are. If you are bringing a group, please give us a call at (419)936-3751 to pre-register or download and submit the Group Pre-registration Form. Groups are encouraged to send one representative to site captain training for every 8-10 cleanup volunteers. This is not required, however it helps to maintain safety and organization for the event.


Join our Friendly Competitions

Youth Challenges
Battle of the Bags
Awesome Effort
Most Youth Volunteers

Collegiate Challenge
Battle of the Bags
Most Volunteers

Corporate Challenge
Most Volunteers

Organization Challenge
Most Volunteers


Liability forms will be available at each Kickoff Location or can be downloaded before the event for those volunteers who under 18 and need a parent or guardian signature.


If you have a group, please call 419-936-3751 to register.


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The Partners for Clean Streams use all funds raised from this event to primarily support the event. Any remaining proceeds are used to conduct research, carry out projects, raise awareness, and improve our area streams.


You can support our efforts -- Make a contribution and make a difference. Simply go to PCS Donate Now! web page or download the attached Donation Form and mail it to:


Partners for Clean Streams
PO Box 822
Bowling Green, OH 43402


Information from previous events can be downloaded from the PCS Publications page.


If you have a group, please call 419-936-3751 to register.

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2008 DONORS
(as of 4/29/08)


MAJOR EVENT SPONSORS

    Event Contributor

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      Event Patron

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