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Get the Lead Out!
Have you ever wondered what happens to those snags and broken lines from fishing? Join PCS for Get the Lead Out! and you'll find out. Get the Lead Out! is an in-stream and streambank cleanup to collect fishing line and lead from in the Maumee River as well as garbage from its shoreline.

PCS will provide the supplies, the maps, the tools - almost everything you need! So gather your fishing buddies, church group, family, and friends and call to register.

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

        Get the Lead Out!        
More Improvements & More Opportunities for 2009
Get the Lead Out! is even easier in 2009. You can pickup lead and garbage with your own group, join on one of our sponsored days, or perhaps sponsor a cleanup day so others can join you! These options allow everyone to work around the weather and water-levels. GLO is flexible, so it can fit easily into everyone's busy schedule!
    There are just 3 easy steps:    
  1. Register & pickup your GLO Kit between
    May 11th to June 8th
  2. Collect lead sinkers, fishing line, & garbage along the river from
    May 22nd to June 8th
  3. Turn in your GLO Kit and collected lead to PCS by
    June 12th and received your BONUS!
BONUS - Yes, there is a bonus. Each group that completes the
three steps will receive a certificate for their efforts,
a results fact sheet to see how everyone did,
and a FREE water bottle for each registered participant!!
It's just that simple!
You will help clean up our streams, make them safer for wildlife,
and more enjoyable for everyone.


Join us this year for the
5th Annual Get the Lead Out!
May 22 to June 8, 2009



If you have a group, please call 419-874-0727 to register.



This event is recommended for age 13 and older due to the location and nature of materials being collected (i.e. hooks, entangled line, etc.). Recruit your fishing buddies, classmates, family, friends, or anyone you know that would like to help the environment. A Get the Lead Out! poster is available to help you share information about this great event.



Get the Lead Out! 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. Please register by calling (419)874-0727 or (419)205-5588 or download and submit the Registration Form in MS Word (5.6MB) or PDF (81KB).


Liability forms will be provided with your GLO kit or can be downloaded before the event for those volunteers
who are under 18 and need a parent or guardian signature. Your GLO Kit will also include gloves, garbage bags, pliers, and buckets. Volunteers are encouraged to wear knee boots or shoes that can get wet. Hand pruners and
1-3 gallon buckets might be helpful.

If you have a group, please call 419-874-0727 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.


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THANK YOU TO OUR 2009 DONORS
(as of 3/15/09)


MAJOR EVENT SPONSORS



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    Event Contributor


    Event Supporter


    Event Patron


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