Join the Partners for Clean Streams for this half-day workshop where you can have fun and learn about local fresh water sources and how to keep those sources clean and abundant. This year's program has been expanded will include new activities at the workshop. These activities will meet all the requirements of earning the PCS Patch and many requirements for other environmental patches. Patch recipients can wear their patch with greater pride of ownership in our local waterways and will be eager to continue as active partners in their preservation. Space is limited so register early.

• Time: 1:00pm-4:30pm (check-in begins at 12:30)
• Location: The University of Toledo, Student Union (Ingman Room), Toledo
• Contact: Ava Slotnick at (419)874-0727 or registration@PartnersForCleanStreams.org
• Registration: Print Registration Form and mail with payment to:
  PCS, PO Box 203, Perrysburg, OH 43552
  
• NOTE: The patch program booklet is available on the Publications page
  

Join PCS and their Partners to help reduce the pollution entering our local streams from storm drains in the street. You can help educate people about storm drains, where they go and what should/should not go in them by helping to mark drains in local communities. This service learning community event is a part of Global Youth Service Day - the single largest youth community service effort in the world.

• Time: approx 8:00pm-12:00pm (depends on jurisidiction)
• Location: varies (communities in and around the metro-Toledo area are pariticpating. Every effort will be made to assign you to a community closest to you.)
• Contact: Ava Slotnick at (419)874-0727

PCS will host the first 2012 semi-annual Maumee AOC Summit to share and discuss the activities, goals and plans for restoration of the Maumee Area of Concern. Come and learn what PCS and other area partners are doing to improve the water quality and habitat of our region.

• Time: TBA
• Location: TBA
• Contact: Patrick Lawrence at (419)530-4128 or patrick.lawrence@utoledo.edu

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.

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! Register in May and head out to the stream anytime in May or June to collect lead sinkers, fishing line and cleanup our river! We'll provide the supplies, the maps, the tools and a special to thank you after the event! So gather your fishing buddies, church group, family and friends and call to register.

• Time: To be determined by the group
• Location: Sites will be assigned when you register
• Contact: Ava Slotnick at (419)874-0727 or
  registration@PartnersForCleanStreams.org
• NOTE: If you would like to donate cash, product or services for this event call Kris at (419)874-0727. Additional information is available on the
  GLO web page.
  

Tired of all the trash along the streams in the area? Come help PCS and its Partners clean your streambanks. Over 87 tons of trash have been collected in fifteen years from local streambanks. Interesting items such as soiled underwear, plastic pickle, pitch fork, vampire teeth, steering column, MCO ID card, gas meter, glucometer, auto fuel tank, 40 gal hot water tank, breaker boxes, lawn mower deck, fire pit, front of old radio, and a Toledo Blade box.

• Time: Check-in begins at 8:00 with orientation and cleanup to follow
• Locations: Kickoff Sites: sites will be announced in Summer '12
  • Contact: On-line registration will be available starting in July 2012.
    If you would like to donate cash, product or services for this event call Cherie Blair at (419)373-3010.
  • NOTE: All volunteers MUST attend 8:30am orientation to receive cleanup location assignment.Additional information is available on the CYS web page.
    

Join PCS in celebrating another successful year and help to elect their 2013 Board of Directors as they look forward to greater progress towards cleaner, healthier waterways. PCS will also be honoring its Clean Streams Partner, someone who has made significant contributions to improving our local environment, and the Winners of the Clean Your Streams Challenge competitions.

All members of PCS are welcome! Not a member - Join NOW!

• Time: TBA
• Location: TBA
• Contact: Kris Patterson at (419)874-0727 or registration@PartnersForCleanStreams.org

PCS will host the second 2012 semi-annual Maumee AOC Summit to share and discuss the activities, goals and plans for restoration of the Maumee Area of Concern. Come and learn what PCS and other area partners are doing to improve the water quality and habitat of our region.

• Time: TBA
• Location: TBA
• Contact: Patrick Lawrence at (419)530-4128 or patrick.lawrence@utoledo.edu