Environment

Reduce, Reuse, Wrap! KT/LCB offering recyclable wrapping paper

Jeff McGinnis

We all love to open presents, but we may not think about the tons of wrapping paper that goes to waste because it cannot...

O-I honors recycling day with new center for recycling glass

Jeff McGinnis

O-I Glass, Inc. is celebrating America Recycles Day on November 15 by opening a new glass recycling drop-off center at its Perrysburg headquarters. The center...

Clicks for Conservation: Lucas SWCD hosts first Virtual Conservation Week

Jeff McGinnis

The Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold its first Virtual Conservation Week at the end of October. Events will begin on...

Battle of the Birdhouses

Erin Holden

A challenge for nature lovers and craftsmen alike is currently underway with Battle of the Birdhouses, a challenge where registered groups compete to create...

Active & Outdoor Date Night Ideas

Erin Marsh

As if dating weren’t difficult enough, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a slew of unanticipated issues when you’re ready to take your special someone out...

Compost bins and rain barrels to help the environment (and your garden)

Toledo City Podcast

The Village of Ottawa Hills has joined forces with the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District to offer residents compost bins and rain barrels....

Going electric in Toledo

David Maxwell Fine

The Electric Car Has Come of Age

Activism in Full Bloom

Erin Holden

Five years later, the runoff into “Lady Erie” continues

I’ve been working on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) for about two years. I’ve gathered petitions regardless of temperature or weather conditions, in every social situation from massive parades to my local church. Over the course of these two years, I’ve gotten blisters, sunstroke, colds, frostbite, and heat exhaustion as a result of petitioning for extended periods of time.

Water Rights: Protecting Lake Erie and our Drinking Water

Athena Cocoves

If you ask the grassroots organization Toledoans for Safe Water, the answer is clear: Yes, and it is the best way to protect the people’s right to access safe and clean water and the Lake’s right to exist and flourish.

Salvaging Sandusky’s Swampy Shoreline

Jeff McGinnis

The property, on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, over 600 acres of wetlands— a marsh of water and vegetation that harkens to the swamp that was northwest Ohio before humans transformed it into something more hospitable, yet potentially damaging to the ecosystem. Years of neglect left the once lush acreage in poor health but Eric Kraus has set out to change that.

Water Bill Wonderings

Mike Ferner

Since Toledo’s water crisis in 2014, we’re paying $6,000,000 a year more for chemicals.

10 Can’t-Miss Events During ‘Blue Week’

Cynthia Nowak

Spring is here and it’s time to get outside. Lucky for us, Oak Openings Blue Week has a week-long lineup of events to celebrate and enjoy the globally unique region right here in Northwest Ohio.

Blue Week Opens Windows On Wild, Rare

Cynthia Nowak

Tired of the tame? Ready to jump in with the authentic and gritty? Or maybe just seeking unique, entertaining activities to share with family and friends. Find all that create memories during Blue Week, a nature extravaganza highlighting the treasures of the Oak Openings Region.

Toledo Metroparks Run With Vision

Sarah Emily

Five years into a bold 20 year plan, Toledo Metroparks is providing the community with greater access to the Parks System by creating more public parks, corridors, greenways, restored wetlands, and natural spaces.

Dr. Andy Jorgensen’s lecture on “Global Climate Disruption: How Do We Know? What Can We Do?”

Courtney Probert

Join Dr. Andy Jorgensen’s lecture on Global Climate Disruption: How Do We Know? What Can We Do?, presented by Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment, Inc. (S.A.V.E.)

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