Environment

Going Greener

David Maxwell Fine

Local restaurants tackle environmental sustainability

DRINKING MAUMEE BAY

Joel Lipman

Wood County poultry barns, Ohio mega farms, Indiana hog pens, a Mapquest scan of hot blue dots upriver across the state line to Ft. Wayne and beyond. Froth and runoff...

…But the water is okay to drink

Jeff Klima

 Toledo issued a recreational public health advisory for the Maumee River recently. According to a release from the Toledo Lucas County Health Department: “Swimming...

Ishes with the Fishes

Jeff Klima

Protect the fish and other marine life that live in Toledo’s streams, rivers and ditches by signing up to participate in Partners for...

Drink to the Lake’s many woes…

Jeff Klima

Want to know how potable your tap water is? Visit the Toledo Public Utilities page toledo.oh.gov/services/public-utilities/water-treatment/water-quality/ to check the water meter. As of press...

Water Watch- Runoff by the numbers

Jeff Klima

 If you’re a kayaker, swimmer, fisherman, etc. who is anticipating utilizing the waterways this season, you might want to rethink where you climb...

Water Watch: Two Vans, Two Politicians, One Lawsuit

Jeff Klima

 The NWF and friends, including the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the Ohio Environmental Council launched a lawsuit against the EPA to...

Migratory Bird Rendezvous

Alison Wood-Osmun

The Biggest Week in American Birding, May 5th -14th, marks the pinnacle of migratory bird season in Northwest Ohio. Our incredible rivers, lakes, preserves, parks...

Metroparks of the Toledo Area plans regional trail loop

Joel Sensenig

The Metroparks of the Toledo Area are working to allow us to reach them in a more exercise-conscious manner by building trails in the...

Water Watch: Saving the Great Lakes with less

Jeff Klima

A public meeting on the Great Lakes where citizens can express their views on protecting the Lakes will be Thursday, March 23 at 6pm...

Troubled Waters: Make Waves During a Toledo Town Hall on the Great Lakes & Clean Water

Athena Cocoves

Without funding, ongoing projects by The Great Lakes Initiative will be halted, access to clean water will be reduced, local economies will be damaged and progress against harmful algal blooms will be prevented.

Water Watch: Mapping Lake Erie’s pollution sources

Jeff Klima

Lake Erie advocates have a powerful new tool to detect key sources of algal blooms in the Western Basin. An interactive map, a collaboration...

WATER WATCH

Jeff Klima

Partners for Clean Streams, an Ohio-based organization dedicated to improving our local waterways, has a year-round initiative, Reel In and Recycle.

Local filmmaker puts urban agriculture in focus

Kelly Thompson

Reclaiming the Landscape: Urban Agriculture in Toledo.

Sylvania Gardens Awarded Native Landscape Awards

Athena Cocoves

The non-profit organiza- tion promotes and educates the community about sustainable landscape practices and enhancing biodiversity through native plantings.

North Toledo Goes Green: Determines Uses for EPA Grant Money

Michael Pierce

Residents of Toledo’s Old North End can provide input for a planned neighborhood green stormwater infrastructure. The Urban Waters Grant from the US Environmental...

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