Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

Tree and Fish Sales
Ongoing (annually)
Description:
Lead Organizations:
Lucas, Wood, and Ottawa counties all participate in annual tree and fish sales. They
sell approximately thirteen different species of trees and shrubs, along with a native
Prairie Mix (harvested from local prairies), a Wetland Habitat Packets, and a Wildlife
Packets. Some of the popular fish species sold include, largemouth bass, blue gill,
channel cat and yellow perch.
Lucas, Wood and Ottawa SWCDs
Toledo Area Metroparks Oak Tree Award
Ongoing (annually)
Description:
Lead Organization:
The Toledo Area Metroparks has established a community award known as the "Oak
Tree Award" which recognizes businesses and individuals that help to support the
environment and preserve habitat. Awards are presented annually to celebrate Earth
Day.
Toledo Area Metroparks
Lucas, Wood and Ottawa SWCD Education Specialists’ Efforts
Ongoing
Project WET (Ongoing)
This program is a curriculum and activity guide for kindergarten through twelfth
grades. Its innovative, water-related activities incorporate a variety of learning
formats, and are effective at developing children’s understanding of their relationship
to water as well as water’s chemical and physical properties, aquatic wildlife, quantity
and quality issues, ecosystems, and management strategies. Project WET activities
promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills and help provide young people
with the knowledge and experience they will need to make prudent decisions
regarding water resource use. Since 1995, there have been 9 Project WET
workshops, training around 112 people in Lucas County. Wood County has held
about 6 workshops with 15 people at each workshop.
Lead Organization:
Lucas SWCD, Wood SWCD
Project Learning Tree (Ongoing)
This program uses the forest as a “window on the world” to increase students’
understanding of our complex environment; to stimulate critical and creative thinking;
to develop the ability to make informed decisions on environmental issues; and to
instill the confidence and commitment to take responsible action on behalf of the
environment. Its 96 activities explore the diversity of the natural world,
interrelationships within it, interconnectedness between the environment and social
and technological systems, and the patterns of change that occur in both the natural
world and in human behavior. Approximately 85 people have been trained during 7
different Learning Tree workshops in Lucas County since 1998. Wood County has
held roughly 12 workshops estimating 15 people attending each.
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
Lead Organization:
Lucas SWCD, Wood SWCD
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Issue 5: Increase Public
Participation and Awareness