Category: Ohio
EcoFest's interactive exhibits, child-friendly activities teach sustainability
EcoFest this weekend offers seasoned sustainability advocates as well as those just beginning their eco journey space to learn, engage, and take practical steps toward a greener future, organizers said.
Recycling effort underway to combat plastics from spring gardening
A recycling effort by Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful offers a solution for what to do with the surfeit of plastic trays and containers from greenhouses and garden centers that cannot be put into regular curbside recycling.
Ohio EPA announces water testing following Blade investigation
LUCKEY, Ohio — Representatives from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Health were in Luckey Wednesday to conduct what they described as “targeted water sampling.”
Voters approve early reset for Metroparks Toledo operations levy
In a vote tally that remained close until the end, Lucas County voters decided in favor of Issue 8, an early reset for Metroparks Toledo’s operations levy.
Everything you need to know about the Biggest Week in American Birding
A fledgling birding festival that hatched 15 years ago has become an international event drawing visitors from around the world to northwest Ohio. While the stars of the show at the Biggest Week in American Birding (BWIAB) are migrating warblers, there are dozens of other species which draw crowds from every state and continent including wading and shore birds, tanagers, songbirds, waterfowl and raptors.