RiverFest returns in 2023 to celebrate our water resources, & enjoy recreational opportunities provided by our rivers and streams. A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY EVENT at PONTIAC PARK, DEFIANCE Follow...
Defiance, OH named one of the Smart21 Communities of 2023
(February 23, 2023 – New York, NY, USA) – At the conclusion of a virtual conference hosted by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), Defiance Ohio was named one of...
Land to Lake Magazine—Winter 2023
This issue is packed with information about what we’re doing to protect our water resources: See the digital magazine and browse previous issues at Land to Lake Magazine –...
Defiance Research Alliance
Collaborative Research for Water Quality FUNDING AWARDDefiance College, in partnership with the City of Defiance, received $500,000 from the federal Department of Education due to Senator Sherrod Brown’s Congressionally...
Partnering for Water Quality
The area’s first denitrifying bioreactor is now in full operation in the central part of Defiance County withconstruction taking place in August 2022. The selected site is in MarkTownship,...
Smart Watershed Pilot
With funding from the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), the City of Defiance Water Treatment Plant(WTP) has installed water quality sensors to measure nutrients and other key parameters before...
Buckeye Trail & North Country Trail through Defiance County.
The City of Defiance, Defiance County Commissioners, and Buckeye Trail Association worked cooperatively to devise and install an updated trail signage system throughout the county. In addition to the...
Tree City USA
The Defiance Shade Tree Commission received a Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation again in 2022 by going above and beyond the minimum requirements for the Tree City...
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