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Native Plants
April Is Ohio Native Plant Month! Include Native Plants in Your Landscaping & Create Habitat Connectivity Pollinators and beneficial...
RiverFest 2021
We are excited to be Celebrating Our Water Resources once again. Plans are underway for RiverFest on July 17,...
Kayak rentals coming to area parks
JT Adventures LLC will be offering kayak rentals on the Maumee beginning May 1st, 2021! Rentals will be available...
Recycling
Recycling: With just a little effort we can keep so much more out of our landfill. Our city recycling...
Arbor Day
Trees add value to our community.* In honor of Arbor Day, the City of Defiance will be planting a...
Land to Lake Magazine—Autumn 2020
The Autumn 2020 issue of Land to Lake magazine is here! Conservation & Preservation In Our Neck Of The...
Thoreau Wildlife Reserve
The mission of the Thoreau Wildlife Reserve is to promote the healing of the land through observation, research and...
Leave The Leaves!
Letting your garden go natural can reap big benefits The temptation to clean up leaves, spent flowers, and garden...
RiverFest 2020: Congratulations to our KAYAK winner!
Thank you to everyone who participated by exploring the Northwest, Ohio watershed here in Defiance! After 175 entries from...
Issue 12 | Spring/Summer 2020
Issue 12 features ideas for healthy outdoor activities and more: Local conservation news and events Watershed groups: Maumee Watershed...
Explore Your Watershed
...the adventure begins in your backyard! PADDLE OHIO This ODNR site contains maps, safety information, events, river conditions and...
“Explore Your Watershed” photo sharing
Show us what you are doing outside! We’d love to see images of our great local outdoors. Send photos...
8 Ways To Help From Home
Small actions can have a big impact, so we’ve put together a list of simple ways you can help...
Maumee Watershed Alliance
Organizations Working To Improve Water Quality: T he Maumee Watershed Alliance (MWA) {formerly Tri-State Watershed Alliance} works as a...
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Tree Training Workshop
The City of Defiance hosted “Young Tree Training” on March 5, 2020. The workshop was conducted by Stephanie Miller,...
RiverFest 2020
We’ll be celebrating our rivers in all new ways this year! Stay tuned for the details....
Great Lakes Region Sustainability
The City of Defiance and the Council of the Great Lakes Region have teamed together to form the Great...
Residential Stormwater Management
While the City of Defiance has worked for many years, at great expense, to separate and replace sewer lines,...
Connections
…for a stronger, healthier, more vibrant community. Trails Provide Essential Infrastructure Multi-use trails are an important aspect of a...
St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative
Organizations Working To Improve Water Quality: The St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative, a non-profit partnership, exists to protect, restore...
River Summit III
Update Spring 2020: Please Stay Tuned… We’re working on revised plans. Updates, when available, will be posted here! The...
Issue 11 | Autumn 2019
Issue 11 features local community connections as well as important information on regional sustainability: Winter events and group hikes...