Welcome to the Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission website! We hope this site serves as your nexus for all things sustainable within Lucas County. Wondering where wind turbines or rain gardens are located? Click on "Mapping and Tours" above and find out. How about tips for living a green lifestyle? Browse the sidebar or click on "40 ways to go green".
Commission News Posted 19 August 2010
The Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission announces a partnership between the City, County, and the University of Toledo to conduct a baseline carbon inventory. Read the press release here.
Commission News Posted 12 August 2010
The Sustainability Commission and partners have opened registration for a workshop titled "Sustainable Channels".
Commission News Posted 02 August 2010
The 3rd annual Frogtown Fair is approaching quickly! Hop on over to their website to catch all the latest details!
Commission News Posted 14 July 2010
The Green Job Corp has been installing homeowner rain gardens on Maywood Avenue in Toledo the past couple days. This project is part of a larger grant obtained by the City of Toledo to use green infrastructure to retrofit an entire City street. Project partners include a number of organizations, including Toledo GROWS, Lucas County Juvenile Justice, City of Toledo, Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District, and American Rivers. For the Blade article, click here. For more information about Maywood, check out the Rain Garden Initiative website here.
Commission News Posted 10 June 2010
TARTA was awarded the largest investment by ODOT's Clean and Green Transit Program yesterday. The funding will enable TARTA to purchase eight new 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses. For the complete press release, click here.
Commission News Posted 19 May 2010
There is a new interactive map of all LEED certified buildings in the Toledo area. This was put together by the Sustainability Commission along with members of the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and local architects. You can check it out here. It will also be listed in our "mapping and tours" link in the top bar.
Commission News Posted 19 April 2010
For all the Toledo area Earth Day events, check out the LEWAS website here. If you'd like to add events to this calendar, please contact me at jgrabarkiewicz@co.lucas.oh.us.
