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ALUS Defiance
ALUS Defiance is working to enhance soil health, improve water quality, and restore wildlife habitats in Northwest Ohio. By partnering with local farmers and ranchers, the program promotes using nature-based solutions...
Local Groups Join LEVSN
Defiance Soil & Water Conservation District, Defiance Research Alliance, and the Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership are joining the Lake Erie Volunteer Science Network (LEVSN) for the 2025 sampling season! LEVSN is...
MS4: the Benefits of Composting
Composting is a simple way to reduce waste, enrich soil, and protect the environment. By composting food scraps and yard waste, you divert organic material from landfills, reducing methane emissions and...
Partnerships for Practical Solutions
Defiance Research Alliance (DRA) is a partnership between the City of Defiance, OH and Defiance College that addresses the water quality challenges in the Maumee Watershed. This is a focused collaboration...
Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership
UMWP & DRA Announce the 2025 Speaker Series! Defiance Research Alliance and the Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership are collaborating to host their annual Speaker Series event once again! These events highlight...
RiverFest 25 › Save The Date › June 28, 2025
RiverFest, a FREE family-friendly community event, will be back for its ninth year inviting the public to celebrate our water resources at Pontiac Park on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Previous RiverFest...
Defiance Research Alliance: Looking Back at the First Year
2023 was Defiance Research Alliance’s first year. DRA has worked on developing four main parts of its program: research development, education & outreach, council development, and funding development. Over the last year,...
RiverFest 24 ~ Celebrate Our Rivers
The 2024 RiverFest offered something for everyone. RiverFest, a FREE family-friendly community event, returned for its eighth year to celebrate our water resources at Pontiac Park on Saturday, June 29. Buckeye...
Land to Lake Magazine—Spring 2024
This issue features information about Wetlands in Defiance, as well as: Defiance Research Alliance, New Maumee River Watershed Research Center | Source Water Protection: Ohio EPA Planning Grant | Sustainability in...
Council of the Great Lakes Region
Defiance, Ohio is is working to advance sustainability in the Maumee Watershed in collaboration with CGLR. We are on a mission to foster a new era of economic growth, environmental protection,...
Phosphorus-Optimal Research Wetland
PHOTO CREDIT: BENJAMIN PETERSON, DOCUDRONE AERIAL IMAGERY LLC OCTOBER 5, 2023 LimnoTech, USACE ERDC, GLRI, and the City of Defiance, Ohio, share how a P-Optimal demonstration wetland is being used as...
East River Drive Floodplain Restoration
East River Drive H2Ohio Wetland Project Update: Construction and planting on this project have now been completed with the exception of some carefully planned future additions. It is now entering the...
Watershed Management Plans
We’ve gathered these Watershed Management Plans in one easy-to-use location. Click on the cover image to open the selected document....
Maumee Watershed Research Center Open House
Defiance Research Alliance efforts were celebrated during an open house on Friday, October 6th. The event was attended by various college and public officials and commemorated the establishment of the new...
RiverFest 23
RiverFest ’23, held on June24, 2023 presented a variety activities for all ages from hiking & nature to science & history. See the 2023 RiverFest Photo Gallery. RiverFest 2023 was presented...
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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 – Land to...
DRA News—Winter 2023
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 Directed Spending...
City of Defiance Storm Water Management Program
Urbanization within our watershed brings and increase of pavement and rooftops, increasing stormwater runoff which has a negative impact on the water quality of Lake Erie and also causes rivers to...
Clean Up Your Parks Day
Every Spring the City of Defiance invites clubs, organizations, and citizens to pitch-in and get our parks ready for the season. Leaf and litter clean-up beautifies the parks and keeps pollution...
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, in the...
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 pumping river...
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 traditional Blue...