Ottawa County Parks has created an endowment fund to celebrate a legacy of environmental leadership and honor the many contributions of Ray and Alma Statema. The Ray and Alma Statema Park Stewardship Fund is housed at the Allendale Community Foundation and will...
Updated on: June 22, 2022 The annual Grand Lady Riverboat excursions are scheduled for 1:30 and 4:00 pm on Tuesday, August 9! Watch eagles, herons, and other wildlife from the shaded comfort of the upper deck or lower main cabin of the Grand Lady. The boat’s main...
Home School Early Explorers Are you looking to get your home-schooled students ages 5-10 engaged with nature and exploring outside? Then this program is for you! Each program is modeled after our Wildlife Encounter series and includes an indoor classroom program...
Protect Our Lakes Citizen volunteers and aquatic invasive species experts will team up at boat landings throughout the state to educate boaters about preventing the spread of harmful species during Michigan’s Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz on June 30 through...
Report from the birding field On Saturday, June 23 Ottawa County Parks hosted a Nesting Bird Field Trip. Thank you so much to Consumer's Energy for allowing the group to tour the JH Campbell's ash fields, an area generally closed to the public. Species that are very...