Featured Volunteer Workday: Grand Haven High School at Ottawa Sands Last month, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, parks staff hosted a volunteer workday for a group of students from Grand Haven High School at Ottawa Sands. This workday was part of GHHS's 'Day On...
Celebrate the American Hiking Society's #NationalTrailsDay with us! Millions of people have found physical, mental, and emotional restoration on trails and in quality green space during the pandemic. Let’s return the favor as a community! Help care for our magnificent...
Stewardship Workdays Help us care for the parks you love! Here’s what you should know about Stewardship Workdays: Bring work gloves (preferably leather), insect repellent, and appropriate attire for the outdoors. All tools, drinking water, and snacks will be provided....
Hundreds of volunteers spent hours removing invasive honeysuckle along the shoreline of the sag at Ottawa Sands fall 2019... and we are thrilled to report that they completed the task! Grand Haven High School students, Day of Caring volunteers from GHSP and Bekins,...
Open House events Hosted by the Friends of Ottawa County Parks Weaver House at Pine Bend: September 15 and October 20, 1-3 pm Grand Ravines Lodge: Every Sunday in September and October 1-5 pm Friends of Ottawa County Parks Annual Meeting September 18, 6-9 pm at the...
Join us for a volunteer workday this fall! Monarch Waystation Planting at Connor Bayou September 11, 6:30-8 pm Native Seed Collection at Hemlock Crossing September 21, 10 am-12 pm September 28, 2-4 pm October 5, 2-4 pm Woody Invasive Removal October 5, 10 am-12 pm,...
Ottawa County Parks, along with the City of Holland, Holland Charter Township, Park Township, Laketown Township, and the Outdoor Discovery Center are partnering with a non-profit organization, Park Rx America, and the Holland Hospital Physical Hospital Organization...
Students in the Careerline Tech (CTC) Natural Resources & Outdoor Studies and Construction programs are working together to build and install 28 boot brush stations and a wader wash station at 10 Ottawa County Parks before the summer season. Cleaning off boots...
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...