September 2022 Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – September Newsletter Supporter Spotlight: Wally and Jane Ewing by Wally and Jane Ewing I, Wally, am an historian. Each park has a history of forward-thinking, resourceful, …
August 2022 Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – August Newsletter Supporter Spotlight: Anita Yoder Why I’m a member of the Park Sustainers Club? We have such a unique and important environment here in …
July 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – July Newsletter Supporter Spotlight: Jessica Gregory Featured Plant: Sumac by Bobbi Jones Sabine Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is ubiquitous along Michigan’s roadsides in summer. The fuzzy red …
June 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – June Newsletter Supporter Spotlight: Cathy Feyt Featured Plant: Lookalikes by Bobbi Jones Sabine “Compare and contrast,” your old English teacher used to demand. So let’s look …
May 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – May Newsletter Donor Spotlight: Janis and Steve Burkhardt by Janis Burkhardt I love trees! I love walking in the woods! I love following a path …
April 2022 E-Newlsetter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – April Newsletter Donor Spotlight: Kathryn Remlinger and Robert Bell Parks for Life provides lasting support for the Ottawa County Parks through donations to the Parks Foundation. …
March 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – March Newsletter Donor Spotlight: Alice and Andy Hoban Original article posted September 2020 Alice and Andy Hoban first became involved with Ottawa County Parks in …
February 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – February Newsletter Why We Love Our Parks In honor of February, the month of love, we asked people to share their “love stories”; stories of …
January 2022 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – January Newsletter Foundation Welcomes New Board Members Dr. Kathryn Remlinger The Ottawa County Parks Foundation welcomes Dr. Kathryn (Kate) Remlinger to the Foundation’s Board of …
Piece Together Parks!
Join us Saturday, March 26 from 12 to 3:30 PM for a bird-themed jigsaw puzzle contest, compete with other teams, win prizes, and learn about birds. Funds raised from this …
December 2021 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – December Newsletter Let’s work together to bridge community to nature As we reflect on another year filled with uncertainty, it is thanks to YOUR support, that …
November 2021 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – November Newsletter How Nature Helps Us Heal By Leif Hass, October 21, 2021 Greater Good Magazine Here’s one silver lining to the pandemic: with gyms, …
October 2021 E-Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – October 2021 Newsletter Making Nature Accessible Part II: Accessibility in the Parks New Swing at North Beach Thanks to a generous donation from the Angela …
Breakfast/Lunch at the Park – Event Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors! Thanks to their support, 100% of the proceeds from the events went to support our mission! We raised over $50,000 for Ottawa County Parks. Crane …
September 2021 Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – September 2021 Newsletter Pollution in the Great Lakes by Jessica Gregory Think back to your last visit to the Lake Michigan shoreline and in your mind’s …
August 2021 Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – August 2021 Newsletter Accessibility in the ParksPart 1: Spokes Fighting StrokesParks are for everyone and over the next couple of months, we will be emphasizing …
July 2021 Newsletter
Ottawa County Parks Foundation – July 2021 Newsletter National Park and Recreation Month Join us in celebrating National Park and Recreation month! We know that Parks not only bring us …
Spokes Fighting Strokes
Join us for a dose of inspiration and a trike ride! Dan Zimmerman will share how he’s changing lives across the nation with recumbent trikes. Followed by our speakers, local …
Art for the Parks
Join us Aug 15 when LVAC pops up at the Grand Ravines North county park for an outdoor sale of art in a wide range of media by regional member …