On Saturday June 23, 2012, the Hudsonville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an electronics recycling drive to give back as a community, which turned out to be an enormous success.

People all over Hudsonville came out to River City Flooring, who hosted the event, to show support for their community and the environment. Overall 17,878 pounds of electronics were donated, as well as $653 in cash donations.

All the electronics we collected by a local recycler, Comprenew, which is a non-profit organization with a mission to benefit the community. Shelley Huard, Sales Representative from Comprenew said, “It was wonderful to pair up with the Hudsonville Area Chamber of Commerce and Love INC. and be able to benefit the whole community with the recycle drive.” Comprenew does not ship e-Waste overseas, which is part of their zero-landfill policy requiring that all e-Waste received is recycled, refurbished, or reused.

An early summer nature hike is scheduled for Sunday June 24 at 2pm, at the Hudsonville Nature Center.  The free hike is led by City Naturalist, Craig Elston and is about an hour in length.

“There is much to experience as the wildflower show begins to shift from woods to fields and edges,” noted Elston.  “We will look for summer wildflowers and other natural features of interest along the trails.”

The nature hike starts from the parking area at the end of New Holland Ave, East of 32nd Ave and treks through portions of the 74 acre Nature Center.  The Nature Center features a variety of mature forest types, a recreated Michigan Tall-grass Prairie, and a wetland area with flowing streams. 

Future nature hikes will take place on July 22, July 27, and August 19 and will cover a different topic during each hike.  Maps are also available at City Hall for self-guided tours.

From the City of Hudsonville Facebook page:

We are having a Garlic Mustard weed pull this Saturday, April 21 at 9am at the Nature Center. The City will provide gloves and garbage bags if you can provide the time.

Anyone wanting to volunteer 2 hours or more to help out the City Parks will receive a free t-shirt after their service is complete. Please see Amy (669-0200) for details and to schedule your 2 hour time slot!