Hey there folks! If you want to win a FREE rain barrel, listen up! To win a FREE rain barrel, all you have to do is post on our Facebook wall this hashtag: #ifihadarainbarrel Then, finish post by finishing the sentence! Tell us what you'll do with the rain barrel! Everyone who enters gets a chance at winning, so don't be shy! The winner will receive a wonderful, painted rain barrel from Sustain Hudson! You have until Earth Day (22 April) to participate, so tell us what you'll do with a rain barrel! You can enter on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/SustainHudson**Limited to citizens of St. Croix County and surrounding nearby region. No purchase necessary. Many will enter, one will win. You must have a Facebook account to participate. Winner of rain barrel is not eligible to win future contests regarding rain barrels on the Sustain Hudson Facebook page within the same year (2013).
Well, it's official: Sustain Hudson is now available on the Google Play Store!
The app is a free download, and is available for most Android devices. No more having to deal with our terrible betas anymore!!!
Click on the image below to go to our app on the Google Play Store.
As the Sustain Hudson app for Android is now available on the Google Play Store, we are now offering the second revision on our blog! Just simply follow the instructions below. - Go on your Android-enabled device to the Settings
- From there, select Applications, then Enable 3rd Party Applications**
- Close out of the Settings app, and open the browser of your choice on the device
- Go to this page and tap on the file SH.apk
- Download that file, then open it
- It will warn you that it will use some resources, just tap Accept
- It will take a while to install, please wait
- Tap the SH app from the applications menu, and you're off!
**NOTE: On some devices, the option for 3rd Party Applications are substituted for other names. Don't worry, just look for an option of that nature. You may test this as long as you want, even after the app gets uploaded to the Market [Play Store]
Tomorrow (8/17) is the premiere date for Sustain Hudson's new documentary, "Take the Hike".
The documentary focuses on what can we do in our everyday lives to promote sustainability, as well as let you know how our efforts and the Hudson School District's efforts are going.
The video is about 18 minutes, and features the guests of Stew Erickson, Ann Mitchell, Ken Holman, Greg Tellijohn, and Judy Freund.
"Take the Hike" will be showing in a few locations in downtown, including Hudson Flower Shop and MacXprts//Digital Garage.. In addition, it will be showing on Channel 15 "The River Channel," as well as on our official YouTube and Vimeo pages. It will be posted on YouTube tomorrow, and Vimeo on Saturday.
It is free to watch, and is a fun little movie on the efforts of sustainability.
Remember to "Like" us on Facebook!
In July, Sustain Hudson will apply their Sustain Hudson application for Android. Even cooler, we will be allowing the public to try the app out ahead of time! The app features many games, in addition to references and other community-related tools such as weather. Here's what's happening: as of today, Sunday, June 17, 2012, Sustain Hudson will allow the public a sneak peak of the Sustain Hudson app for Android. The public will be able to try, use, and win with the app. Here's how you get it: - Go on your Android-enabled device to the Settings
- From there, select Applications, then Enable 3rd Party Applications**
- Close out of the Settings app, and open the browser of your choice on the device
- Go to this page and click on the file SustainHudson.apk
- Download that file, then open it
- It will warn you that it will use some resources, just tap Accept
- It will take a while to install, please wait
- Tap the SustainHudson app from the applications menu, and you're off!
**NOTE: On some devices, the option for 3rd Party Applications are substituted for other names. Don't worry, just look for an option of that nature. You may test this as long as you want, even after the app gets uploaded to the Market [Play Store] Keep in mind that the iOS, Macintosh, Blackberry, and Windows applications are on their way, so stay tuned!
 Hi all! Wow! What a busy month! Hope you had an awesome Memorial Day weekend, and an sweet spring. Sustain Hudson would like to thank those who participated in the Earth Day Art Project. Your art looks very cool and we hope that a lot of people got to see it on display at our local businesses. We'd also like to thank donors of helping us in our sustainability affairs. It really means a lot, and it helps put us and the community in the right direction. Remember, you can donate by becoming a member of Sustain Hudson which can be found at http://sustainhudson.org/join.html . Next, we'd like to let you know that we are in the works of a new Sustain Hudson app for Android. This app has a ton of features, and it looks pretty sweet as well. You will be able to get it on your Android device soon from the Google Play Store (Google Market) for free. We are in talks of allowing beta testers, so stay tuned! Our Facebook page is maintained regularly, and is available to you right now. Go ahead an "Like" us. Even if you don't have a Facebook account, you can still see the page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sustain-Hudson/103471443023695 . Thanks to all that have commented, liked, and favorited us! We have been in the spotlight these past months; our Earth Day Art Festival was in the Star Observer ( http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/47179/publisher_ID/9/ ), along with Ann Martinson receiving one of the first Green Leaf Awards of 2012! You can see that article at ( http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/47168/publisher_ID/9/) Congrats, Ann! Also, we should mention that we hook up with the R3 committee in the Hudson School District, as well as other community sustainability programs. Check them out too! We have a meeting on 3 June 2012 at 5:00pm (17:00) at the Hudson Bagel and Coffee Co. We will keep you update, as long as you stay in touch! So please email us ( [email protected]), go to our website ( http://www.sustainhudson.org/), go to our Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sustain-Hudson/103471443023695), and go to our blog ( http://sustainhudson.weebly.com/).
As you know, the weather really wasn't that frightful this year. It was actually kind of was like the spring time. So let's get our sustainability on!
Tomorrow [06 Feb 2012], Sustain Hudson will have their meeting in the upstairs meeting room at the Hudson Public Library. Starts at 5pm, ends at 6:30pm.
It has been announced we will start meeting every 2 months rather than monthly. This is to ensure ability of participation.
In the coming months, the HMS outdoor learning pavilion will be complete. Come out and see it, it's looking good!
Not much going on in the city of Hudson right now sustainability wise, but stay toned.
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Our next meeting will be in February, NOT in January. This notice is highly important. Not much going on in Hudson for sustainability, but stay tooned! If you have any questions about Sustain Hudson, email Stew Erickson at [email protected]Our Facebook page is updated daily, and had up-to-date news 24/7. Merry Christmas!
Hi, There are some great Sustainablity things going on at Camp St. Croix. Camp St. Croix has always been a leader in environmental eduation, but now they are moving to the next level, with LEED certified buidlings and looking at the entire operation through a sustainable lens.
Subscribe to Urban Farm magazine; a magazine about sustainibility in the city and suburbs.
Put insulation in your attic before Winter strolls through. That way, you can down on energy bills!
And remember to check our blog often in order to get up-to-date information. And don't forget the RSS feed.
And remember, Saturday is Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play; hosted by the Obama's and the Nickelodeon cast.
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As you know, September 23 is Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, where they cancel all regular programming in favor of excercising. But a new announcement has stated that Webkinz, a virtual pet online game for kids ages 6-12 is going to shut off their website on that day for 3 hours from 12 to 3. Just wanted to let you
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