Mr. Hudson has recently been active in community open space and strategic planning issues, including as a key participant in the John Muir Land Trust Acalanes Ridge acquisition project. He participates in state and regional trail building and maintenance with Volunteers for Outdoor California. He has served as an active adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts of America (including as a troop committee chairman, assistant scoutmaster, pack committee chairman, packmaster, and assistant packmaster) and has acted as a head coach or assistant coach in numerous youth sports, including CYSA soccer.