Program helps existing golf courses develop effective conservation and wildlife enhancement programs and achieve recognition for their efforts. Once the course has been recognized in all categories and received a site visit from Audubon International staff they are designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Natural Reactions
While maintaining nativeareas on their golf courses might be second nature to many superintendents, it is anything but effortless.
Letting Nature Take the Course
After earning certification as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, Paradise Valley Country Club now holds an annual Audubon Day event to educate members and their children on the importance of protecting natural resources. Sometimes, it only takes a short while to make a longlasting impression on the next generation. Just ask the folks at Paradise…
U.S. Army Golf Courses Commit to Audubon Environmental Program
The Army has enrolled its 45 golf courses located throughout the world to pursue environmental certification through the Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary Program. The courses will now each be reviewed to promote improvements towards sustainability, and outreach and environmental education will be initiated.
Quite a Roll
The need to overhaul the bunkers and irrigation system at Des Moines Golf and Country Club ultimately led to a complete, four-year renovation of its two 18-hole golf courses.
Matt Ceplo Named to Audubon International Board of Directors
The golf course superintendent at Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, N.Y., has been elected to the Board of the not-for-profit organization, succeeding Dan Dinelli. Under Ceplo’s leadership, Rockland CC earned Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program certification in 2000, and became a member of the New York State environmental leaders program in 2013.
Creating A Buzz
Cantigny Golf’s Scott Witte not only thinks “outside the box,” but also “inside the hive” to help distinguish the property and gain special insights for its environmental mission.
JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa Reveals Ambiente Golf Course
The eco-friendly, $10 million project at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., was unveiled November 19, and is the first new golf course development in the Phoenix-Scottsdale and Paradise Valley areas in over five years. The completion culminates a seven-year, $70 million Marriott renewal project at Camelback Inn.
Going Underground
Golf course properties are digging beneath the surface to stay on top of irrigation innovations.
St. Andrews CC Joins Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
St. Andrews CC will be involved in projects that enhance habitat for wildlife and preserve natural resources for the benefit of the local community.
Devils Ridge Golf Club Joins Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
Devils Ridge will be involved in projects that enhance habitat for wildlife and preserve natural resources for the benefit of the local community.
Effective Water Management Strategies
The need to conserve and protect water supplies has become a given in golf course maintenance. Superintendents are finding that proactive approaches are the best ways to uphold the new industry standards.
Classic Club Golf Course Earns Audubon Sanctuary Certification
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation is pleased to announce that its Classic Club golf course, Palm Dessert, Calif., has been designated as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International Program. To reach certification, a golf course must demonstrate that they are maintaining…
Kennett Square G&CC Earns Audubon Certification
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses recently recognized Kennett Square (Pa.) Golf and Country Club as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Kennett Square is the 23rd course in Pennsylvania and the 741st in the world to receive the honor. The club’s golf course superintendent, Paul Stead, led the 4-year effort to obtain sanctuary…
The Peninsula Golf & Country Club Earns Audubon Certification
The Peninsula Golf & Country Club golf course, Millsboro, Del., has achieved designation as a certified Audubon Cooperative sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The Peninsula is the sixth course in Delaware and the 793rd in the world to receive the honor. Soon after acquiring 800 acres of farmland adjacent to…