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Oldfield Community Earns Stage One Award from Audubon Sustainable Communities Program
OKATIE, SC – Oldfield is the first private community in South Carolina to earn the Audubon Green Community Award for their ongoing sustainability initiatives from Audubon International, a non-profit environmental organization. Members of Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program are eligible for the award, which recognizes significant environmental achievement and recognizes completion of the first stage…
Read MoreAudubon International Joins #GivingTuesday Movement to Support BioBlitz Program
The organization plans to expand BioBlitz in 2017 to more locations and more participants BioBlitz brings people of all ages and from all over the world together as citizen scientists to count animal and plant species TROY, NY – Audubon International has joined the global #GivingTuesday movement taking place on Nov. 29th to support the…
Read MoreAudubon International Names Christine Kane as New Executive Director
TROY, NY – After an extensive search and interview process, Audubon International’s Board of Directors has named Christine Kane as the new executive director for the environmental education organization. Kane comes to the organization with extensive management experience as a leader at several educational and charitable not-for-profits in New York State. She served as Director of the Office…
Read MoreAudubon International Joins National “Imagine a Day Without Water” Campaign to Raise Awareness About Vulnerable Water Resources
Today, Audubon International and its sponsors, partners, and member organizations come together to Imagine a Day Without Water, a national campaign to educate the public about the water infrastructure crisis currently facing the United States. Organized by the Value of Water Coalition, hundreds of elected officials, drinking water and wastewater providers, community leaders, business and labor groups, policy experts, advocacy organizations…
Read MoreSand Ridge Golf Club Celebrates Eighteen Years of Signature Program Certification
Sand Ridge Golf Club was recently recertified as a Signature Sanctuary after an on-site review by Audubon International. Sand Ridge registered in the Signature Program in 1998 and recently passed its eighth on-site review. The golf course was the first club in the state of Ohio to earn and maintain its certification in the prestigious…
Read MoreVoluntary Environmental Programs: Helping Golf Courses in More Ways than One
TROY, NY – Preliminary findings from a study of golf course businesses throughout the United States reveal that golf courses which participate in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) experience a variety of benefits. Results of the study also demonstrate that VEP benefits vary by region and club type, and that the extent of benefit largely depends…
Read MoreAudubon International Announces Partnership with Waterford Press
TROY, NY – Audubon International announces a new and exciting partnership with Waterford Press, the leading publisher of folding reference guides to wildlife identification, outdoor recreation, and travel and safety skills worldwide. The two organizations are collaborating to develop unique custom products available to golf courses in North America and around the world— designed to…
Read MoreVolunteers Count Species on Golf Courses in International Competition
Audubon International’s BioBlitz 2016, a species-counting competition held on golf courses across the world, ran from Earth Day, April 22nd, through International Migratory Bird Day, May 14th. This annual competition demonstrates the large diversity of species that call golf courses home, while engaging local interest and support of the green space and recreational opportunities that…
Read MoreThe City of Riverside (CA) Earns Audubon Green Community Award
RIVERSIDE, CA – The City of Riverside is the first community in California to earn the Audubon Green Community Award from Audubon International for their ongoing sustainability initiatives. Members of Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program are eligible for the award, which recognizes significant environmental achievement and is an intermediate milestone en route to earning the…
Read MoreAudubon International Announces Search for New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Audubon International has announced that Executive Director Doug Bechtel will be leaving the organization for a leadership position with New Hampshire Audubon. “Doug has done a superb job for Audubon International since joining us in January 2014 and we wish him well in his new responsibilities,” said Chuck Bassett, chairman…
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