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Now is your last chance to earn entries in our Earth Day raffle for US Open tickets. Here’s how to enter: New members: Sign up for one of our programs to receive ten entries.Current or lapsed members: Renew your membership to earn five entries. BONUS: Any Audubon International member can earn entries in the raffle for…

On 3/31, the “Dean of Green” radio show at Illinois State University had Dave Kopsell from the Illinois State University Department of Agriculture stop by to talk turf and discuss ISU’s Weibring Golf Course and their involvement in the ACSP for Golf. Click on “Talking Turf with Dave” at the website below to listen to…

Hello from Audubon International! My name is Doug Bechtel, and I am excited to be the new Executive Director at Audubon International. I have been working with many of you recently on our golf programs and I must say it has been extraordinarily rewarding to work with members of this organization, many who have been…

Jennifer Batza, our Membership Coordinator, whom so many of you have gotten to know over the years, has been offered an exciting job opportunity with another organization. We will miss her dearly, and we wish her the best of luck. Though no one can ever fill Jen’s shoes, other staff will be stepping in to…

We often hear from golf courses and communities that are dealing with algae in their ponds and lakes, but a recent story from China adds a new angle. This radio program that I heard last month linked seaweed farming for sushi off the coast of China to one of the biggest algal blooms on the planet. Some Chinese…

I have been through New Mexico many times usually driving on the way to some place else.  Of those trips, places like Sante Fe during Easter, or Taos for the arts, or even Sedona with its red rock are towns that are stuck in my memory.  But Ruidoso was not a place that I had…

Audubon International is a long time member of the EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). We were recently contacted by our PESP liaison regarding the incident last week in Wilsonville, OR where an estimated 25,000 bumblebees were found dead or dying. They requested our help in spreading the word that it is imperative that products with the…

As the song goes” Nothing could be finer, than to be in Carolina, in the morning” or all day long for that matter.  I found this to be true as I recently spent a beautiful sunny day in North Carolina with staff from NC State and their Lonnie Poole Golf Course.  The course was registered…

One of the aspects I love most about my job is how much I continue to expand my knowledge on a regular basis. Sometimes I increase my technical skills, other times I pick up great stories to add to my repertoire, and occasionally I come across local resources that can help us help you to…

Through most of North America, nesting season is in full swing. Here are some friendly reminders on how to protect wildlife during this vulnerable time: Avoid disturbance to known nest or den sites Since all wildlife species must successfully breed and raise young to survive, it is important to avoid disturbing nests, den sites, or other breeding…