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Still On The Bucket List
Although I have visited Bahia Beach Resort several times over the years, I have never had the opportunity to actually participate in one activity that is on my bucket list. In addition to rainforest and river, there ar two miles of Atlantic Ocean beach along the northern border of Bahia Beach Resort. This beach supports…
Read MoreMaking Memories
Many trees have been lost on Audubon International members sites along the coastal areas in the last few years due to the numerous devastating hurricanes and tropical storms in those parts of the country. Seeing those trees toppled down has been heartbreaking for staff and residents that spent many hours and dollars preserving them during…
Read MoreHaving fun while reducing waste
I had the great pleasure of visiting our only Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary amusement park, Silver Dollar City, in Branson, MO. The park was closed for the day, so the usual squeals, screams, and laughter, as well as the wafting smells of fried dough and burgers, were missing. I recognize that a fully patronized amusement park…
Read MorePersistence Pays
Although the economy has side-lined many education projects these past few years for our members, as I travel across the country, I am beginning to see member projects that are being completed. Such is the case at the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Sports Complex in Arlington, Texas. Even before the project was built, way back…
Read MoreDocument now while the sun shines
As the season draws to a close for many of our northern property managers and starts up for southern properties, now is a good time to think about collecting documentation regarding your outdoor stewardship efforts. Wildlife InventorySpring is the best time to do a wildlife inventory, primarily because during the mating season the male birds…
Read MoreChemical spill containment
We often see maintenance facilities in serious need of upgrades, but even in the best of times it is difficult to get funding to improve these areas. Fuels, oils, and concentrated chemicals are the most hazardous elements of landscape maintenance. Spills can degrade the quality of surface and ground water as well as cause these chemicals…
Read MoreVacuuming Bees
It never ceases to amaze me what necessity can help us to invent. And I am quite sure that I would never have thought of using a vacuum in this particular way. But when it came to dealing with a native honeybee swarm at Sand Ridge Golf Club in Chardon, Ohio, a local beekeeper used…
Read MoreChanging the world, one idea at a time
Three years ago, someone had an idea to help The First Tee chapters across the country to conduct environmental improvements at their host golf courses. With support from the FedEx Cup and now Toro we have done course improvement projects at fourteen golf courses and have a number more planned. Today, because of that idea, over…
Read MoreNational Wildlife Refuges
On a recent trip in Minneapolis, I had some time before I had to head to the airport and was thrilled to find a National Wildlife Refuge close by. It was a pleasure to stretch my legs while checking out the local flora and fauna. Refuges and nature centers are not only great places to visit,…
Read MorePhotos as part of the planning and communication process
Preparing an environmental plan has many benefits including: illustrating how environmental conservation activities complement one another, paving the way for improved property management, facilitating communications about environmental stewardship, helping managers set goals and objectives, and providing a means to evaluate progress. The environmental plan process should begin with a site assessment and an important part of this…
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