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Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort Recognized for Environmental Excellence
STOWE, VT – Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort has retained its designation as a “Certified Audubon Sustainable Community” through the Audubon International Sustainable Communities Program. Robert Apple, Planning Manager, led the effort to maintain certified status in this community and is being recognized for Environmental Stewardship by Audubon International. Spruce Peak was designated as…
Read MoreIsleworth Joins Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program
WINDERMERE, FL – The private community of Isleworth recently became the next community in Florida to join Audubon International’s Sustainable Communities Program. The Sustainable Communities Program provides a framework with which communities can assess their current status of green initiatives for protecting and enhancing their natural environment. The goal of the program is to achieve…
Read MoreAudubon International Names Doug Bechtel as New Leader
The appointment of Doug Bechtel as president and chief executive officer of Audubon International (AI), a New York-based organization that works with organizations in 36 countries on environmental sustainability, was announced today by the AI board of directors. Bechtel has been serving as associate director of environmental programs for AI. Prior to joining the organization,…
Read MoreTrump Golf Commits to Environmental Certification in Advance of WGC Cadillac Championship
Focused attention on the Trump Doral Golf Course this week at the Cadillac Championship highlights Donald Trump’s recent move to enroll Trump Golf in Audubon International’s certification program for golf. Trump Doral is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, and now Trump Golf has announced that all of its courses will pursue the environmental certification. This…
Read MoreAgency Leader and Wildlife Conservationist Named to Audubon International Board of Directors
Audubon International is excited to announce that longtime leader of fish and wildlife conservation, Marvin Moriarty, has joined its board of directors. Moriarty spent nearly 40 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the last eight years of which were spent as the Regional Director of the FWS’ Northeast Region before retiring in…
Read MoreGolf Course Superintendent and Environmental Champion Named to Audubon International Board of Directors
Matt Ceplo, golf course superintendent at Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, N.Y., has been elected as a member of the board of directors of Audubon International. He succeeds Dan Dinelli, superintendent at North Shore Country Club in northern Illinois. Dinelli continues to serve Audubon International in an advisory capacity. Ceplo has spent most of his…
Read MoreAudubon International Names New Membership Coordinator
Audubon International is excited to announce the hiring of Tara Pepperman as the organization’s Membership Coordinator. Tara joined the team at its headquarters in Troy, New York on January 2, 2014. As Membership Coordinator, Tara will provide member services support for all Audubon International programs including managing the organization’s membership database and serving as the…
Read MoreNineteen Audubon International Certified Golf Courses on List of Golf Digest Top 100 Courses
Golf Digest recently released their list of the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Nineteen of those 100 courses are certified by Audubon International including Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey which landed the number one spot. Congratulations to all who made the list!To read the full Golf Digest List, click here. Audubon International Golf Courses…
Read MoreAudubon International Names Associate Director of Environmental Programs
Audubon International is excited to announce the hiring of Doug Bechtel as Associate Director of Environmental Programs. Prior to joining Audubon International, Doug served as the Director of Conservation Science for The Nature Conservancy’s (Conservancy) New Hampshire Chapter for over 15 years. Doug began his employment with Audubon International on January 2, 2014 and will…
Read MoreDocumenting your progress toward sustainability
Our members know that we are always encouraging them to reduce intensively maintained turf acreage, minimize fertilizer inputs, use lower toxicity pesticides, and reduce water use. This article in GCM Magazine provides a helpful overview of metrics for these sustainability efforts that can help golf course facilities measure and communicate their environmental goals in a very practical, science-based…
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