Webcast: Putting Your Sustainable Foot Forward: Benefits for your Club, Membership, and the Environment
Thanks to our friends at the National Club Association for hosting this webcast featuring Audubon International’s leadership. View the webcast recording here Webcast Details: Going green can sound like a lot for a club with acres of green space, golf courses, and members who enjoy all those things when they look their best. Sustainable management has…
Read MoreMarriott’s Gaylord Springs Golf Links makes sustainable strides as an Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary
The City of Nashville is synonymous with entertainment, country music and southern hospitality…but to many people’s surprise, Nashville also boasts many prestigious golf venues. Only a few miles from the hustle and bustle of NASHVILLE’S Broadway, lies an 18-hole golf course that is synonymous with environmental stewardship, Marriott’s Gaylord Springs Golf Links. “Our goal here…
Read MoreThis Maryland golf course is Audubon International certified for its environmental efforts
Originally Posted on WUSA9: https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/science/environment/golf-course-restoration-environmental-migratory-birds-thrive-audbun-international-certified-tpc-potomac-at-avenel-farms/65-3d3dc5b6-77dd-4c76-be63-a8771bbbe4b7 WASHINGTON — EDITOR’S NOTE: WUSA9 is the media sponsor of the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship, hosted at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farms. TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm underwent a major renovation back in 2008 to restructure the course helping to make it more environmentally friendly. Shortly after the course reopened in 2009, they…
Read MoreFive Amelia Island Properties Earn Audubon International’s Green Lodging Certification
USGA Video – Wildlife on Golf Courses
This fantastic video from USGA mentions ACSP for Golf and Monarchs in the Rough. Also featured is The Old Collier Golf Club, a certified Gold Signature Sanctuary.
Read MoreWhy Should Golf Clubs Pursue Audubon International Certification?
From Club + Resort Business https://clubandresortbusiness.com/why-should-golf-clubs-pursue-audubon-international-certification/ Audubon International provides information and guidance to help golf course personnel with six key environmental components: Site Assessment / Environmental Planning; Wildlife and Habitat Management; Chemical Use Reduction and Safety; Water Conservation; Water Quality Management; and Outreach and Education. By Frank LaVardera, Audubon International Director of Environmental Programs for Golf There is no hiding from…
Read MoreTPC Treviso Bay Celebrates 12 Years of Certification as an Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary
Located in stunning Naples, Florida, only a few short miles from the sun-soaked beaches, is TPC Treviso Bay Golf Club, a certified member of Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) for Golf. TPC Treviso Bay is one of more than twenty premier golf courses in the PGA Tour’s Tournament Players Club (TPC) Network and is…
Read MoreGolf at Sea Pines Resort: Maintaining environmental certification through hurricanes, restoration, and renovation
Sea Pines Resort built the first golf course on Hilton Head Island in 1962. Atlantic Dunes (formally the Ocean Course) was soon joined by Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus designed Heron Point (formally Sea Marsh) and Harbour Town Golf Links, now the annual host of the RBC Heritage PGA TOUR event presented by Boeing. All three courses…
Read MoreSherwood Forest Golf Club Achieves Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification
Located at the entrance of the Pisgah National Forest, lies Brevard, North Carolina. While Brevard is famous for its waterfalls, hiking and other outdoor adventures, Sherwood Forest Golf Club should not be overlooked. Sherwood Forest Golf Club is one of Audubon International’s most recent ACSP Certified golf courses and it could very well be one…
Read MoreHow golf is doing more to protect wildlife than ever before
By Emma Francois – Published on GolfDigest.com Jim Pavonetti is expecting a visitor. This guest hasn’t booked a tee time, but for the past five years, around May 31, he has materialized—even accounting for leap year. Pavonetti checks his desk calendar: May 31. Sure enough the black-crowned night heron shows up. Pavonetti is the superintendent…
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