Audubon International

06/18/2026

Member Spotlight: Marriott's Grande Ocean 🌊🌎

Congratulations to Marriott's Grande Ocean on achieving Gold recertification in our Green Hospitality Program! 🏆👏

At Marriott's Grande Ocean, sustainability goes beyond operational practices and becomes part of how guests experience Hilton Head Island. Through educational beach walks and wildlife programming, the property helps guests better understand the coastal environment while supporting broader efforts to protect local species, including sea turtles and birds of prey. 🐢🦅

One of the property's most creative initiatives is its Sharing Shack, which gives beach toys, floats, and other vacation items a second life rather than sending them to a landfill. Combined with the resort's strong waste diversion efforts, it's a simple idea making a meaningful impact. 🌿♻️

These efforts are strengthened by the property's close connections with local conservation and community organizations, helping extend the impact beyond the resort while encouraging guests and associates to play a role in protecting Hilton Head's natural resources. 🌱💚

Congratulations to the entire team on this well-deserved Gold recognition!

📸 Photo: Marriott Vacation Club Marriott Vacations Worldwide Marriott International

06/17/2026

Member Spotlight: The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island 🌊🐝🌞

Congratulations to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island on achieving Gold recertification in our Green Hospitality Program! 🏆👏

The property continues to set a high standard for sustainability through innovative programs that connect environmental stewardship with guest experiences. Daily nature walks introduce guests to the island's unique ecosystems, highlighting the resort's beehives, greenhouse, and sea turtle conservation efforts while helping foster a deeper appreciation for the natural environment. 🌿🐢

The resort also demonstrates a strong commitment to conservation through its support of on-site marine biology research, contributing to the protection and understanding of local dolphins and other coastal wildlife. Alongside these efforts, solar energy installations, food waste diversion partnerships with local farms, and extensive water conservation initiatives help reduce the property's environmental footprint. ☀️🌎

Beyond the resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island works closely with local organizations, artisans, and community partners to support sustainability initiatives that strengthen connections between guests, the community, and the surrounding environment. 🤝💚

Congratulations to the entire team on this outstanding Gold achievement! 🌱

📸 Photo: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

06/16/2026

Have you spotted any monarch butterflies on your course yet?

Summer is here, and monarch butterflies and other pollinators are making use of the valuable habitat created by our Monarchs in the Rough members! From native milkweed in bloom to thriving pollinator plots, golf courses across the country are providing critical resources for monarchs and other pollinators. We are proud of our participating members for continuing to support biodiversity both on and off the course!

If you are an Audubon International certified golf course and want to contribute to promoting habitat for monarchs and other pollinator species, consider joining our Monarchs in the Rough program!

Click to learn more: monarchsintherough.org

06/15/2026

🌿 We’re Halfway Through the Bioblitz! 🌿

It’s been an amazing journey so far, and we’re just getting started! 🌱🐦 Keep exploring, observing, and sharing your incredible discoveries. Every sighting counts in our mission to celebrate biodiversity!

Check out some snapshots of an already completed BioBlitz event this month! Submitted by Leisure World of Maryland Golf Course, photographer Santiago Motalvo

Let’s finish strong—keep those nature finds coming! 💚

06/10/2026

Member Spotlight: Surf & Sand Fernandina Beach 🌊✨

Congratulations to Surf & Sand Fernandina Beach at Amelia Island on achieving Gold recertification in our Green Lodging Program! 🏆👏

What makes this recognition especially impressive is the property's innovative approach to sustainability. Through creative, low-cost solutions developed on-site, the team has improved humidity control, water management, energy efficiency, and recycling efforts, demonstrating that meaningful environmental progress doesn't always require major infrastructure investments. 💧⚡♻️

The property also partners with local organizations to help protect Amelia Island's natural environment while connecting guests to the area's unique ecosystems through educational programming and community collaboration. 🌎🌿

These efforts reflect a thoughtful commitment to reducing environmental impact while supporting the surrounding community and guest experience.

Congratulations to the entire team on this outstanding Gold achievement! 🌱💚

📸 Photo: Best Western Hotels & Resorts Amelia Island

06/09/2026

Check out this creative way that awareness was raised and support was generated for our Monarchs in the Rough program!

Click Here: https://youtu.be/u-ZX_QMuow0?si=gUi4jiQeEQrhwhS3

Benjamin Hone, an MFA candidate in Product Design at the School of Visual Arts and an avid golfer, discovered Monarchs in the Rough through signage at Skyway Golf Course. Inspired by the program, he developed a game designed to raise awareness of monarch conservation while generating funds to support milkweed seed distribution on golf courses.

The project explores ways to encourage sports fans to take climate action through a fun, interactive experience. We greatly appreciate Ben's creativity and support in helping promote this important initiative and furthering pollinator conservation efforts.

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06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Congratulations to The Broadmoor Golf Club on becoming recertified as an ACSP Golf Course this past May! The club has made and maintained tremendous strides in its environmental initiatives and stewardship efforts, and we commend the team for their continued dedication to ensuring the course coexists harmoniously with the surrounding natural environment.

One aspect we would particularly like to highlight is the extensive greenhouse maintained on the property. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, and other crops are grown on-site and utilized throughout the course and in the club's kitchen. This area serves as an excellent resource for cultivating native plants and producing fresh food locally, while also providing a unique educational opportunity for club and community members. Through hands-on involvement with planting and learning about the various species being grown, participants can develop a deeper appreciation for the property's environmental efforts.

Congratulations again on achieving ACSP recertification. We look forward to hearing about your continued success as environmental stewards and the positive impact your initiatives will continue to have on both the property and the surrounding community.

06/05/2026

Member Spotlight: Marriott Vacation Club, South Beach ☀️🏝️

We're proud to recognize Marriott Vacation Club, South Beach for achieving Gold recertification in our Green Hospitality Program. 🏆

Located in the heart of Miami Beach, the property continues to demonstrate how sustainability can be seamlessly integrated into hospitality. Through branded refillable water bottles and filtered filling stations, guests are encouraged to reduce single-use plastic waste without sacrificing convenience. 💧

The resort also takes a thoughtful approach to resource management, tracking energy, water, and waste consumption to drive ongoing improvements, helping reduce environmental impact while supporting a comfortable guest experience. ⚡♻️

Beyond the property, Marriott Vacation Club, South Beach supports local organizations, partners on community sustainability initiatives, and showcases locally produced products, helping strengthen connections to the surrounding community. 🌎

This recognition reflects the property's ongoing efforts to integrate sustainability throughout its operations and its commitment to creating a positive impact both on-site and within the local community. Congratulations to the whole team at Marriott Vacation Club, South Beach 🌱💚

📸 Photo: Marriott Vacation Club Marriott Vacations Worldwide

06/03/2026

Member May: Marriott’s Harbour Point & Sunset Pointe at Shelter Cove 🌅 🌿

Congratulations to Marriott's Harbour Point and Marriott's Sunset Pointe on their Silver recertification in our Green Hospitality Program! 👏

Sustainability here goes beyond operational improvements and becomes part of the guest experience. Through environmental presentations, locally sourced products, community food drives, and incentives for guests to reduce housekeeping services, the property creates meaningful opportunities for visitors and owners to support positive environmental and community impact. 🌎

Behind the scenes, the team strengthens its efforts through water-use tracking, drought-tolerant landscaping, energy-efficient systems, and programs that give retired linens, soaps, and guest amenities a second life through donation and recycling initiatives. ♻️

By bringing together conservation initiatives, community involvement, and guest education, Marriott’s Harbour Point & Sunset Pointe at Shelter Cove continues to showcase sustainable hospitality in action, and we congratulate the entire team on this well-deserved achievement. 🌱💚

📸 Photo: Marriott Vacation Club Marriott Vacations Worldwide