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10/09/2026

Episode 4 of Signature Spotlights: Walnut Creek Golf Preserve
Tune in to hear about Paul’s journey as a Superintendent and how the Signature Sanctuary Program has helped facilitate both a sustainable and educational golf experience!

Tune in to listen to Paul’s journey as a Superintendent at Walnut C...

09/22/2026

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- Senior Director, Environmental Certifications
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Explore career opportunities with Audubon International in sustainability, wildlife certification, and environmental leadership.

09/22/2026

🍂🌼 Happy First Day of Fall from Audubon International! 🦋

As summer fades and fall begins, we’re celebrating the changing seasons and the beauty of nature all around us. From late-blooming wildflowers and native plants providing valuable food for pollinators to trees beginning to change color, this time of year brings important transitions for wildlife and their habitats.

Across our member properties and communities, environmental stewardship continues to make a difference. Golf courses, communities, and all other Audubon International members are helping support birds, pollinators, and wildlife by maintaining naturalized areas, protecting native vegetation, and providing habitat throughout the seasons. 🌿🐦

As we welcome autumn, let’s appreciate the natural spaces around us and continue working together to protect and enhance them for the wildlife that depend on them.

09/17/2026

🌿 Member Spotlight: Twin Eagles Club | Naples, FL | Signature Sanctuary Certified 🌿

When it comes to keeping members informed, engaged, and connected — Twin Eagles Club sets the bar high! 🙌

This Naples gem doesn't just offer world-class golf across two stunning courses — they go the extra mile to bring their community closer to the nature surrounding them. Their monthly newsletters are a wonderful example of member communication, featuring beautifully curated content like their "TwinEagles Wildlife" edition, showcasing the incredible creatures that call their courses home.

It's this kind of thoughtful, creative outreach that keeps members feeling like they're part of something truly special, not just a club, but a community and a sanctuary.

👏 Hats off to Twin Eagles Club for leading the way in member engagement! A shining example of what great communication looks like.

09/08/2026

From all of us at Audubon International, we want to thank the dedicated golf course superintendents who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep courses thriving while protecting the environment.

From conserving water and managing turf responsibly to enhancing wildlife habitat and implementing sustainable maintenance practices, your knowledge, leadership, and commitment to environmental stewardship make a lasting difference. 🌎🐦🦋

Thank you for all that you do to make golf courses more sustainable, resilient, and environmentally friendly! We appreciate you today and every day!

09/02/2026

🦋 It's that time of year — monarch butterflies are beginning their incredible fall migration RIGHT NOW, making their way south from the northeastern U.S. and Canada toward their overwintering grounds in the mountains of Mexico. Millions of butterflies are on the wing, and they need every patch of milkweed and native habitat they can find along the way to fuel the journey. The problem? That habitat is vanishing — and monarchs are paying the price.

That's where YOUR golf course comes in. 🌱⛳

Audubon International's Monarchs in the Rough program is actively looking for golf courses ready to join the effort. Sign up and you'll receive:

An acre's worth of regionally appropriate milkweed seed
Custom signage to share the story with your golfers
Planting guidance to get your habitat established right

Monarchs need milkweed to lay their eggs — it's that simple. And golf courses have exactly the kind of open, low-traffic land where it can thrive. Let's use it wisely. 💚

Interested in signing your course up? Head to monarchsintherough.org to learn more about Monarchs in the Rough! 🦋

08/31/2026

From the course to the community, this year's BioBlitz was bigger than ever. 🌿

For the first time, Audubon International's annual BioBlitz Competition expanded beyond the golf course and into the broader community, with three of our Sustainable Communities and one Signature Sanctuary Course joining forces to celebrate and document the incredible biodiversity living right in their own backyards.

Here's how each community made it their own:

🌾 Oldfield (Bluffton, SC) — A BioBlitz veteran, Oldfield continues to find creative new ways to engage their residents year after year, setting the standard for community participation.

🔍 Ford Field & River Club (GA) — First-time participants who hit the ground running, organizing a community-wide scavenger hunt during their Memorial Day celebrations that brought residents of all ages together around nature.

📱 Belfair POA (Bluffton, SC) — Brought technology into the mix, using iNaturalist to document and catalog their findings, turning every resident into a citizen scientist.

🦋 Eagle Creek HOA (FL) — Our Signature Sanctuary Community joined the competition this year with the help of one of our own Audubon International staff members, who assisted in hosting the event and guiding residents through the process firsthand.

This is what it looks like when residential communities and golf courses align around shared environmental goals, from waterway stewardship to habitat management, all supported by Audubon International memberships on both sides. We couldn't be more proud of everyone who participated this year. 👏

Here's to even more communities joining us next year! 🐦🌸

08/28/2026

BioBlitz Photo Contest – 3rd Place!

Congratulations to Sagamore Springs Golf Club on earning 3rd place with this beautiful photo of a honey bee visiting a milkweed flower! 🐝🌸

A great reminder of the important pollinators and native plants found throughout our golf course communities. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped celebrate local biodiversity!

08/28/2026

Flat Creek Golf Club in Peachtree City, GA has been a proud Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certified course since 2017, and Superintendent Harold Ammons and his team just keep raising the bar. From thriving beehives producing nearly 100 bottles of honey a year, to Monarchs in the Rough milkweed habitat, to bluebird and Purple Martin boxes that have raised 100+ fledglings annually for five straight years, Flat Creek is living proof that a golf course can be a genuine wildlife sanctuary. Nearly a decade into certification, Ammons says it best: "Recertification keeps you motivated to do a lot of new things each year." That's the ACSP spirit. 🌿⛳

Click the link to view the full article: https://gcmonline.com/course/environment/news/birds-bees-and-butterflies-at-flat-creek-golf-club

The Georgia golf club has found success supporting wildlife and pollinators.

08/27/2026

BioBlitz photo contest - 2nd Place Winner!

A big congratulations to La Iguana Golf Course for earning 2nd place in our BioBlitz photo contest with this amazing shot of a nine-banded armadillo!

It’s incredible to see the unique wildlife that calls our golf courses home. Thanks to everyone who joined us and shared their BioBlitz discoveries!