Innisfail Golf Club Recognized for Environmental Excellence
Innisfail, Canada, December 14, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Innisfail Golf Club has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.
The golf course was originally designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2004, and is one of 17 in Alberta and 869 courses in the world to receive the honor. Courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program.
Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts. To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.
"Innisfail Golf Club shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Laura Karosic, Associate Director of Environmental Programs at Audubon International.
After designation, courses go through a recertification process every two years. This year the recertification process required a visit by a local community representative. Jason Pick, Instructor in the School of Environment at Olds College, was given a tour of the course and sent his observations to Audubon International.
“Innisfail Golf Club continues to excel in strategies and enhancement for protection of native plant, animal, and natural ecosystems on the golf course and its property,” said Pick. “Innisfail’s efforts to educate its members and guests show a deeply engrained philosophy of environmental stewardship and recognition of golfs valuable Greenspaces in the community. Innisfail has proven its commitment to environmental protection by certification and re-certification as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.”
“We see the site visit as an important component of a course’s recertification,” stated Karosic. “It provides an objective verification of some of the more visible aspects of the course’s environmental management activities. In addition, it offers an opportunity for golf course representatives to share publicly some of the voluntary actions they have taken to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife, and natural resources around them.”
About Audubon International
Audubon International is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) environmental education organization dedicated to providing people with the education and assistance they need to practice responsible management of land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources. To meet this mission, the organization provides training, services, and a set of award-winning environmental education and certification programs for individuals, organizations, properties, new developments, and entire communities.
For more information, contact Audubon International at 120 Defreest Drive, Troy, NY 12180, (518) 767-9051, e-mail at acsp@auduboninternational.org, or visit the website at www.auduboninternational.org.
The golf course was originally designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2004, and is one of 17 in Alberta and 869 courses in the world to receive the honor. Courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program.
Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and receive recognition for their efforts. To reach certification, a course must demonstrate that they are maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.
"Innisfail Golf Club shown a strong commitment to its environmental program. They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property," said Laura Karosic, Associate Director of Environmental Programs at Audubon International.
After designation, courses go through a recertification process every two years. This year the recertification process required a visit by a local community representative. Jason Pick, Instructor in the School of Environment at Olds College, was given a tour of the course and sent his observations to Audubon International.
“Innisfail Golf Club continues to excel in strategies and enhancement for protection of native plant, animal, and natural ecosystems on the golf course and its property,” said Pick. “Innisfail’s efforts to educate its members and guests show a deeply engrained philosophy of environmental stewardship and recognition of golfs valuable Greenspaces in the community. Innisfail has proven its commitment to environmental protection by certification and re-certification as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.”
“We see the site visit as an important component of a course’s recertification,” stated Karosic. “It provides an objective verification of some of the more visible aspects of the course’s environmental management activities. In addition, it offers an opportunity for golf course representatives to share publicly some of the voluntary actions they have taken to protect and sustain the land, water, wildlife, and natural resources around them.”
About Audubon International
Audubon International is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) environmental education organization dedicated to providing people with the education and assistance they need to practice responsible management of land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources. To meet this mission, the organization provides training, services, and a set of award-winning environmental education and certification programs for individuals, organizations, properties, new developments, and entire communities.
For more information, contact Audubon International at 120 Defreest Drive, Troy, NY 12180, (518) 767-9051, e-mail at acsp@auduboninternational.org, or visit the website at www.auduboninternational.org.
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