Winnetka Golf Club in Illinois has earned the prestigious Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification, recognizing its outstanding environmental stewardship. The club’s initiatives include enhancing wildlife habitats, supporting pollinators, and implementing eco-friendly maintenance practices. Significant achievements include installing butterfly gardens, songbird nest boxes, and structures for avian species and bats, as well as naturalizing shorelines to promote biodiversity. This certification reflects the club’s commitment to balancing recreation with environmental conservation.

Flat Creek Country Club, led by superintendent Harold Ammons, has embraced Audubon International certification to enhance environmental stewardship. Initiatives include installing bluebird boxes, participating in the Monarchs in the Rough program to support monarch butterflies, protecting turtle habitats, maintaining honeybee hives, and planning for Purple Martin bird feeders. These efforts exemplify how golf courses can balance recreation with environmental conservation.