Audubon Recognition - Youghiogheny Country Club

Audubon International

~Special Recognition for YCC~

The Youghiogheny Country Club Golf Course, maintained by Valleycrest Golf Course Maintenance, has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Participation is designed to help course personnel plan, organize, implement, and document a comprehensive environmental management program and recieve 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 Conversation, and Water Quality Management.

"Youghiogheny Country Club has shown 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 Jim Sluiter, Staff Ecologist at Audubon International.

Youghiogheny Country Club is one of 21 courses in Pennsylvania and 699 courses in the world to receive the honor. Golf courses from the United States, Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia have also achieved certification in the program. The golf course was designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2006. After designation, courses go through a recertification process every two years.

This year, the recertification process, coordinated by Tobin W. Ross, Superintendent at Youghiogheny Country Club, required a visit by a local environmental expert. Jeff Hunt, Director of Purple Martin Preservation Alliance conducted the site visit and sent his observations to Audubon International. The golf course contains a variety of nestboxes on the property for native bird populations and serves as a valuable source of habitat for these species.

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