Southwinds Golf Course was recently honored by Audubon
International for having the most participants in the recent BioBlitz 2015
campaign.
Audubon International’s BioBlitz 2015 campaign, which was held
April 19 through 25, challenged golf courses to engage their surrounding
communities and local wildlife experts to identify species of plants and animals
on the course grounds. In total, more than 3,560 species were identified during
the week-long campaign on the 29 golf courses that participated.
Audubon
International Director of Advancement Joe Madeira traveled to Boca Raton to
present Southwinds with a custom print commissioned by the organization as an
award for the most participants in the BioBlitz 2015 event. The course had 49
community members participate in its identification process. In conjunction with
course superintendent Peter Arvanitis and staff from Palm Beach County Parks and
Recreation Nature Centers, community members found more than 200 species of
plants and animals on course at Southwinds.
“We are very
pleased to present Southwinds with this honor,” said Madeira during the
presentation. “The effort that the staff at Southwinds undertook to get so many
volunteers involved in identifying such a large number of species really speaks
to the great job that Southwinds in particular, and all of the Palm Beach County
golf courses in general, are doing to educate the public on environmental
practices at the various golf courses.”
Southwinds was particularly distinctive as the course was the
only public golf course to win one of the four honors handed out by Audubon
International during its BioBlitz 2015 campaign.
Audubon International is a
not-for-profit 501(c) (3) environmental organization providing people with the
education and assistance they need to practice responsible management of land,
water, wildlife, and other natural resources.
Southwinds Golf Course is
operated by the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department and is located
at 19557 Lyons Rd., Boca Raton, 33434. For additional information on Palm Beach
County Golf Courses and upcoming events and programs, visit www.pbcgolf.com.
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