​Park Ridge Golf Course and Southwinds Golf Course ranked among the top three in the nation in the Audubon International BioBlitz 2016 campaign held in April.

Park Ridge finished second among all golf courses in number of participants in the BioBlitz campaign as it had 121 people take part. The group identified 130 unique species of flora and fauna that call the facility home.

After finishing first in the nation in participants in 2015 with 49 participants, Southwinds was just behind Park Ridge this year as it was third with 110 contributors. The Southwinds group identified 152 species of plants and animals around the course.

Audubon International’s BioBlitz 2016 campaign was designed to challenge golf courses to engage with their surrounding communities and local wildlife experts to identify species of plants and animals on the course grounds. The program’s goal is to educate the public on how much work is involved for golf course staff to practice environmental-friendly practices in maintaining a golf facility.