Audubon International

Audubon International is a not for profit 501(c)(3) environmental education organization based in Selkirk, New York. Established in 1987, the organization has helped thousands of communities, developments, resorts and golf courses in 30 countries to plan and implement sustainable natural resource management practices, as well as receive public recognition (through rigorous certification processes) for employing sound environmental stewardship. It is the first organization to team up with the golf industry in educating members of the golf world about environmental issues and possible solutions that simultaneously advance ecological, economic and social goals.

The organization is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society. Some have suggested that it is using the Audubon name to confuse consumers, potential donors and program members. However, proponents of the organization's work emphasize that Audubon International does not advocate transferring wildlife habitat (or other naturalized areas) into golf courses, residential areas, or other forms of development. Instead, Audubon International works with property managers to avoid or minimize the negative environmental impacts of development and other land use practices on those properties for which development already exists or is going to soon exist. The National Audubon Society sued to prevent the organization from using the Audubon name, but in 1991 a judge ruled that the National Audubon Society did not hold an exclusive right to the name Audubon, and had not shown that the use of the name by Audubon International was causing confusion.