Monarchs in the Rough is an environmental initiative led by Audubon International, focused on protecting and restoring important habitats for monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The program connects and supports superintendents and other golf course staff as they plan, install, and manage habitat projects for the monarch butterfly on their courses.
As part of our new FairWays Foundation Grant, we are welcoming golf courses (ACSP members and non members) who are not already enrolled in this important environmental initiative. As a new Monarchs in the Rough member courses will receive a MITR sign as well as regionally appropriate milkweed seed – enough to establish an acre of high-quality monarch habitat to US states West of the Mississippi & Great Lakes when planted with wildflowers supplied by the course. Larger projects are encouraged. Milkweed-only plantings can be supported in other areas on a case by case basis through other sources of funding as they become available & are a wonderful compliment to a local pollinator mix.
