Making a Difference 📣
The TurfMutt Foundation encourages outdoor learning experiences, stewardship of our green spaces and care for all living landscapes by teaching about the outdoors and educating citizens about how to help sustain a greener, healthier quality of life for this and future generations.
Outdoor learning 🪴
TurfMutt has partnered with Scholastic, Discovery Education and Weekly Reader to hold sweepstakes and contests in which educators and students entered to win grants to expand or develop their school’s outdoor green space for better outdoor learning.
Global Learning 🌎
The Foundation, through its youth education resources, teaches students and teachers how to “save the planet, one yard, park or school yard at a time” and offers educational materials aligned with STEM for K-8 educators and students through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Global Learning Lab. The program has reached more than 70 million kids, teachers and families with their youth education materials.
TurfMutt has been an education resource at the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Apple, the Center for Green Schools, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids, the National Energy Education Development (NEED) project, Climate Change Live, Petfinder and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mulligan’s Mutt Madness
The TurfMutt Foundation produces a dog adoption event through a partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society every fall at the award-winning trade show, Equip Exposition. More than 60 dogs have found their “fur-ever” homes through this event.
At Equip Exposition, TurfMutt also sponsors a 5K Fun Run & Walk over the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge to raise funds for the Kentucky Humane Society.
Sign up for Mutt Mail, a monthly email newsletter, and read how the Mutt Madness Alumni dogs are doing.
TurfMutt’s Howl of Fame Alumni 🐶
Pet adoption is at the heart of the TurfMutt Foundation. After all, the TurfMutt spokesdogs have always been rescue pups!
Carly Fern
Adopted October 2018
Charlie
Adopted October 2018
Forrest
Adopted October 2018
Lilah
Adopted October 2018
Maple
Adopted October 2018
Abe
Adopted October 2019
Bailey
Adopted October 2019
Clover
Adopted October 2019
Jovial
Adopted October 2019
Mama
Adopted October 2019
Mulligan
Adopted October 2019
Oliver
Adopted October 2019
Rocky
Adopted October 2019
Mama
Adopted October 2019
Ace
Adopted October 2021
Bourbon
Adopted October 2021
Everest
Adopted October 2021
Gizmo
Adopted October 2021
Gracie Lou
Adopted October 2021
Kaia
Adopted October 2021
Keegan
Adopted October 2021
Louie
Adopted October 2021
Mosby
Adopted October 2021
Rudy
Adopted October 2021
Johnny
Adopted October 2022
Karolina
Adopted October 2022
Ma'am
Adopted October 2022
Marco
Adopted October 2022
Penny
Adopted October 2022
Prince
Adopted October 2022
Vinny
Adopted October 2022
Winston
Adopted October 2022
Gunner
Adopted October 2023
Odin & Ivar
Adopted October 2023
Rocco
Adopted October 2023
Spud
Adopted October 2023
Winston
Adopted October 2023
Lucky Dog TV Show 📺
“Spokesdog” Mulligan the TurfMutt has been frequently featured in episodes of the Lucky Dog TV show produced by Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) where rescue dogs find their new homes and families nationwide learn to better appreciate the outdoor spaces they steward.
Lucky Dog is an Emmy award-winning show that has been part of the CBS Saturday morning lineup for eleven seasons.
Mulligan’s Bark Park 🛝
“Mulligan’s Bark Park,” a dog park in downtown Louisville on Fourth Street has happy dog tails wagging. Built on a lot belonging to the City of Louisville, the park, supported by TurfMutt, provides a place for dogs to socialize off-leash, have some fun and get exercise.
