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Why It’s Crucial to be Environmentally Sensitive While Providing the Best...
Just as 20th-century golf course superintendents strove to produce the highest-quality golf courses possible, their colleagues do the same today. However, today’s superintendent is pulling double duty:...
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Tools for Sustainable Communication
The goal of golf course agronomists worldwide hasn’t changed much during the last century — develop better grasses that use less water and pesticides, that are able to withstand environmental...
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How the Sharp Park Golf Course Was Saved Along with Habitat for Two...
This was no long, strange trip. It was a long, tough fight. A 10-year battle came to an end in early March when the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 to protect and preserve the Sharp Park...
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How to Minimize Your Carbon Footprint
Concerns about the impact of climate change have grown rapidly in recent years, but superintendents were working to reduce the carbon footprint of their courses long before it became trendy. Following...
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It’s Time to Focus on Career Sustainability
Over the past decade or so, there has been a significant accumulation of research, writing, discussion and education on the subject of sustainability. I think the volume of information is so great that...
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How Charleston Springs Golf Complex Created A Sustainable Design
Mark Mungeam, ASGCA member and owner of Mungeam Cornish Golf Design in Douglas, Massachusetts, likes a challenge. That’s a good thing, because he faced a big one when he was hired to design a...
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Sustainable Golf Is The Environmental Movement That Might Make Your Life
For the most part, superintendents are not involved in the design stage of golf course construction, although there are some exceptions. Usually, superintendents come along after the course has been...
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Reduce Water, Energy While Improving Aesthetics
The situation A plan for renovation of the Ole Miss Golf Course in Oxford, Mississippi (owned by the University of Mississippi) called for more efficient irrigation solutions. The source for irrigation...
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How Several Courses Maintain Natural Settings With Volunteer Help
There are few labor sources as attractive to management as free volunteer labor. The next best thing is local labor committed to maintaining a clean and green environment. Several courses have found...
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A Design That Works With Mother Nature
Bill Love, ASGCA, designed Hunting Hawk Golf Club in Glen Allen, Virginia, with a particular sensitivity to environmental issues due to the site’s existing characteristics and its location adjacent to...
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