This Week In Green Golf is a weekly segment that reviews news stories about environmental issues facing the golf industry. Information for this post is gathered from the largest news agencies to the smallest blogs.
March 15, 2011 — Irrigation is one of the most controversial aspects in the sustainable management of golf courses. Researchers from the Canary Islands have spent 25 years analyzing the practices relating to ... > full story
Q&A with Rick Peruzzi, South Portland's head sports turf manager - KeepMEcurrent.com
SOUTH PORTLAND - With the weather warming up and the vernal equinox mere days a way, spring is in the air. In South Portland, the transition from winter to spring could not be made possible without Rick Perruzzi, the city's head sports turf manager who for the last decade has been getting athletic fields ready for athletes young and old. Recently Perruzzi's work was recognized when ecomaine awarded him the 2011 eco-Excellence award for South Portland due to his use of organic turf management products.
Iceland's golf courses pledge to achieve GEO Certified status
Sustainable golf leadership was demonstrated on an unprecedented scale as every one of Iceland's 62 golf clubs pledged to achieve the GEO Certified™award. The move has been driven by the Icelandic Golf Union - the country's administrator of the ...WorldGolf.com
Toro Turf Guard Soil Sensors
posted by David Phipps at Stone Creek Golf Club - 22 hours ago
We recently had two demo soil sensors installed in our nursery outside of our shop to see how we could implement them in our day to day irrigation activities. So far it has been interesting comparing the d...
Q&A with Rick Peruzzi, South Portland's head sports turf manager - KeepMEcurrent.com
SOUTH PORTLAND - With the weather warming up and the vernal equinox mere days a way, spring is in the air. In South Portland, the transition from winter to spring could not be made possible without Rick Perruzzi, the city's head sports turf manager who for the last decade has been getting athletic fields ready for athletes young and old. Recently Perruzzi's work was recognized when ecomaine awarded him the 2011 eco-Excellence award for South Portland due to his use of organic turf management products.
posted by Nicholas Folk at The Minikahda Club Grounds Department - 2 days ago
After 15 years of abuse from the wildlife on the golf course it was time to replace our bird feeders. Typically we feed the birds throughout the winter months(November - March) as part of our Certified Aud...
Iceland's golf courses pledge to achieve GEO Certified status
Sustainable golf leadership was demonstrated on an unprecedented scale as every one of Iceland's 62 golf clubs pledged to achieve the GEO Certified™award. The move has been driven by the Icelandic Golf Union - the country's administrator of the ...WorldGolf.com
Even 'Green' Golf Courses Waste Water - GreenBiz.com
It will come as no surprise to hear that golf courses are not particularly sustainable. In addition to taking up a large amount of resources and real estate that could be put to more productive or even more ecosystem-beneficial uses, golf courses can often be found in already water-stressed areas, adding insult to injury, from an environmental standpoint.
It will come as no surprise to hear that golf courses are not particularly sustainable. In addition to taking up a large amount of resources and real estate that could be put to more productive or even more ecosystem-beneficial uses, golf courses can often be found in already water-stressed areas, adding insult to injury, from an environmental standpoint.
Toro Turf Guard Soil Sensors
posted by David Phipps at Stone Creek Golf Club - 22 hours ago
We recently had two demo soil sensors installed in our nursery outside of our shop to see how we could implement them in our day to day irrigation activities. So far it has been interesting comparing the d...
Cerabino: It's only natural: Tear up state parks for golf courses
Palm Beach Post - No golf courses in our state parks. That's right. Florida has 160 state parks, where you'll find all manifestations of "nature," but not a single pesticide-soaked, fresh-water-sucking, bulldozer-carved golf course. Not to mention the appalling lack of ...Palm Beach Post View related stories »
Sprayer servicing and calibration - Pitchcare (press release)
I see many occasions where simple changes can improve the application of pesticide in a much safer and more cost effectively way.
No Golf Courses in Florida Panther Habitat
Care2.com - One of the biggest threats to the very small and precarious population of wildFlorida panthers is habitat loss. Obviously, creating five golf courses in their habitat would have been very damaging to them as it would have eaten up already dwindling ...Care2.com
Less-toxic lawns in Maryland
Fertilizer runoff occurs when rainfall or snowmelt washes away excess fertilizer from our lawns, golfcourses and parks. It can also occur when the excess fertilizer seeps into groundwater. After it is dissolved, the nutrients in the fertilizer can ...Baltimore Sun
Not So Eagle Eyed: New Study Reveals Why Birds Collide With Human-Made Objects
ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2011) — From office block windows to power lines and wind turbines, many species of bird are prone to colliding with large human-made objects, many of which appear difficult not to notice to human eyes. A new study recently published in IBIS outlines a new approach to understanding how birds see the world and why they find pylons and turbines so hard to avoid.
Spring Fruit Tree CarePalm Beach Post - No golf courses in our state parks. That's right. Florida has 160 state parks, where you'll find all manifestations of "nature," but not a single pesticide-soaked, fresh-water-sucking, bulldozer-carved golf course. Not to mention the appalling lack of ...Palm Beach Post View related stories »
Sprayer servicing and calibration - Pitchcare (press release)
I see many occasions where simple changes can improve the application of pesticide in a much safer and more cost effectively way.
No Golf Courses in Florida Panther Habitat
Care2.com - One of the biggest threats to the very small and precarious population of wildFlorida panthers is habitat loss. Obviously, creating five golf courses in their habitat would have been very damaging to them as it would have eaten up already dwindling ...Care2.com
Less-toxic lawns in Maryland
Fertilizer runoff occurs when rainfall or snowmelt washes away excess fertilizer from our lawns, golfcourses and parks. It can also occur when the excess fertilizer seeps into groundwater. After it is dissolved, the nutrients in the fertilizer can ...Baltimore Sun
Not So Eagle Eyed: New Study Reveals Why Birds Collide With Human-Made Objects
ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2011) — From office block windows to power lines and wind turbines, many species of bird are prone to colliding with large human-made objects, many of which appear difficult not to notice to human eyes. A new study recently published in IBIS outlines a new approach to understanding how birds see the world and why they find pylons and turbines so hard to avoid.
posted by Herbarium at Eat Your Landscape - 15 hours agoIf the coldest weather is likely past and the buds on your trees are expanding now is the time to prune most of your fruit trees. Apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, and apricots should all be prune...
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Tallahassee shoves a fertilizer bill down locals' throats - Tampabay.com
Bill targets limits on lawn fertilizer - Annapolis Capital
MINTER: Moisture and acidity are keys in fighting moss - BCLocalNews
Jack Nicklaus Golf Bill Withdrawn - WCTV
Mechanics by the numbers - Golf Course Industry Magazine
Turf Care Supply Corporation to be Featured on Upcoming Episode of American Farmer -PR-USA.net (press release)
Q and A: Gary Player on American obesity, Tiger and grandkids - USA Today
No Golf Courses in Florida Panther Habitat - Care2.com
Auction: Fly with Harrison Ford, golf with Bill Clinton to help environment -The Canadian Press
Bill targets limits on lawn fertilizer - Annapolis Capital
MINTER: Moisture and acidity are keys in fighting moss - BCLocalNews
Jack Nicklaus Golf Bill Withdrawn - WCTV
Mechanics by the numbers - Golf Course Industry Magazine
Turf Care Supply Corporation to be Featured on Upcoming Episode of American Farmer -PR-USA.net (press release)
Q and A: Gary Player on American obesity, Tiger and grandkids - USA Today
No Golf Courses in Florida Panther Habitat - Care2.com
Auction: Fly with Harrison Ford, golf with Bill Clinton to help environment -The Canadian Press
2 Comments:
The article "Even 'Green' Golf Courses Waste Water" is a brutal article. How can a university researcher who studied one golf course for 25 years "extrapolate the data"... I'm sorry, but in high school I learned that extrapolation is not something to base theories on.
haha...you mean it's not okay to extrapolate data that helps you prove a point? But without that, you need to do actual research and compare results without a bias, that's too much work.
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