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Growing Greener Golf Courses (Part Two)
While most golf courses seek to be efficient and resourceful with their inputs, monocultural grass production (i.e., the model of a typical non-diverse golf course that requires significant inputs) can be inherently antagonistic to the principles of nature. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag, LLC can help us understand the principles of nature, and how those principles can become the best friends of natural, efficient, and sustainably profitable golf course management!
Next on the Tee… ChatGPT
Golf and AI merge. Green sustainability thrives. Nature and tech unite.
(The following article was written by artificial intelligence and edited by Andre Paul)
Environmental Stewardship STEMs from Golf’s Status as a Living Classroom
Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. hosted a GCSAA First Green event in conjunction with National Golf Day. The program is an innovative educational initiative that combines golf and environmental stewardship to provide hands-on learning experiences for students. Through field trips to local golf courses, students get the opportunity to learn about various aspects of golf course management and environmental sustainability. They participate in activities that showcase the tools and methods used by golf course superintendents to manage golf courses while emphasizing the importance of environmental conservation and the role golf courses play in preserving natural resources, managing ecosystems, and promoting biodiversity.
Muni Golf Field Trip - Central Florida Edition
A trip home to Central Florida led to my inaugural Muni Golf Field Trip where I traveled to three Orlando-area municipal courses to learn, observe and connect with fellow municipal golf stakeholders.
Growing ‘Greener’ Golf Courses (Part One)
If we cast our gaze from the conventional wisdom of golf course management over to the quickly ballooning adoption of regenerative principles and practices in agriculture, we may find ways, completely out of the box, to think about and manage our courses differently (and perhaps a lot more profitably).
Hemp in the Golf Industry: A “Fore”-father of Greenspace Efficiency?
Not all weeds are made equal. One weed (hemp) might actually become your most valuable source of cost reduction while generating multiple streams of revenue on the land your golf course isn’t currently using.
Sustainability Spotlight: The PGA Works Program
The PGA of America is one of golf’s biggest and oldest governing bodies and with over 29,000 worldwide members (about 23,000 in the US) who manage and operate golf courses while growing participation in the game. However, of the 29,000 members, fewer than 10% of them are women and less than 1% are African American. In this issue of Sustainability Spotlight series, we dive into the PGA of America’s initiatives to build a more diverse and inclusive golf professional workforce.
A Racial Gap You Might Not Know About
Golf can address a key disparity among Black and White Americans. The COVID pandemic resulted in hospitalization rates among African-Americans more than double that of the overall population. Golf can address (and already does address) key factors that lead to general health disparities among racial groups in America.
Building Dr. King’s ‘Beloved Community’ Through Municipal Golf
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday dedicated as a National Day of Service. Volunteering and offering community service functions as a tangible way to celebrate the life and legacy of one of our country’s most important civil rights leaders. In Washington, D.C., we are bringing Dr. King’s vision of The Beloved Community to life through acts of service at municipal golf courses.
My Own “Happy Place”
We want to live better, healthier lives that don’t cost the Earth, ultimately so that future generations can also live better, healthier lives. Andre investigates his lifestyle and eco-footprint to find ways to improve in 2023.