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The most difficult challenge we face is trying to convince the public that we do things right," said Canyon Meadows course superintendent Ken MacKenzie. "The perception is that we go out and blanket-spray 2,4-D and Killex wall to wall. Well, it's not the case; a) it's expensive, and b) I'm only a steward of the course. I have absolutely no right to pollute the property or the environment.
"We spot-spray; we don't spray an entire fairway if there are only three dandelions on it."
In fact, golf course operators are taking the environment into consideration more than ever as they try to find the balance
between keeping green and, well, keeping green.
"We just have to think more about the big picture, and think about how everything you do golf videos
influences the community and the environment around you," said Harvest Hills superintendent Sean O'Connor.
And that doesn't just mean day-to-day operations. Thinking green often begins as early as the design phase of a golf course.
That means integrating native grasses into the course that don't need to be watered or fertilized. That means a drainage system that puts less of a strain on the water supply. And it means choosing strains of grass that work best in the Alberta weather.
"We have to (be responsible), based on public perception," said Dean Ross, the superintendent at the new Lakes of Muirfield course near Lyalta.
"We typically get a lot of the negative press; people say we're over-watering, over-fertilizing, over-using chemicals and all that stuff. To be honest, I think golf courses are good about using
water and chemicals because we have to track everything, we have to send reports to Alberta Environment."
Alberta's dry climate actually has some advantages for courses, especially when it comes to pest management; the humidity of Ontario, for instance, produces far more chemical-management issues golf videos online
And as a rule, most courses try to find natural alternatives whenever possible.
"I think it's a bit of a fallacy," said Terry Boldt, the manager of golf course operations for the City of Calgary, of perceived chemical dependence. "We don't want to apply those types of chemicals. Every time you do that, it has a negative impact on the health of the turf. So there's no easy way out in the management of turf."
The city courses actually are ahead of the curve in environmental thinking, having achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2002 for its environmental management program.
It's an ongoing process, said Boldt; for instance, the city is looking at a way to integrate the watering system for both its Lakeview course and Glenmore Athletic Park to cut down on the use of treated water.
Irrigation is the biggest environmental concern when it comes to courses, as they try to deal with Alberta's notoriously dry climate golf videos
"It's always a fine line; the golf courses are so beautiful in our market, and there's an expectation, much more in Canada and North America than in other parts of the world, that courses need to be green," said Harvest Hills general manager Bob Genoway. "So we're faced with that, and Mother Nature doesn't always comply with our wishes. So we use water, but the systems now are all computerized, and there is not a lot of waste. There's always a purpose for it."
"We spot-spray; we don't spray an entire fairway if there are only three dandelions on it."
In fact, golf course operators are taking the environment into consideration more than ever as they try to find the balance
between keeping green and, well, keeping green.
"We just have to think more about the big picture, and think about how everything you do golf videos
influences the community and the environment around you," said Harvest Hills superintendent Sean O'Connor.
And that doesn't just mean day-to-day operations. Thinking green often begins as early as the design phase of a golf course.
That means integrating native grasses into the course that don't need to be watered or fertilized. That means a drainage system that puts less of a strain on the water supply. And it means choosing strains of grass that work best in the Alberta weather.
"We have to (be responsible), based on public perception," said Dean Ross, the superintendent at the new Lakes of Muirfield course near Lyalta.
"We typically get a lot of the negative press; people say we're over-watering, over-fertilizing, over-using chemicals and all that stuff. To be honest, I think golf courses are good about using
water and chemicals because we have to track everything, we have to send reports to Alberta Environment."
Alberta's dry climate actually has some advantages for courses, especially when it comes to pest management; the humidity of Ontario, for instance, produces far more chemical-management issues golf videos online
And as a rule, most courses try to find natural alternatives whenever possible.
"I think it's a bit of a fallacy," said Terry Boldt, the manager of golf course operations for the City of Calgary, of perceived chemical dependence. "We don't want to apply those types of chemicals. Every time you do that, it has a negative impact on the health of the turf. So there's no easy way out in the management of turf."
The city courses actually are ahead of the curve in environmental thinking, having achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2002 for its environmental management program.
It's an ongoing process, said Boldt; for instance, the city is looking at a way to integrate the watering system for both its Lakeview course and Glenmore Athletic Park to cut down on the use of treated water.
Irrigation is the biggest environmental concern when it comes to courses, as they try to deal with Alberta's notoriously dry climate golf videos
"It's always a fine line; the golf courses are so beautiful in our market, and there's an expectation, much more in Canada and North America than in other parts of the world, that courses need to be green," said Harvest Hills general manager Bob Genoway. "So we're faced with that, and Mother Nature doesn't always comply with our wishes. So we use water, but the systems now are all computerized, and there is not a lot of waste. There's always a purpose for it."
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