Category 14 – Resource Conservation
|
|
Name: Mary
Elizabeth Sullivan
Club: Granite
Club
Description: This
there hour event was staged to raise awareness of
environmental issues within the city of Toronto and
the world as a whole. With the assistance of
the Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority,
members were informed on ways they can save the environment. Exhibits
were set up to educate on various issues including
dealing with organic gardening, clean air and water,
solar power, clean energy, recycling, and reducing
harmful emissions.
Implementation: Marketing
material including posters were placed throughout
the club several weeks in advance to inform the members
about the Fair. In addition, postcards were
mailed to members and left around the club. The
Granite Environmental Fair was also featured on the
club’s website. At the Granite Environmental
Fair, members visited exhibitors who showcased their
ideas and solution on dealing with organic gardening,
clean air and water, solar power, clean energy, recycling,
and reducing harmful emissions.
|
|

|
Name: David Hilliard Club: Chevy Chase
Club Description: Trees are Chevy Chase
Club’s
oldest assets, as well as one of its most valued
resources. Many have historical importance
such as the Taft Elm, planed at the Club by President
Taft or the Black Gum tree which was thought to have
stood on the property since the time of George Washington. By
propagating these magnificent elder giants, future
generations of Club members will continue to enjoy
their genetic wisdom and beauty. Implementation: The
Club joined with the Champion Tree project, an international
organization whose mission is to protect, propagate
and planet a living legacy of our champion trees. Champion,
with our staffs help took over 1000 cuttings. The
trees will grow for two years and then be planted
in groves both at the Club and within our community. The
Garden and Grounds Committee and the membership as
a whole are excited about preserving these resources
for future generations. |
|
|
Name: Craig Martin
Club: The Ritz-Carlton
Golf Club and Spa
Description: Protecting
the environment and promoting Audubon golf course
maintenance has guidelines for mowing, spraying and
testing, which are strictly adhered to.
Implementation: Walking/biking/running
maps were created. Articles on preservation
and wildlife were published. Property received
certification as Audubon sanctuary. Members
are proud o status and attend nature talks/walks. |
|
|
Name: Ross P. Day
Club: The Kansas
City Country Club
Description: Over
the years, the green staff has removed trees on the
golf course due to storm and ice damage, disease,
and over planting. Normally,
these trees have been hauled away by a tree trimming
and removal company. In the past year, the
Kansas City Country Club has put this valuable resource
to a much more practical use. Instead of hauling
them away, the greens staff is now cutting them up
and converting them into firewood for the clubhouse
or chipping them into mulch to use on the golf course
landscape beds.
Implementation: This
program was instituted by transporting the fallen
sections for these diseased or damaged trees back
to the turf care facility. The
bigger sections were cut up and, with the use of
a log splitter, split into firewood to be used in
one of the twelve clubhouse fireplaces. The
pieces too small for firewood are chipped up and
converted into decorative mulch for use on the golf
course. |
|
|
|
|