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.