The US Golf Assn (USGA) is among the golf groups that are sponsoring programs to promote sound environmental practices at golf courses. The USGA Green Section provides advice on golf course maintenance and funds turf research programs. Another program aids wildlife management.
Golf course can play an integral role in improving the environmental standing of many recreational facilities nationwide. What's most needed is a bit of planning, a core group of hard-working folks, and an underlying commitment to setting and achieving goals.
The idea of golf courses benefitting the environment is quite a departure from what we see and hear in much of the media these days. Major newspapers ...