Golf Summerlin earned a Las Vegas Water Hero Award in 2015 from the Water Conservation Coalition of the Southern Nevada Water Authority for its water-conservation initiatives.
Tucson Golf Complex Joins Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
Program helps existing golf courses develop effective conservation and wildlife enhancement programs and achieve recognition for their efforts. Once the course has been recognized in all categories and received a site visit from Audubon International staff they are designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Roaring Fork Club’s Housing Project Gets Grant to Go Green
The Basalt, Colo. property will get $110,000 from a community organization to go towards its spending of an estimated $320,000 on a solar photovoltaic system that will reduce carbon emissions. The system will generate the equivalent of 63 percent of the energy demand from the affordable-housing complex that Roaring Fork is building to house city…
Minnesota Superintendents Seek to Change “Water Waster” Tag
The local chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is taking proactive measures to move club and golf courses up the list for priority access to water when drought restrictions are in place. Using the theme that their properties are “your communities’ largest rain garden,” the chapter is pushing for a new “environmental…
PBS Program Puts Spotlight on San Diego Superintendents
In an episode called “Growing a Greener Golf Course,” the regular horticulture and gardening show “A Growing Passion” of KPBS, the San Diego PBS affiliate, highlighted how the golf industry is focusing on the environment through the work of superintendents at five properties, including The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, Shady Canyon GC, Palos Verdes…
Report: Phoenix Golf Courses Top National Water Usage List
Golf courses in Maricopa County, Ariz., used an average of more than 80 million gallons of water daily for irrigation, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which is more than double the consumption of second-ranked Riverside County, Calif.
Rain Bird Expands Water Conservation Website
To mark Smart Irrigation Month, information provided for the “25 Ways to Save 25 [Percent]” program now includes additional water-saving tips and advice for golf courses and other properties.
Santa Ana (Calif.) CC Makes “Radical Change” to Conserve Water
The 114-year-old property is ripping out 30 acres of turf, draining five artificial lakes, installing a new irrigation system and removing hundreds of non-native trees as part of an $8 million project that is expected to cut water use by a third.
The Resort at Pelican Hill Conserves with Recycled Water, Rainwater Collection
In a recent NPR report about golf courses in California, the Newport Beach, Calif., property explained how it saves 50 million gallons of water each year, partially through targeted irrigation.
New Emergency Drought Rules Proposed by California State Water Board
The draft regulations would require golf courses using private wells and other commercial properties relying on an “independent source of water supply” to limit irrigation to two days a week or achieve a 25 percent reduction in water use.
Coachella Valley Water District Offers Rebate for Turf Removal
Through a state grant, the water district will offer cash rebates of up to $15,000 per acre (up to a maximum of seven acres per golf property) to encourage the area’s 123 golf courses to remove grass and replace it with desert landscaping.
East Austin Golf Course Project Could be “Water Neutral”
The latest proposal for the $30 million project, which includes two golf courses overlooking Walter E. Long Lake, would reduce irrigation at other city-run golf courses to free up water.
Carmel Mountain Ranch CC Closes for $4M Conservation Project
The San Diego property will reopen December 20, after removing 50.5 acres of turf and redesigning the course, with a goal of reducing water usage by 35 million gallons annually.
Bluejack National Registers as Member of Audubon Classic Program
The Montgomery, Texas project, which will feature the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the U.S., is the first property in Texas to register for the environmental group’s program, which is designed to help developers focus on natural resource management.
Robinson Ranch GC Plans Periodic Closures
In response to the statewide drought, the Santa Clarita, Calif., property is “electing to alternate being closed certain days during the month” to conserve water.