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October 7, 2011 -- Volume 49, Number 40
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On Course With Nature - Tell Your Story With Pictures | Photographic displays with the environmental message by Joellen Lampman, Program Director of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, Audubon International |
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Educational posters can be displayed in locker rooms, eating areas, the maintenance facility, bulletin boards, kiosks, bathrooms, or wherever there is free vertical space. Posters are a great way to generate interest in your stewardship endeavors.
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As the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But the power of a picture is far greater than a thousand words. Pictures speak to the masses and are an excellent way to educate patrons and the general public about your environmental stewardship efforts. They do not, however, do you much good if they remain in your camera, on your computer, or in a box on a shelf in your office. Here are some examples of how Audubon International members have used photographs.
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It Is Closing In On Budget Time
| Think the economy is tough now - check out how courses had to improvise in the past
by the Green Section staff
| The weather difficulties of the past year have temporarily distracted many of us from the economic challenges facing facilities across the country. But this is not the first time leaders have had to make hard decisions when it comes to taking care of the course they love. In March of 1942 an article ran in the USGA publication, Timely Turf Topics, and was entitled, "War Time Maintenance".
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Soldiers at the Gordon Lakes Golf Club, Fort Gordon, Georgia in 1942
| Everyone concerned with the care and management of a golf course should take the time to read this article. For one thing, it helps to remind us that as tough as things might seem today there have been much worse times through which the game has endured. Secondly, and somewhat surprisingly, the article offers many suggestions that are still applicable today that we can all learn from. The following topics are discussed in the article:
- Fertilizing Program Requires Careful Consideration
- Reducing Fairway Maintenance Costs
- Don't Neglect The Rough
- Sand Traps
- By-pass The Water Hazard
- Conserve Fungicides
- Vigilance For Turf Pests Necessary
- Cutting Greens
- Can Watering Be Reduced?
- Reduce The Size Of Greens
- Avoid Alterations
- Mowing Height
Take a minute or two to peruse the article (you will need to scroll down a page to find the article). You are guaranteed to get a laugh or two and you might even find a few good ideas to help you as you look for ways to trim your budget for 2012. Read the article |
Free USGA Green Section Webcast The Impact of Drought on Golf Course Trees
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 10:00 CDT | It is not too late to help one of your course's most valuable assets by Dr. Todd Watson, PhD, BCMA |
![Drought stressed trees](http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs003/1103157499740/img/429.jpg?a=1108007124871) | Trees suffer in a drought also. Be sure to attend this free webcast on how to help your trees. |
The recent drought has had a devastating impact on trees on many golf courses in the South, but eventually all golf courses have to deal with drought-stress to plants at some time or another. Several cost-effective strategies can be utilized to limit tree losses. This webcast will provide information about how to reduce drought stress to trees and how to help stressed trees recover.
Dr. W. Todd Watson, PhD has been an international plant health care consultant for over 25 years and provides consulting services to numerous companies and properties throughout the United States and other countries. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University where he was named a Montague Teaching Scholar in 2005. In addition, he is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and is the President of the ISA Texas Chapter. He is an ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist (TX-0974b) and was voted Texas Arborist of the Year in 2003. He was authored several articles in research journals and professional publications, and he has provided numerous tree and landscape presentations throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico.
To attend this webcast you will have to have the following:
- A Windows-based PC with Internet Explorer as your web browser.
- Speakers hooked up to your computer.
- Microsoft Live Meeting CLIENT (not the web console) installed on your computer. Here is a link to check your system which will help you install the Live Meeting CLIENT on your computer. Please do this well before the webcast since it will be impossible to provide technical support the morning of the presentation.
- (For more information on attending USGA Green Section webcasts please follow this link.)
Here is the link to join meeting on October 14, 2011 at 10:00 CDT
Join the webcast on The Impact of Drought on Trees
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Regional Updates
| Mid-Atlantic Region by Stanley J. Zontek, director
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A Change In The Weather
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You can always tell it is fall by the long shadows of the lower sun angle. The atmosphere is cooling, the leaves are starting to drop, and there is a chill in the air that is welcomed by all.
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Weather has a huge impact on all that we do out on the golf course, whether it involves growing grass or playing the game. There are always those days that you feel you know that a change is in the air.
This type of weather change occurred in the middle of August this year, when record-breaking summer heat finally broke. Temperatures moderated, and in most parts of the country it began to rain and cool down. As a side note, it kept raining and raining, and it still is raining in some areas.
The fall weather arrived this past weekend, and one forecaster even said, "There may be a few flakes of wet snow up in the mountains." The fall golf season has arrived. Pack those short-sleeved golf shirts and unpack your sweaters and windbreakers. It is a change for the better.
Golf course superintendents will also feel the change in weather. For one thing, the leaves will begin to fall, creating one of the great challenges of the fall -- leaf removal, leaf mulching, and leaf disposing. You might even begin to hear about implementing the "leaf rule."
Read the rest of this update
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