Monday, July 27, 2009

In these times of economic uncertainty, business owners are looking for ways to save money while driving their business forward. Demonstrating environmental stewardship is a progressive way of accomplishing this. While maintenance of the golf course is the largest and most important expense for any property, cost savings can be realized by maintaining golf courses to internationally recognized environmental standards. The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses is a 6-step process structured to help golf course superintendents to maintain product quality while establishing and implementing a site-specific environmental plan that will reduce maintenance costs.

The environmental movement has gathered momentum over the past few years and it is not going to slow down. This has caused tremendous pressure from governments and the public for perceived harm against the environment on the part of golf courses. The golf industry must get on board to show what great stewards of the environment the industry has become. In order to survive in the 21st century it is imperative that golf course be regarded as environmental sanctuaries.

The main difficulty with the Audubon program is that it is a very time consuming process. A province wide survey of golf course superintendents revealed that one of the major factors preventing Audubon certification is a lack of time too plan, implement and document all that is required. Hiring Greenside to consult on the Audubon process and perform all of the documentation will eliminate this problem and save money. This allows the superintendent to concentrate on the day-to-day business of maintaining the golf course.

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