The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit: How to Build, Implement and Maintain an Environmental Plan for Grounds and Golf Courses

Anthony L. Williams

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 29, 2012 - Gardening - 320 pages

A comprehensive, one-stop guide to environmental stewardship for golf courses and grounds

This highly practical guide covers the full complement of tools green industry professionals need to create a successful environmental program on golf courses and grounds. Written by a leading golf course superintendent and grounds manager, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit offers a comprehensive analysis of all relevant issues, including environmental management, resource management, community engagement, and document management.

The emphasis throughout is on the development of programs that are both sustainable and practical, combining the protection and renewal of environmental systems with a workable business plan. Regulatory issues as well as concerns of owners, customers, and the community at large are also addressed. Clear, pragmatic, up-to-the-minute coverage includes:

• Numerous illustrations, photos, and customizable templates and checklists that readers can use in their own projects

• A system for sorting projects into green, greener, and greenest in order to tailor implementation for different budgets and project complexity

• An in-depth look at site assessment, water quality and conservation, integrated pest management, and wildlife habitat management

• Guidance for developing green public relations and communications skills to promote the project in the community

• Field-tested procedures for building a state-of-the art documentation system for capturing, organizing, and disseminating information

A must-read for golf course superintendents, irrigation specialists, turfgrass specialists, and grounds managers, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit is also useful for landscape architects and designers, grounds owners, developers, builders, contractors, and anyone wishing to be on the cutting edge of sustainability in the green industry.

Contents

• Building a Green Team: 3
• The Environmental Plan Site Assessment: 11
• The Environmental Plan Agronomic Programs: 19
• The Environmental Plan Water Quality: 37
• The Environmental Plan Wildlife: 55
• The Environmental Plan Integrated: 67
• Green Greener Greenest: 83
• Budget Reduction and Contingency: 99
• Human Resources Management: 115
• Resource Management Conclusions: 132
• Summary: 144
• Public Relations and the Green Industry: 145
• Summary: 156
• SECTION 4: 177
• Case Study Documentation and Uses: 203
• Green Greener Greenest: 222
• Professional Associations and Networking: 245
• Roadmaps for SuccessPersonal Success: 257
• Green Greener Greenest: 299

About the author

ANTHONY L. WILLIAMS, CGCS, CGM, is Director of Grounds, Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort, Stone Mountain Inn, and Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is a Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Certified Grounds Manager, Certified Arborist, and graduate of the GCSAA in the Environmental Management Program. Mr. Williams is the recipient of the 2010 GCSAA President's Award for Environmental Stewardship, a frequent contributor to many green industry publications, and is the environmental editor for Golfdom magazine. He was the 2011 Environmental Communicator of the Year for the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit: How to Build, Implement and Maintain an Environmental Plan for Grounds and Golf Courses
• Author: Anthony L. Williams
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• ISBN: 1118208595, 9781118208595
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Gardening / Landscape