When it comes to environmental consciousness, perhaps no state is as advanced as Oregon. No surprise, then, that the golf courses, like Stone Creek, are, too. The Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy design on the outskirts of Portland was constructed with wildlife corridors to avoid disturbing nature as much as possible.

The course has an integrated pest management program that uses pesticides sparingly and only irrigates in-play areas, allowing other areas to go fallow in the summer to provide habitat for ground-nesting birds, one of many nature enhancements. The lakes are 100 percent buffered and the water is tested twice annually.

EnviroLogic Resources has been retained to proceed with the second edition. The new document has become more a more comprehensive tool in which can be utilized to a fuller extent.  The Oregon Golf Course Superintendents’ Association hopes that this document will be useful to anyone operating an environmentally sustainable property.
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EnviroLogic Resources, Inc. has produced an on-line IPM Generator. It is a quick and complete tool to allow you to customize and create your own IPM plan for your property.

The tool can be accessed though the website GreenGolfUSA.com.

The GreenGolf™USA IPM tool is unique in the golf industry and was prepared using the Guidelines as its source.  The IPM section of the Guidelines draws on a multitude of resources such as the City of Portland Parks Pest Management Policy, which has been recognized by NOAA Fisheries as being in compliance with the 4(d) rules under the Endangered Species Act. Using the IPM tool at GreenGolfUSA.com, a superintendent can prepare an IPM Plan that accurately reflects the golf course conditions and standard of care. Action thresholds, a primary basis for the IPM approach, are customizable to the way you operate. The result is an IPM Plan that makes sense for your golf course.

A BMP Generator will be added to GreenGolfUSA.com in the next few months. This tool will provide an easy way to document the BMP’s that you apply at the golf course. BMP’s are organized into nine categories and the BMP Generator allows you to customize the documentation to specific conditions at your golf course.

Follow this link to learn more and download a pdf of the second edition.