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CABOT CLIFFS, CAPE BRETON, NS
Minimal and sustainable management
Being the only true fescue links courses in Canada, minimal and sustainable management is key to the ongoing development and maintaining a pure stand of fescue playing surface. The maintenance approach is geared towards minimum inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and water. Creating a healthy environment for fescue species from the greens to the environment rough.
Rainwater harvesting for sustainable turf
management
A sustainability project repurposed old Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) for rainwater harvesting. The rainwater collected through this system is harnessed for various turf- applied products, marking a step towards optimizing resource utilization. This not only enhances the effectiveness of products but also minimizes reliance on mains water, a precious and finite resource. In essence, this project symbolizes the transformation of an outdated container into an environmentally friendly storage tank, showing dedication to resource efficiency and sustainable land management.
Turf team’s green initiative: embracing composting
The turf team has embraced the practice of composting. The composting process is both straightforward and cost-effective, making it easily adaptable. The advantages of composting are numerous, with the most notable being the ability to efficiently process general course waste and repurpose it for landscaping projects across the site.
GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Golf has a tremendous opportunity to stand at the forefront – amongst sport and business, and in towns and cities across Canada in contributing to the conservation of green spaces, clean air, health and wellbeing in com- munities, biodiversity, flood alleviation, climate mitigation and more.
Through the Sustainable Golf Ini- tiative, all Canadian golf associations are aligned with clear, credible and compelling positions and forward plans for sustainability and climate action. Clubs and provinces are sup- ported and guided through the lead- ership of their associations and the custom-built support and programs.
This is increasingly important in raising awareness at Federal, Provin- cial and Municipal Government levels, demonstrating golf’s voluntary commitments, actions and results and supporting strengthened influ- ence in developing co-regulatory agreements, and new opportunities for innovation and acceleration funding.
The Canadian public will also become increasingly aware of golf’s net positive impact for people and the environment with a best-in-sport evidence base of best practices, high- lights and quantitative sustainability and carbon data to back up claims, celebrate progress and provide informed industry benchmarks. The sport can be proud of the significant contribution it can make to Canada’s environment, climate and communities.
HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?
It is easy to get started or to drive further on the sustainable golf journey, as part of the initiative is access to a suite of resources, programs and tools, some of which are complete- ly free, and others are very affordable because of investments from national associations and other partners across and beyond golf.
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