Audubon Certification

During the first semester in our second year of the diploma, we took Environmental Management for Golf Courses with Jason Pick. During the 15 weeks of this course, we as a group (4 students per group) got to pick a golf course that we wanted to help Audubon Certify. My group chose The Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club (EPGCC). This is a private course that is located in Spruce Grove, Alberta. A fellow classmate in my group is the irrigation technician at EPGCC, so that was the reasoning behind picking that course. The superintendent at the course had been part of an Audubon certification previous at another golf course in Alberta. We as a group spent many hours on getting the golf course certified. We created a website to host all of the information required to become certified. The website address is: petroleumaudubon.blogspot.ca. During the AGSA conference that we attended, my group presented our final project (the website) to the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. We finished all the major work, and now the superintendent must send in the final application. 

Check out Audubon International if you'd like to get your golf course certified. 

http://www.auduboninternational.org

AGSA Conference

December 1st and 2nd the second year turf class attended the Alberta Golf Course Superintendents Association (AGSA) conference in Canmore, Alberta. It was held at the Coast Inn. There were a lot of great speakers there, and they had topics for mechanics, horticulturalists, and turf orientated people.

Great view from the parking lot.