Managing turf quality with less water

Three-year field research evaluated the performance and recovery of warm-season and cool-season grasses irrigated with varying crop coefficients

GCSAA's Government Affairs team weighs in on WOTUS, ESA proposals

Product availability and stewardship, water management and endangered species protection remain GCSAA priority issues.

Even small moments of environmental stewardship matter

An Atlanta superintendent shares how his team and an expert club member 
saved a colony of bees.

Golf course carbon sequestration rates and changing perceptions of organic matter in soils

Researchers tested a soil carbon stock sampling protocol at two golf courses in Scotland that were nearby to each other but that had different soil textures.

Superintendents learn water management strategies

Sessions on water conservation featured during the GCSAA Conference and Trade show and the Florida Turfgrass Science Invitational

Sustainability at Mexico's Twin Dolphin Club

The team at the golf club in Los Cabos, Mexico, has taken steps to care for the club's surroundings.

Water, land, fire: Golf courses impact community

Troon environmental expert gives superintendents guidance on managing environmental impact

Interactive Facility Tour demonstrates the value of environmental stewardship

Ritz-Carlton Golf Club - Grande Lakes hosted speakers showcasing the club’s sustainability efforts

Interactive Facility Tour on water use moves indoors due to record cold weather

Water use experts adjusted to needs on the first day of the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show

Pavonetti to receive 2025 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship

Jim Pavonetti, CGCS, a thirty-year GCSAA member, is the highly decorated superintendent of Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Conn.

Cutting Edge: Greenhouse gas emissions, wetting agents

Featured research projects examine annual emissions from turfgrass maintenance in Los Angeles County and the difference between 'penetrant' and 'retainer' wetting agents.

Using goats for turf management

A trio of goats help with weed abatement at Needham (Mass.) Golf Club

Science fair project may help the turf industry

A teenager tested the fertilizing benefits of biochar on golf courses.

A vineyard amid the verdure in Maryland

The Crossvines provides new areas of growth for a golf course in the Potomac Valley.

Environmental champions

The winners of the 2024 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards hail from distinct locales but share an interest in sustainability.

Groundbreaking hydronics in Oklahoma

Crew members at Karsten in Stillwater, Okla., incorporated cutting-edge technology into a wall-to-wall renovation project.

A different kind of green speed

Matt Gourlay, winner of the President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship, pursues firmer, faster, more sustainable course conditions.

GCSAA names Joshua Tapp director of environmental programs

Former EPA Region 7 acting deputy regional administrator will provide strategic direction for environmental initiatives.

Back to the future: Brambles golf course

A new California wine country golf course is a throwback to the early days of golf — complete with sheep.

Winnetka Golf Club's stormwater solution

The Illinois club found a way to make excessive rainwater work for sustainable irrigation.