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Golf
Most days,
throughout the
summer, you
can see deer
and coyotes
roaming
around the
course
certification programme that helps
organisations and businesses protect the
environment whilst enhancing their
bottom line. The ‘plan-do-check-act’
approach of the programme offers
information and guidance to implement
an environmental management plan that
improves efficiency, conserves resources,
and promotes conservation efforts.
Audubon International awards
certification to publicly recognise and
reward the environmental achievements
and leadership of ACSP members.
Seymour was the first Canadian golf
facility to join the programme in 1992.
We carry out water testing twice a year to
ensure that we are not contributing to
contamination of watersheds. We have
created buffer zones around all ponds
and bio-swales, where no pesticide or
fertiliser is applied. We also conduct bird
surveys throughout the year. Most days,
throughout the summer, you can see
blacktail deer and coyotes roaming
around the perimeter of the course and
very occasionally a black bear.
Irrigation
With ninety inches of rain a year, it’s
hard to believe that the system would be
Coyote pups
used much. However, the summer here
can get very dry and, when I arrived in
2009, there were eight straight weeks of
no rain. Seymour uses the Rainbird
Cirrus irrigation control system.
Included with the Cirrus system is a
weather station that is located on the golf
course. The weather station monitors for
relative humidity, temperature, wind
speed and direction, solar radiation and
precipitation in order to determine
evapotransporation rates from the turf.
The Cirrus programme uses the data
collected from the weather station to
determine appropriate irrigation cycle