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STEWARDS

OF THE LAND

A Voice for Golf Course Superintendents, Stewards of the Land

Your story and passion shared here.

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An Earth Microbial collaboration with Dr. Peter Bowler (Director, University of California, Herbarium), and Dr. Trevor Charles (University of Waterloo, Director of Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research), we wrote a paper collecting stories of superintendents and their perspective of environmental stewardship over their land.

 

Follow these stories of superintendents who balance the business of golf with the beauty of land stewardship.

Illinois

Image by Charly Seyler

Trout in the Ponds, Hawks in Trees

Read Dan's Story

Dan Dinelli

Superintendent

North Shore Country Club

“Trout is like the canary in the coal mine. They do not tolerate polluted water.”

Colorado

Image by Nathan Long

Unexpected Moments of Wonder

Read Jake's Story

Jake Jacobs

Superintendent

Flatirons Golf Course

“When you’ve got apex predators like hawks around, and all this wildlife coming through, it shows that the ecosystem is working,”

California

Image by Benoit Gauzere

Where the Bluebirds Thrive

Read Roger's Story

Roger Goettsch

Superintendent

Coto De Caza Golf & Racquet Club

“In the last two or three years, I’ve got all kinds of pictures of bluebirds. Almost every bluebird house has babies and eggs in it,”

Featured Stories

Jake Jacobs

Flatirons Golf Course

“When you’ve got apex predators like hawks around, and all this wildlife coming through, it shows that the ecosystem is working,”

See Jake's take on Wildlife

Dan Dinelli

North Shore Country Club

 “These biological approaches create resiliency because they address the infrastructure.”

Read more on Biodiversity

Roger Goettsch

Coto De Caza Golf & Racquet Club

“We are already a partner with the local water district in helping them dispose of their treated water. If the golf course wasn’t here [...] it would go straight into the ocean."

Read More on Water Conservation

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