While golf courses by their very nature are green, The Wilderness in Lake Jackson, Texas, is looking a little greener, environmentally speaking.
The Wilderness has achieved a Level 1 certification in KemperSports’ Green to a Tee environmental initiative.
KemperSports, father company of The Wilderness, created the program at the beginning of the year to encourage all of its golf courses to be environmentally safe and supportive, said Kit Thomson, general manager of the course.
The course has instituted a recycling program and changed light bulbs to energy-saving ones, Thomson said.
Officials there also started an integrated pest management system, said Blayne Sparks, golf course superintendent. When pests are found, the management applies pesticides to the specific location instead of blanket applications, he said.
Texas course named environmentally friendly
The Wilderness in Lake Jackson has achieved Level 1 certification in KemperSports’ Green to a Tee environmental initiative.
