Princeton, N.J. – The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association presented its first River-Friendly Golf Course Certification to The Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana. Jim Waltman, executive director of the Watershed Association, presented superintendent Roger Stewart and general manager John Buser with the River-Friendly certification in recognition of Jasna Polana’s environmental stewardship.
“We are very pleased today to officially certify TPC at Jasna Palana as a partner in our River-Friendly Program,” says Waltman. “Jasna Palana is demonstrating that it is possible to reduce its impact on the environment while maintaining a championship golf course.”
The Watershed Association launched its River-Friendly Certification programs to help local businesses, golf courses and residents adopt environmentally sound land-management practices that improve water quality, conserve water and promote native flora and fauna. By adopting new practices, individually tailored for each participant, they can reduce the amount of pollution flowing off their property in storm water, increase the amount of rainfall that stays on site to recharge groundwater supplies, and attract native wildlife. The William Penn Foundation and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted Watershed Grants Program fund the River-Friendly programs.
TPC at Jasna Polana has worked with the Watershed Association to develop and implement course management practices that reduce the impact of their Princeton golf course on local water resources. Some goals and accomplishments of the course include: reduced chemical usage through continued implementation of their integrated pest management plan, increased vegetative buffers along stream banks, updated irrigation system to increase water conservation, and posted educational signs on the course to highlight their efforts.
“Jasna Palana is committed to upholding the highest environmental standards,” says Stewart. “We are delighted to be recognized for our conservation efforts by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.”
No more results found.
|
|
The Watershed Association launched its River-Friendly Certification programs to help local businesses, golf courses and residents adopt environmentally sound land-management practices that improve water quality, conserve water and promote native flora and fauna. By adopting new practices, individually tailored for each participant, they can reduce the amount of pollution flowing off their property in storm water, increase the amount of rainfall that stays on site to recharge groundwater supplies, and attract native wildlife. The William Penn Foundation and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted Watershed Grants Program fund the River-Friendly programs.
TPC at Jasna Polana has worked with the Watershed Association to develop and implement course management practices that reduce the impact of their Princeton golf course on local water resources. Some goals and accomplishments of the course include: reduced chemical usage through continued implementation of their integrated pest management plan, increased vegetative buffers along stream banks, updated irrigation system to increase water conservation, and posted educational signs on the course to highlight their efforts.
“Jasna Palana is committed to upholding the highest environmental standards,” says Stewart. “We are delighted to be recognized for our conservation efforts by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.”