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Project Summary
Golf and the Environment:
Starting in 1995, the EPA Wetlands Division joined an existing initiative
to find common ground between the golf industry and the environmental
community, and to advance golf course environmental responsibility. This
initiative has consisted of a series of meetings including representatives
of organizations such as American Farmland Trust, Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America, National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides,
National Wildlife Federation, United States Golf Association, and Golf
Digest. The first round of meetings yielded a carefully crafted set of
Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States that was
endorsed by over 20 organizations, including the EPA. These Principles
have been published in booklet form and are available to the public. A
videotape describing the Golf and Environment project is also available.*
The second round of meetings of the Golf and Environment Steering Committee
now underway involves efforts to implement the Principles. Specifically,
the group is working on an "Industry- wide Measurement System" so that
the golf industry can track and report its environmental progress over
time, and a "Collaboration Guide" which will suggest how golf course managers
and communities can work together to ensure the ecological sustainability
of golf courses.
Click here for a listing of individuals 
who participated in the process of developing the Environmental Principles
for Golf Courses in the United States and who can be contacted for further
information.
* The booklet, Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States, is available for $5 from: Center for Resource Management, 1104 E. Ashton Ave., #210, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, Tel. (801) 466-3600.