GCSAA ON DEMAND Webcast Listing Each presentation is available at the member price of $45 and awards 0.2 education points for completion. Registration is available online in the education section of gcsaa.org, by calling GCSAA’s Finance & Member Solutions at 800-472-7878 or by returning the fax back form. You may also download an evaluation form you can return after participating to receive your education points. Business Computer Environmental Communication Agronomic BUSINESS Digital Photography Instruction & Lab John R. Johnson When you enroll in this instruction webcast you’ll get the lab event too. Hosted by two-time National Golf Photographer of the year, John R. Johnson., t he first event was geared to direct “How-To” ideas to make your film or digital camera perform better with specific tips on . . . What do those little picture settings mean? Mega Pixel - what does that do for my photos? Pocket Camera vs. Real SLR Camera Light - How to Use It Depth of Field - How to Achieve It Composition - Shoot Like a Pro Filters What Can They Achieve John heavily uses actual photo examples to “Show” you “What” and “How” he gets the outstanding photos that have become the staple of his career. Flat out - you learn and have fun doing it. The second part of our photography series is the “lab” where John reviews the assignment photos submitted by participants after the instruction webcast. John lead the lab to explore these images for everyone to learn and hear how these student-created images could be used, improved or applied to the professional world. Original presentation date: Nov. 2008 Managing Nutrient Budgets in the Face of Rising Prices Jason Dettman-Kruse, Ph.D This webcast focuses on the cause of rising fertilizer prices, use of soluble and controlled release fertilizers, and how fertilizer programs can be adjusted to reduce expenses while maintaining turfgrass quality. Jason Dettman-Kruse, Ph.D,. discusses making the right decision based on individual budgets and overall goals for fertilization. Original presentation date: Dec. 11, 2008 Planning for Replacement: How Long Does this Stuff Last? Tom Marzolf and Bob Lohmann, ASGCA Does your course have a master plan? A master plan should include a detailed analysis of the age and condition of the course and the entire facility. It is also a review of the age of the component parts of the golf course, with an understanding of their expected life span. Tom Marzolf and Bob Lohmann, both past presidents of ASGCA, team up during this 90 minute webcast to educate superintendents, owners and others in the golf industry as to what exactly the time frames are with various components of a facility and how long things normally last. So you can be prepared and know how to prioritize your budget. Original presentation date: Nov. 30, 2006 Setting Standards: Developing Written Golf Course Maintenance Guidelines Todd Lowe, USGA Maintenance standards are in place on every golf course yet few clubs have a formal set of written standards. Written standards are valuable tools to educate golfers about the various procedures implemented on the golf course to achieve the desired end product or what it takes to reach the "next level." Todd Lowe will walk you through the items to include in your standards, who should be involved in establishing proper standards and how to create electronic documentation, including tips for basic formatting for tables and pictures. Original presentation date: Dec. 12, 2006 The Economy and Golf Course Maintenance Bob Brame, USGA The economy must be considered, but it’s important to guard the quality of the primary asset – the golf course. How can the asset be guarded when a budget cut is needed? How can each dollar invested yield maximum return? A prioritized template of maintenance components is needed to guide budgeting and subsequent maintenance. While the superintendent must provide technical input, it’s the committee, supervisor or owner’s responsibility to assemble and endorse the template that the staff will then follow. This presentation will illustrate how to properly work through the compiling and implementing of a maintenance template. Original presentation date: March 16, 2006 COMPUTER All webcasts in this category were presented by Tracy Adair Derning, GCSAA Advanced Excel Spreadsheets are some of the most powerful tools we have on our computers, and Microsoft Excel is the gold standard of spreadsheet applications. This advanced program will teach you how to take advantage of this powerful spreadsheet application to work smarter, not harder! Topics included are: Creating compound formulas Using Excel's built-in functions Taking advantage of Excel's list functionality Building and improving charts and graphs Time-saving tips and tricks Experience with Microsoft Excel is required. Original presentation date: Jan. 6, 2009 Excel: Chart & Graph Development to Enhance Your Budget If a picture speaks a thousands words will charts and graphs help you sway decision makers during your annual budget presentation? Absolutely! Learn how you can quickly make accurate visuals to help strengthen your case in getting the critical dollars you need. Tracy Adair Derning will focus this webcast on how to use the power of Excel to your advantage. Don’t miss this one – whatever your skill level in Excel, you’ll get pointers you can use during your next presentation. Original presentation date: Mar. 13, 2008   ENVIRONMENTAL Disaster at the Maintenance Facility - Are you prepared? Pat Gross, USGA Limiting your facility’s exposure to disaster is critical for any business. For the golf course, the possibilities for exposure are more extreme due to the potential threat to your community’s environment. Know what changes your team can make today to reduce your liability by conducting an audit and creating an overall plan. Pat Gross, USGA green section, presents a case study of a golf club that faced several environmental and legal issues when a fire broke out in the maintenance facility. This example helps deliver the message of why a hazard communications plan is needed for your facility and how you can improve communications with neighbors, golfers and the media, now and in the future. Original presentation date: Nov. 16, 2005 Do You Want Fries With That? - Using Vegetable Oils as Diesel Fuel Replacement Christopher S. Gray, Sr. Are the constantly increasing fuel costs straining your already tight budget? Now is the time to consider some new, non-traditional fuel alternatives to stretch your maintenance dollar. Learn how using vegetable oils to run your diesel equipment not only makes financial sense, but also provides environmental benefits. Christopher S. Gray, Sr., the only two-time Overall Winner of the Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards, walks you through the underlying theory of how and why vegetable oils work in diesel engines; discusses the options and details of both biodiesel and straight vegetable oils; and gives you the specific equipment needs for both systems. Original presentation date: Apr. 16, 2008 Environmental Management Systems Deb Swartz You’ve heard about EMS, but how much do you know about implementing a system? Can it really help in your situation? You can work smarter, not harder, to accomplish your environmental protection goals. EMS can help you reduce environmental impacts and increase operating efficiency propertywide. Join Deb Swartz for this 90-minute webcast as she outlines the basic elements of an EMS and demonstrates how a formalized set of processes and practices can help improve the financial and environmental bottom line at your facility. Special guest Terry Muir discusses some features of e-Par, one brand of EMS. Original presentation date: Feb. 25, 2009 Going Green for Groundwater Jennifer Wemhoff and Jamie Oltman The Groundwater Guardian (GG) Green Site program recognizes the groundwater and environmental stewardship of highly-managed green spaces, such as golf courses, ball fields, parks, and campuses, by encouraging sites to implement, measure, and document their groundwater-friendly practices. The program publicly recognizes sites for their efforts on behalf of water resources and encourages their sustainable implementation while providing an opportunity for superintendents and managers of highly-managed green spaces to educate themselves, site staff, and site visitors about the important resource of groundwater. Designation as a GG Green Site is based on the completion of an application and earning at least 70% of total applicable points based on current practices related to pesticide and fertilizer use, water use, managing sources of pollution, protecting water quality, and environmental stewardship. Original presentation date: Jan. 15, 2009 Harnessing Renewable Energy on Your Golf Course Ruth Douglas Miller, Ph.D. As energy prices continue to fluctuate all consumers are starting to look at ways to be more energy efficient. Your course maintenance budget has likely been impacted and you may be wondering what you can do to east the pressure. This webcast looks at the power of wind and solar energy. Ruth Douglas Miller, Ph.D., explains issues involved with finding locations on the golf course where you might place a wind turbine to collect then use that energy. She also presents tips on the practical use of solar power. Find out what might work well for the specific characteristics of your facility. Original presentation date: Jan. 27, 2009 Organic Matter II Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D. In March, Gaussoin addressed the sometimes controversial issue of organic matter accumulation on bentgrass greens. This webcast will provide a look at research he and graduate students have been involved with for the last several years. Results of the nation-wide organic matter survey as well as the in-depth conventional and "novel" cultivation practices will be presented. Learn what tools are available to help you provide the best playing surface possible. Original presentation date: Dec. 11, 2007 So What's the Big Deal with Organic Matter and Greens? Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D. Organic matter ( OM) or, more specifically, organic matter accumulation and management, has become an important and sometimes controversial issue in golf course management. Inconsistencies in measurement of root zone OM has resulted in confusion concerning optimal and, more importantly, supra-optimal OM levels that compromises green quality, including playability and agronomics. This webcast will help the superintendent make informed conclusions concerning organic matter management in bentgrass greens. Original presentation date: Mar. 15, 2007 COMMUNICATION Coaching Your Team with Positive Feedback Bob Milligan, Ph.D. Performance is influenced the most by consequences. One of, if not the best way, to improve as a supervisor and coach is to increase the quantity and quality of positive feedback provided to employees. Quality refers to relating the feedback directly to performance and selecting the appropriate type of feedback - positive, redirection or negative. This webcast presentation will help you make the most out of your interactions with staff, developing a highly informed and motivated staff. Original presentation date: May 23, 2006 Communicating Strategically to Get Your Way Bernie Cronin Think about communication in a new way. Start with this rule: "Your value is determined by the amount of information you obtain, rather than by the amount of information you present." Bernie Cronin of the Sandler Sales Institute presents material that's designed to help you learn how listening and questioning can help you get your way. In addition to a brief discussion about different styles he covers: 10 Steps To Becoming A Better Listener Reversing Technique Rule of Three Plus Softening Statements Matching & Mirroring Enroll now to learn more - your time will be well spent. Original presentation date: Feb. 20, 2008 Communication Skills for a Successful Career Dave Fearis, CGCS, GCSAA Because the nature of the golf course management profession is changing, assistant golf course superintendents must have other skills besides the agronomic ones. Improved communication is one of these additional skills. This interactive web cast will stress communication with the various groups you deal with on a regular basis, including your immediate supervisor, the pro shop staff, the golf course maintenance crew and your golf facility's membership and/or golfers. Areas like written, unwritten and spoken communication; listening and communication stoppers will be discussed. One goal of this seminar is to make sure the assistant golf course superintendent is an integral part of the team at his/her golf facility. Original presentation date: March 14, 2006 Crew Recruitment and Retention Tips Bill Maynard, CGCS Join Bill Maynard, CGCS, and discover ways to seek the best employee for the open positions you have at your facility. Learn how to provide the little things that motivate and retain staff. Understand how to attract and keep key employees in today's demanding labor market. Original presentation date: Aug. 23, 2005 Working with the Rules of Golf Don Cook, PGA The purpose of this course is to create a better understanding of the rules of golf enabling you to better communicate with staff and committee members. The goal of this course is to provide a basic familiarity with the importance of the rules of and provide you with the necessary information and practices for utilizing the rule book. Join PGA's Don Cook for this 90 minute webcast event. You'll want a copy of the Rules of Golf for this event. Original presentation date: Nov. 13, 2007  AGRONOMIC Addressing the Challenges of Winter Injury in Northern Climates Kevin Frank, Ph.D. and Brian Horgan, Ph.D. If winterkill is a challenge on your course, don't miss this webcast! Kevin Frank, Ph.D., and Brian Horgan, Ph.D., present an overview of the different causes of winterkill, a variety of management approaches and recent research to facilitate recovery. The event wraps up with a discussion of communication strategies to enhance public relations during recovery. Even if your current facility isn’t located in an affected climate, you may need this information in the future. Broaden your knowledge base by enrolling in this information-packed webcast. Original presentation date: Mar. 12, 2009 Being Old Tom Morris: 'Greenkeeper' and Golf Course Architect Bruce Charlton, ASGCA Old Tom Morris was a triple threat: pioneering superintendent, professional golfer and golf course designer. How can you take the knowledge base and skills you've developed as a superintendent and apply them to golf course design? Bruce Charlton, ASGCA and designer of Chambers Bay, the course recently awarded both the 2010 US Amateur and 2015 US Open, will give you a crash course in the evolution of golf course architecture and techniques for its practice. Beginning with the roots of the profession in Scotland and following its evolution during the "golden age of golf course architecture" in the 1920s into today's challenges with technology and environmental sensitivity, Charlton will describe design theory and talk about what today's architects tackle. Original presentation date: Apr. 22, 2008 Bermudagrass Greens Water Management John Cisar, Ph.D. With increased water use restrictions, efficient management of water for greens is becoming a focus for today's superintendent. John Cisar, Ph.D., will discuss water use and irrigation management of C-4 bermduagrass turf, with limited roots grown in highly permeable sand-based root systems. Associated topics on water quality, nutrient and pest management factors that affect water use will be discussed. Technologies to help monitor water status of the turf environment will also be introduced. Original presentation date: Feb. 21, 2008 Bringing More Golf to Your Community Dwayne L. Dillinger, CGCS Growing the game can happen in any number of ways. In this webcast, Dwayne L. Dillinger, CGCS at Bell Nob Golf Course in Gillette, Wyoming, presents a case study of his experience in bringing golf to kids in his community. Dillinger will detail the process from applying for a grant, to involving the community, to getting vendors to make donations and all the way to opening day. Join us for this 90-minute event to get some real world tips on making golf happen. Original presentation date: Dec. 16, 2008 Bunkers, Bunkers, Bunkers! Jim Moore, USGA Golfers and superintendents agree -- bunkers are a pain! No golfer is ever happy to be in one, and no superintendent looks forward to maintaining one. Bunker quality has become an obsession with golfers (at least in the U. S.). Based on the experience of USGA Green Section agronomists, complaints about bunkers now exceed complaints about putting quality (a testimony to the quality of today's greens!) This webcast will address bunkers from many angles - design, construction, maintenance, and sand selection. It will also share many remarkable photos of bunkers collected from all over the world to help attendees make better-informed decisions about bunker maintenance. Original presentation date: May 12, 2005 Bunker Sand Selection Bob Oppold How important is bunker sand? After all, the bunker is just a hazard. Sand selection for the bunkers on your course can be a critical factor to your golfer’s satisfaction. Join us for a newly developed webcast that focuses on one single aspect - sand selection. Partial shape and size, chemical makeup, overall playability and more will be addressed by Bob Oppold during this 90-minute event. Learn why purchasing cheap, local sand may just be giving you what you’re paying for and why you might want to re-think that strategy. Original presentation date: Feb. 27, 2008 Critical Eye for The Turfgrass Guy Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D. Turf managers are inundated with product claims and testimonials that seem too good to be true. What does a turf manager need to know to critically evaluate the wealth of products available? Although the science of statistics can be cumbersome, a basic understanding will go a long way in helping turf managers make the most agronomically and economically sound decisions. This presentation will take a look at product claims and help superintendents discern between great products and the not so great products. Original presentation date: Feb. 9, 2006 Don’t Get Caught with Your Plants Down! Megan Kennelly, Ph.D. On golf courses, turf is king. But trees and ornamentals often provide the backdrop that allows a course to truly shine. Unfortunately, just like turf, trees and ornamentals are susceptible to a wide array of diseases and abiotic issues. And, just like turf, these issues can be difficult to diagnose. In this webcast we'll discuss the major types of tree and ornamental diseases with hints on how to diagnose, prevent, and manage diseases to keep your course looking great for years to come. Original presentation date: Feb. 11, 2009 Establishing Warm-Season Grasses from Seed Aaron Patton, Ph.D. As costs continue to rise, you find yourself working to stretch your budget dollars. Recent research has demonstrated that seeded warm-season grasses can be successfully established when using the correct procedures and techniques. Bermudagrass, seashore paspalum, and zoysiagrass can all be established by seed as will be discussed in this webcast. The high cost of sod may have prevented you from renovating to new and improved cultivars. Planting using seed costs approximately 10% of the total cost of planting sod, but until recently seeded varieties of warm-season grasses and their establishment procedures for golf courses have not been available. Aaron Patton, Ph.D., covers appropriate establishment strategies and appropriate herbicides based on seedling development for each of the turfgrasses covered. Original presentation date: Feb. 19, 2009 Everything you want to know about Nitrogen Kevin Frank, Ph.D. and Brian Horgan, Ph.D In this webcast, Kevin Frank, Ph.D., and Brian Horgan, Ph.D., want to challenge what you thought you knew about nitrogren and turfgrass management. Most superintendents think soil tests are unreliable for predicting nitrogen needs in turfgrass and nitrogen does not leach from 'native' soil turfgrass systems. This is not necessarily true anymore. A new soil test is being researched to determine its reliability for predicting annual nitrogen needs in turfgrass. In addition, mature turfgrass systems growing on 'native' soil may have a higher leaching potential than originally thought. Original presentation date: Nov. 18, 2008 Foliar Fertilization & Your Putting Greens Management Cale Bigelow, Ph.D. This webcast will help you learn how to determine the nutrient needs of the putting greens at your course. Which plant nutrients are actually necessary? How do nutrients move in the plant? Can you improve the CEC of your sand rootzone? Cale Bigelow, Ph.D., will facilitate a discussion regarding the major considerations in the development of a putting green fertility program. The basics of nutrient source selection as well as when/how to apply fertilizers will be included. In addition, best management practices to optimize your fertilizer program will be addressed. Original presentation date: Feb. 1, 2007 Foliar Nutrition – A splash on the grass Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D. Managed turfgrass, especially golf greens, often requires specialized strategies, such as foliar nutrition, to enhance playability and agronomic performance. How easily are nutrients absorbed by the plant? Foliar uptake is well documented in crop plants while information about turfgrass performance is more limited. This 90-minute webcast by Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D., explains why the turf system reacts differently, how temperature, application spray volume, season, and other elements impact efficiency. Enroll today to learn more about efficient strategies that give your facility better results. Original presentation date: Sept. 25, 2008 Fungicides, Resistance & Disease Control Rob Golembiewski, Ph.D., Univ. of Minn. Do you know your fungicides? Are you aware of all of the premixes that are available? Have you ever experienced lack of control with certain fungicides? What are the best approaches for managing turfgrass diseases? This presentation will provide a thorough review of fungicides, the basics of fungicide resistance, and cover problematic golf course turfgrass diseases. Current information pertaining to fungicide recommendations and research aimed at better understanding and controlling specific diseases will be covered. Original presentation date: March 5, 2008 Green Speed and the Law of Diminishing Returns Tom Nikolai, Ph.D. Common knowledge dictates that decreased mowing height and nitrogen fertility increases green speed on the putting surface. However, as the old cliché goes, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" and this session will shine light on why the cliché is true and the common knowledge may be false. The law of diminishing returns will be considered in regard to mowing height, fertility, and light -weight rolling programs and the effect each has on playability and agronomic health. Our premise: Turfgrass health and playability can coexist - and the turf manager that communicates this to his clientele can benefit professionally and personally. Original Presentation date: April 18, 2006 Golf Course Construction & Renovation for Superintendents Bud White and Jim Moore, USGA Golf Course Construction and Renovation for Superintendents presented by Bud White and Jim Moore from the USGA. Highlights from their existing two-day GIS seminar will be covered. You'll learn from case studies some practices you can use to make the most of your construction or renovation project. Original Presentation date: Feb. 9, 2006 Got it Covered - Using Turf Blankets Mike Goatley, Ph.D. Turf blankets now come in a variety of materials - what you select should depend upon your purpose for using the cover in the first place. Do you want to protect against desiccation or frost? Are you looking are early green-up in the spring? In this 90-minute webcast, Mike Goatley, Ph.D., discusses results from several studies and including one at the Mississippi State University Golf Course where covers were applied at the discretion of GCSAA member Pat Sneed, CGCS. Original presentation date: Nov. 4, 2008 Herbicide Resistant Poa annua - Real or Imaginary? Scott McElroy, Ph.D. Poa annua is the most difficult to control weed problem in all of turfgrass. Many attribute the lack in success in Poa annua control to resistance to commonly used herbicides. While instances of Poa annua herbicide resistance have been detected, other factors are at play regarding control success. In this 90-minute webcast, Scott McElroy, Ph.D., covers herbicide resistant Poa annua populations that exist today, how and why these populations arose, and how you can prevent the development of herbicide resistance. Topics covered include: 1. What is true herbicide resistance? 2. Current reports of Poa annua herbicide resistance. 3. Biological and ecological factors that mimic herbicide resistance. 4. Managing and halting herbicide resistance. After this webcast participants will be versed in the ecology of herbicide resistance, biotypes vs. ecotypes, and herbicide modes of action. Participants will be better prepared to manage Poa annua and will understand why the best laid plans sometimes fail. Original presentation date: Dec. 9, 2008 How to Read your Soils Report Elizabeth Guertal, Ph.D. Knowing more about the soil on your golf course may help you manage your turf and ornamentals more effectively. Understanding the details on the soils report you’ve received back from the lab may not be as simple as it sounds. Learn more about how to correctly read your soils report during this 90-minute webcast with Beth Guertal, Ph.D., who will show examples of various documents and provide key details on how to use that information on your golf course. Original presentation date: October 2007 How Rough Is It? Tom Voigt, Univ. of Illinois How Rough is It? is a webcast designed to assist superintendents and golf course designers in the northeast and north central U.S. interested in planning, planting, and maintaining un-mowed naturalized and native roughs. In this session, instructor Tom Voigt will describe options for creating naturalized roughs in existing areas or planting rough areas in existing or new golf courses. He will explain the advantages and disadvantages of commonly used native and exotic grasses planted in un-mowed roughs. Finally, Voigt will discuss strategies for managing un-mowed roughs, including mowing, burning, and weed control activities. Original presentation date: May 11, 2006 Maximizing Fungicide Performance Lane Tredway, Ph.D. Diseases caused by fungi and other microorganisms are some of the most damaging pests of golf course turfgrasses. And yet, due to all of the other responsibilities and pressures that go along with managing a golf course, superintendents are able to commit a very small amount of their time to disease management and fungicide program development. The objectives of this webcast are to provide you with a basic knowledge of turfgrass fungicides, an understanding of the factors that influence fungicide performance, and the tools and information needed to develop a sound fungicide program for your golf facility. Original presentation date: Oct. 1, 2008 PGR Use on Your Golf Course Dennis Shepard, Ph.D. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are an important tool for golf course maintenance. This webcast reviews the history of PGR development, the mode of action of different PGR products, PGR effect on turf growth and development, and how the different products are used. Plant growth regulators are used on both warm- and cool-season turf on greens, tees, roughs, and fairways and this course reviews steps to develop a PGR program at your course. Of special importance is PGR use for Poa annua seedhead control, Poa annua management, economic benefits of reduced mowing, and answers to frequently asked questions. Original presentation date: Dec. 4, 2008 Poa Prevention and Control Strategies Ron Calhoun, MSU Poa annua has been a long-standing problem for superintendents. However, many superintendents continue efforts to rid their courses of Poa. In most cases the will of the Poa to invade outlasts the will of the superintendent. Until recently strategies for prevention and treatment were limited to mechanical removal, pre-emergence herbicides and PGRs. These methods have always lacked a reliable post-emergence partner. This webcast will briefly review the different species of Poa and the characteristics that make this weed such an amazing competitor and so hard to control. Ron Calhoun will present an overview of the different Poa control methods and the commitment required to employ a successful Poa prevention and control strategy. Original presentation date: April 18, 2007 Phosphorus Fertilizers and Pollution – What Turf Managers Need to Know Brian Horgan, Ph.D., Are phosphorus fertilizers applied to turfgrass polluting our surface water bodies? Increasingly, fertilizers applied to turfgrass are being regulated across the United States. Minnesota is the first state to restrict the use of phosphorus fertilizers applied to turfgrass. While there have been some positive outcomes from this legislation, there was no detailed look at the literature prior to enacting this law. In this webcast, Brian Horgan, Ph.D., will take you on a journey through the literature, present new data on the topic and let you decide the merits of such legislation. Original presentation date: March 20, 2008 Putting Greens: Finish Construction, Planting & Establishment Bud White, USGA With the huge push of putting green renovation today, Bud White, senior agronomist for the USGA, receives a multitude of questions about this subject. This webcast will overview finish construction details and pre-planting preparations. The dos and don’ts of planting techniques will be thoroughly discussed. White will draw on his years of field experience, detailing grow-in of greens and how to get them firm and mature for opening. Original presentation date: Jan. 17, 2007 Sending it down the drain – Drainage Issues Bob Oppold This webcast focuses on drainage issues in the field in existing greens. It is intended for superintendents who manage sand based and soil greens. With respect to the soil greens, the goal is to discuss the benefits and limitations on cutting drainage into the existing root zones. An overview of new construction issues will be included. It is not necessary to repeat the information available from other sources. Drainage is an important aspect of water management. As such, it has a direct impact on turf health and quality. The ultimate goal of drainage is to support the ultimate goal of maintaining high quality turf. Original presentation date: Oct. 15, 2008 Taking Control of Green Speed LITE Michael Morris, CGCS This webcast presents a proven method for determining the ideal green speed for your golf course while providing optimum turfgrass health. Michael Morris, CGCS at Crystal Downs Country Club, includes university research, as well as research conducted on the golf course in the presentation. Discussion topics include: knowing your playing conditions; determining player satisfaction; evaluating maintenance practices; and effectively communicating your success. Mowing and rolling will be covered in detail, with consideration given to budget and maintenance costs. Original presentation date: Feb. 5, 2008 The ABCs of Algae Erwin McKone, CGCS Included in this 90-minute journey through the photosynthetic zone of problematic pond, the participant will experience the inner working of the algae cell, the distinguishing characteristics of different algal types, and how algae survives (lifecycle). Classic and alterative treatments of algal blooms will be examined. Erwin McKone, CGCS will lead a review of the role of algae in the aquatic ecosystem including algae as the initial part of the aquatic food chain. Discussion will cover factors which make for predictable algal blooms and what can be done to minimize the input of excessive nutrients and sediments. Original presentation date: March 29, 2007 The Top 10 Most (Dis)Cussed Golf Course Maintenance Practices Dave Fearis, CGCS, GCSAA This webcast presentation by Dave Fearis, CGCS, will help you better communicate to your facility's golfers, BOD, green committee and General Manager relative information concerning the most misunderstood golf course maintenance practices. Topics include: green speed, aerification, golf carts, and more. Original presentation date: Jan. 18, 2006