Final call for response to proposed EPA ban on MSMA use. Comments on the U.S. EPA's decision to ban all uses of the organic arsenicals (MSMA, DSMA, CAMA and Cacodylic Acid) are due tomorrow, Dec. 13. Don't wait! Personalize the sample letter available in the MSMA action alert to post your comments to the EPA docket.
Trailblazer. In this month's issue of GCM, Senior Staff Writer Terry Ostmeyer profiles 2007 Old Tom Morris Award winner and former PGA professional Charlie Sifford, who broke professional golf's color barrier in the early 1960s and became the first African-American to win on the PGA Tour in 1967. Check out the entire issue.
Green Links from the EDGE coming Jan. 1. Start off the new year with Green Links, “Highlights from the EDGE,” on The Environmental Institute for Golf Website. Green Links is a column that will be hosted by David Phipps, superintendent at Stone Creek Golf Course in Oregon City, Ore., who will present a new case study summary from the EDGE each month beginning Jan. 1. The featured case studies can be found in their entirety on the EDGE, The Institute's growing resource designed to provide the most current and accurate information related to golf and the environment. The first Green Links column will feature an ecological restoration project by Sam Whitin with EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington where Peter Lund is CGCS.
The numbers game. Ever struggled with making and maintaining your budget? GCSAA has a new, free information packet that can help you organize your facility's finances. Members can download Excel spreadsheets, as well as PDF and Word files, to keep their budgets in check. Forms are available for all areas of operations, including inventory, repairs, improvements, work and weather records, soil test data and more.
If you need to make a presentation about your 2007 budget, GCSAA can help. Make a more persuasive case for what you need without spending a lot of time on the mechanics. Tracy Adair Derning, GCSAA online product specialist and software trainer, will show you how to create dynamic presentations, including audio, video and animation.
Ho, Ho, Ho . . . Happy Holidays! According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 76 percent of private industry workers have access to paid holidays. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Member benefits extend to your affiliate chapters. Did you know GCSAA maintains an affiliation with 104 chapters in the United States, Canada and Guam? Among the services GCSAA provides its affiliate chapters are strategic planning assistance, a biannual conference for chapter executives and a chapter planning calendar.
