I guess I shouldn't be surprised that my degree, Turfgrass Management, should be listed as one the "Weird-but-True College degrees."
Check out the link to CareerBuilder.com's article: http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2504-College-Internships-First-Jobs-Weird-but-true-College-degrees/
I get the same quizzical looks when I answer "What do you get a degree in to be a Golf Course Superintendent?" as when I tell people I do beekeeping as a hobby. Oddly enough, my alma mater, Cal Poly - SLO, offers the Viticulture major as well. For what it's worth, I'd highly recommend either major, and the school, for anyone interested in either field. Who knew you could major in two things most people would consider an enjoyable hobby?! Yet another reason I love my job.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Recycled Landscaping
A big winter project at Winchester will always be to do some clearing, thinning and removal of native plant material that has become overgrown and obstructive. Hopefully many of you will have noticed by now much of the native clean-up that we have performed. If not, here's a quick list:
#2 - Cut back a small oak next to the forward tee that was blocking sightlines
#3 - Cut back small pines and manzanita on the hill left of the tees to exposure the view of the left side of the hole
#5 - Cut back small pines to the right of the blue tee that were obstructing tee shots from the gold and black tees
#6 - Removed a larger pine that was blocking the view of almost the entire right side of the fairway
#10 - Cleared out all underbrush on the hill to the right of the green to improve air circulation and to make balls easier to find
#11 - Cut back willows on the green side of the marsh that would eventually block out the view of the green
#13 - Cut back brush and small pines from the right side of the blue tee that were blocking shots from the gold and black tee
#17 - Cut down willow bushes and a larger pine that blocked views and certain shots from the tees
More clearing may be done as we find time, but recently we've been using our chipper to make mulch out of all the material that we've cut down in these areas. It's not the best looking mulch in the world, but for our basic on-course landscape areas it will definetely serve its purpose of buffering the soil and helping to prevent weed growth. The best part is that it's free, and all part of a necessary process for our maintenance of the course. So we saved a few dollars and found a "greener" use for our chippings than just adding them to our compost site!
#2 - Cut back a small oak next to the forward tee that was blocking sightlines
#3 - Cut back small pines and manzanita on the hill left of the tees to exposure the view of the left side of the hole
#5 - Cut back small pines to the right of the blue tee that were obstructing tee shots from the gold and black tees
#6 - Removed a larger pine that was blocking the view of almost the entire right side of the fairway
#10 - Cleared out all underbrush on the hill to the right of the green to improve air circulation and to make balls easier to find
#11 - Cut back willows on the green side of the marsh that would eventually block out the view of the green
#13 - Cut back brush and small pines from the right side of the blue tee that were blocking shots from the gold and black tee
#17 - Cut down willow bushes and a larger pine that blocked views and certain shots from the tees
More clearing may be done as we find time, but recently we've been using our chipper to make mulch out of all the material that we've cut down in these areas. It's not the best looking mulch in the world, but for our basic on-course landscape areas it will definetely serve its purpose of buffering the soil and helping to prevent weed growth. The best part is that it's free, and all part of a necessary process for our maintenance of the course. So we saved a few dollars and found a "greener" use for our chippings than just adding them to our compost site!
Chipping brush on #10
Recycled mulching on #17
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