After the 2015 CITCTS conference in Calgary, the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association Board of Directors announced that a re-design of their association was necessary to remain viable
Read more: CGSA Consultation Feedback Presented by the WCTA Board of Directors
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Western Canada Turfgrass Association Formalizes Partnership with First Green ‘Links as Labs’ Program
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (August, 2015)
The Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA), formalized its relationship with the First Green Foundation of Washington State, through a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ signed August 24 after a successful train-the-trainer event held at the Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC.
Originally published April 25, 2015 in the Seattle Times
reprinted with permission
by Scott Hanson
First Green program uses golf courses as environmental learning labs, where students can do things like study plant species and measure water velocity.
Steve Kealy, superintendent of Glendale Country Club in Bellevue, is not sure who enjoys the First Green field trips more, the students or him.
Read more: First Green: Where Courses Become Environmental Labs
With the current drought situation affecting many regions of western Canada, especially the coast and Vancouver Island, we're looking for some imagery that will help us show how turf managers are conserving water.
Long time WCTA member Jim O’Connor, recently retired, was honoured with a life membership at the 2015 Western Canada Turfgrass Association Conference and Trade Show that took place early March at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, BC. A record crowd of 192 WCTA members were on hand at the Annual General Meeting where Jim’s son, Casey O’Connor, presented the award to his deserving father and mentor.