Managing Wildlife Habitat on Golf Courses
1. Edition February 2000
192 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-57504-028-8
John Wiley & Sons
Managing Wildlife Habitat on Golf Courses is written for those who care about golf and the environment. It provides a practical framework for environmentally sensitive land management practices. This book is the perfect resource for anyone striving to maintain the traditions of the game, enhance the natural environment of their golf course, and gain support for their efforts.
1. Introduction.
2. Golf Courses and Land Management.
3. Evolution of the Game of Golf and of the Conservation
Movement.
4. The Evolution of the Scientific Movement and the Origins of
Field Biology.
5. Wildlife Basics.
6. Wildlife Management Basics.
7. Landscaping for Wildlife.
8. Enhancing Habitat Diversity on Your Golf Course.
9. Wildlife Management Projects.
10. Wildlife on Golf Courses.
11. The Right Thing to Do.
12. Case Studies.
Resources.
Reference and Reading List.
Appendix.
Index.
2. Golf Courses and Land Management.
3. Evolution of the Game of Golf and of the Conservation
Movement.
4. The Evolution of the Scientific Movement and the Origins of
Field Biology.
5. Wildlife Basics.
6. Wildlife Management Basics.
7. Landscaping for Wildlife.
8. Enhancing Habitat Diversity on Your Golf Course.
9. Wildlife Management Projects.
10. Wildlife on Golf Courses.
11. The Right Thing to Do.
12. Case Studies.
Resources.
Reference and Reading List.
Appendix.
Index.
"this book tackles a very comprehensive and sophisticated subject and parlays it into a user-friendly primer for environmentally productive golf course management--if taken to heart, and employed properly, it will demonstrate to a skeptical public that golf courses can be one of their best neighbors and a friend to the environment" --Tim Hiers, Golf Course Manager, Collier's Reserve
Ronald G. Dodson is the founder and president of Audubon
International and chairman of the board of the Audubon Society of
New York State, Inc. He is responsible for creating the Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary System (including programs for schools,
backyards, corporate properties, and golf courses) which has
received international recognition. Dodson also created the Audubon
Signature Cooperative Sanctuary program designed for properties in
the planning and design stages of development. He also founded the
Audubon International Institute for Sustainable Resource
Management.
Prior to his present position, he served as a regional vice
president of the National Audubon Society, executive director of
the Western Kentucky Environmental Planning Agency, and as a
biology instructor at both the high school and college level.
Dodson hold a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Oakland City University
and an M.S. in Natural Resource Management from Indiana State
University.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for his
conservation efforts, including the 1985 National Environmentalist
of the Year, presented by the Friends of Audubon, Inc. to
commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of John James
Audubon. On behalf of the Audubon Society of New York State, he
also accepted The President's Award for Environmental Leadership by
the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America. In 1998 he
was also recognized by Landscape Management as Person of the Year,
received the New Jersey Turfgrass Environmental Award, and a
Special Achievement Award from Oakland City University.
He is co-chairman of the United States Golf Association's Wildlife
Links Research Committee and a member of the USGA's Environmental
Research Committee and Turfgrass Research Committee. He has written
articles for such publications as the Green Section Record, Golf
Course Management, and Golf Course News. He also serves on the
board of directors of the American National Fish and Wildlife
Museum in Springfield, Missouri.
International and chairman of the board of the Audubon Society of
New York State, Inc. He is responsible for creating the Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary System (including programs for schools,
backyards, corporate properties, and golf courses) which has
received international recognition. Dodson also created the Audubon
Signature Cooperative Sanctuary program designed for properties in
the planning and design stages of development. He also founded the
Audubon International Institute for Sustainable Resource
Management.
Prior to his present position, he served as a regional vice
president of the National Audubon Society, executive director of
the Western Kentucky Environmental Planning Agency, and as a
biology instructor at both the high school and college level.
Dodson hold a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Oakland City University
and an M.S. in Natural Resource Management from Indiana State
University.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for his
conservation efforts, including the 1985 National Environmentalist
of the Year, presented by the Friends of Audubon, Inc. to
commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of John James
Audubon. On behalf of the Audubon Society of New York State, he
also accepted The President's Award for Environmental Leadership by
the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America. In 1998 he
was also recognized by Landscape Management as Person of the Year,
received the New Jersey Turfgrass Environmental Award, and a
Special Achievement Award from Oakland City University.
He is co-chairman of the United States Golf Association's Wildlife
Links Research Committee and a member of the USGA's Environmental
Research Committee and Turfgrass Research Committee. He has written
articles for such publications as the Green Section Record, Golf
Course Management, and Golf Course News. He also serves on the
board of directors of the American National Fish and Wildlife
Museum in Springfield, Missouri.