With the onset of school, Golf Course Superintendents looking to host a First Green field trip will be confident in sharing their course with local students. First Green has many resources on its website, including great hands-on lesson plans, Hosting Field Trips 101 (step-by-step instructions) and training videos. First Green is building up its video training library, accessible via streaming video on its YouTube channel. Check out several additions:
• Why teachers love bringing their students to the golf course
• Golf Course Superintendent Field Trip Reports
o Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland, Wash.
o Juniper Golf Club in Redmond, Ore.
About First Green
First Green is an innovative environmental education outreach program that uses golf courses as environmental learning labs – the only program of its kind. First Green provides extensive resources to golf course superintendents, including online lesson plans.
First Green has been providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning since 1997.
Golf course superintendents and/or local golf course representatives host students on field trips where they test water quality, collect soil samples, identify plants, design plantings, assist in stream bed restoration, and are involved in the ecology and environmental aspects of the golf course. The students are also introduced to many other aspects of golf.
A tax-exempt nonprofit, First Green was founded in the State of Washington in 1997 and is expanding nationally and internationally.
For more information on First Green, please visit www.thefirstgreen.org or contact Cathy Relyea at 425.373.9915 or cathyrelyea@thefirstgreen.org.
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