December 15, 2016 – As the year winds to a close, First Green is looking back on 2016, thanking organizations that contributed to a great year, and reaching out to share its vision with other groups.
On October 28, First Green presented to the Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) Board, thanking them for their support since First Green’s inception in 1998, and outlined plans for 2017.
On October 31, First Green Board Member Dave Phipps presented at the Northwest Turf Association (NTA) annual conference at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, thanking the NTA for its support.
On November 9, Karen Armstead, First Green executive director, and Troy Andrew, Washington State Golf Association executive director, presented at a gathering of golf association executive directors and staff at the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) 50th annual conference in Amelia Island, Fla. Armstead and Andrew shared details of First Green and how golf associations can benefit by partnering with their member clubs and the program.
On December 14, First Green participated in the Washington Turf and Landscape Show at the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, Wash.
First Green is also grateful for the support from many other organizations, such as the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
About First Green
• First Green is an innovative environmental education outreach program using golf courses as environmental learning labs – the only program of its kind. First Green has extensive resources for 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 and to view introductory First Green videos, visit www.thefirstgreen.org.
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