In this 60-minute webinar, Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., reviews the importance of facility BMP plans and what’s involved in using the new Facility BMP Tool. The online tool can help you develop a BMP manual for your facility based upon your state’s BMP program. You’ll see how to use the work done at the state level – Unruh will demonstrate how you can copy, create and adapt your state’s manual for your facility. Having a written facility manual documents and supports your professional course management while providing the means to educate management, golfers and the public. Unruh demonstrates how easy the tool is to use once your state plan is in place. Watch to see the steps involved.
Original presentation date: Jan. 24, 2018
Education points: 0.1
Cost: $0
About the Instructor
J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., is a Professor of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida, IFAS, West Florida Research and Education Center. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees at Kansas State University and his Ph.D. at Iowa State University. Unruh’s integrated turfgrass science research and extension program focuses on water quality (nutrient impairment) and quantity (drought), pest management, and new cultivar development. Results from his team’s work are included in all three Florida turf industry Best Management Practice (BMP) manuals (Florida Friendly BMPs for Protection of Water Resources by the Green Industries; BMPs for the Enhancement of Environmental Quality on Florida Golf Courses; and Water Quality/Quantity BMPs for Florida Sod). Unruh led his UF colleagues to develop the content for the GCSAA BMP Planning Guide and Template for the US Golf Course Management industry. His research improves quality of life by providing aesthetically pleasing green space and safe places in which to recreate. His work demonstrates that these green spaces are sustainable and can coexist with nature without negative environmental impact.
