PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION GOLF: QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Posted: July 7th, 2011 11:24 AM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2011-07/1399/45962/Greenback_-_%2313.jpg (Heron Lakes Golf Course - courtesy Portland Parks & Recreation)
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2011-07/1399/45962/Great_Blue_%2316.jpg (Heron Lakes Golf Course - courtesy Portland Parks & Recreation)
July 7th, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Mark Ross, Public Information Officer
503.823.5300; cell 503.823.6634
Portland Parks & Recreation Golf: Quality and Environmental Responsibility
Tee Off at Some of the Best Public Courses in the Nation!
(Portland, OR) -
Did you know that Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) owns and operates the city's 5 golf courses?
The City of Portland's Golf Program is one of the most renowned in the country, with five 18-hole, championship courses to our credit.
"Fore!" more information including rates and reservation services, visit our website at http://www.portlandpublicgolf.com/
All revenues generated within the golf system go back into the maintenance and improvement of the system. These courses boast designs by some of the finest golf architects in the world, both past and present. H. Chandler Egan, a well known player and architect is responsible for Eastmoreland Golf Course, the program's first facility, in 1917. The famed Robert Trent Jones II designed both the Great Blue and Greenback courses at Heron Lakes, which were done in 1971 and 1992 respectively. All 5 courses have hosted important local, state and regional competitions, with 3 (Heron Lakes Great Blue, Heron Lakes Greenback and Eastmoreland) having been chosen to host USGA National Championships. Through PP&R, Portland Public Golf provides private and group lessons, banquet and meeting facilities, concessions, and Pro shops at each of our courses.
Visit http://www.portlandpublicgolf.com/ for more info, and coupons for Red Tail, Eastmoreland, Rose City, and Heron Lakes courses!
Conveniently located and surprisingly affordable for their quality and challenge, these facilities can be enjoyed for less than $45 dollars during peak season and for as little as $20 during other times of the year. Clubhouse facilities include driving ranges, fully qualified lesson programs, merchandise and dining services, among others.
Heron Lakes Golf Club was #38 on the 2009 Golf World "Readers' Choice Awards", a list of the 50 best private, public and resort golf facilities in the country. Heron Lakes' Great Blue Course was also rated 4 Stars by Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" for 2008/2009.
GREEN Golf:
Environmental considerations are foremost in our golf program's administration. Heron Lakes has been a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary since 1996.
That selective program focuses on 6 main areas:
-Environmental Planning
-Wildlife and Habitat Management
-Chemical Use Reduction and Safety
-Water Conservation
-Water Quality Management
-Outreach and Education
Heron Lakes is only the 4th course in Oregon and 68th nationwide to receive this honor. Since the inception of the program Heron Lakes has drastically reduced our chemical applications and water use. The results are clearly visible, with more Great Blue Herons are calling the course home. 57 nests were counted in the protected rookery this past year.
The Greenway Program
All of the city's courses perform in a minimalist and environmentally responsible manner. Iron is the cornerstone of the Greenway program, in which large amounts of iron are applied to the turf which strengthens cell walls in plants. The result is a reduction in evapo-transpiration when the climate is hot and dry, longer lasting retention of nutrients that are provided to the plant in order for it to grow and perform photosynthesis, and finally, greater resistance to pathogens that are responsible for turf diseases. The result is a reduction in the use of irrigation, reduction in the need for nitrogen inputs, reduction in the growth rate of the plant reducing the number of mowings necessary and finally, reduction in the need for fungicides and herbicides necessary to combat disease and weed infestations.
"Fore!" more information including rates and reservation services, visit our website at http://www.portlandpublicgolf.com/
For more information, call 503.823.5300 or visit portlandparks.org.
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Mark Ross Public Information Officer
Portland Parks & Recreation
503.823.5300 (office); 503.823.6634 (cell)
Mark.ross@portlandoregon.gov
Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland
portlandparks.org
Nick Fish, Commissioner | Sue Keil, Interim Director
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