Audubon Golf Course-Black Diamond
I am excited to announce that Black Diamond has achieved the designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the ACSP for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.
I feel that we have accomplished a lot in a short time and our group is proud that we can show that golf courses can be one with the environment. Black Diamond has a lot of natural habitat that has been incorporated into the design of a beautiful golf course setting. The architect, Tom Fazio, and owner, Stan Olsen, have given thought into water conservation as well as maintaining the natural beauty for so many birds and wildlife to call home or just to pass through. It is great to know that we share the same space with bobcats, coyotes, fox squirrels, raccoons and alligators. The birding is great too with over 30 types of birds on the property.
We are the 93rd course in Florida and the 694th in the country to achieve this designation. As Golf Course Superintendents, we need to continue this program even more now. We need to show the public that we are “Stewards of the Environment,” and that we can use fertilizers and pesticides responsibly and keep our water resources intact.
Our committee for this project was made up of the following Members: Bob and Paula Hylen, Janet and John Axe, Jan Timmons, Jay Hundley, John Williams, Jim Hoffman. Graham Lister, Bud Lister, Gene Taormina, Earle and Susan Pratt, Janet Court and myself.
I am very pleased to add this distinction to our list of Accolades for Black Diamond.
David Court
Director of Golf Course Maintenance
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email me for our official BD Audobon .pdf file picturing our plants, birds, wildlife, etc.
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