Where birdies fly…

Congrats to our Golf Maintenance staff! According to the Durango Herald, “the team that keeps the grounds of the 1,000-acre Glacier Club green has scored an environmental hole-in-one.”

This summer, our golf maintenance team has not only maintained The Glacier Club’s pristine grounds, but they have implemented programs focused on preserving the environment.

Some of the programs include:

• Creating a butterfly garden with perennial species: salvia, butterfly bush, cone flower, and blanket flower.

• Installing trout catch and release for kids.

• Creating nesting boxes and bird perches for the surrounding wildlife.

   Bird of prey perch on Cliff's course hole #6 

• Integrating a pest management program.

• Managing facility water conservation and quality.

In 2010, The Glacier Club received designation as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program grades golf courses on environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, water conservation and water quality.

We want to thank Mark Hanson, our Director of Golf Maintenance and his hardworking staff for developing and executing the club’s eco programs. You and your staff’s personal and professional dedication to environmental stewardship is greatly appreciated.

Keep up the good work!