via Invasive Species Council of BC
Soon, the Japanese beetle flight season will begin as temperatures consistently reach around 21°C! During this time, the beetles will fly aimlessly, in search of their favourite plants (300 different species) or a mate.
By Jerry Rousseau
Last August, about one hundred golf courses in the South Coast region received a request from the British Columbia Ministry of Forests asking to voluntarily reduce diversion, storage or use of non-domestic ground and surface water by 50% of the licenced volume and to limit/restrict lawn, garden and fairway watering to putting greens only.
Read more: Further to Water Restriction Advocacy - Response Received from BC Government
Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, has released the following statement in response to the April 2024 snowpack bulletin:
Written By: Greg Johnson
Original post: https://gam.org/michigan-golf-family-celebrates-life-of-msus-joe-vargas/
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Joseph M. Vargas, Jr., aka Dr. Joe, who passed away recently after a bout with pancreatitis.
Read more: Michigan Golf Family Celebrates Life of MSU’s Joe Vargas
By Jerry Rousseau
In response to last year’s well water restrictions imposed by the BC Provincial Government, the Allied Golf Association of BC (AGA-BC) is ramping up advocacy efforts in hopes of learning more about the decision making and implementation process used by authorities, to outline golf industry efforts toward water conservation and offer assistance with future province wide conservation strategies such as the use of approved water management plans.