Colorado Golf Course Carbon Accounting Research Study
This spring RMGCSA members will be asked to provide vitally important information that will be used to conduct research that quantifies the carbon sequestered and emitted by Colorado golf courses. Colorado State University will coordinate the activities associated with the survey and subsequent research.
The primary goal of this research project is to collect information about resources utilized by Colorado's golf courses, so a carbon accounting research can be completed. The research will explore and quantify the benefits and impacts golf courses have within the greater carbon emissions and sequestration picture.
This research effort depends on your participation and accurate information, so please take the time to prepare for the upcoming survey by collecting accurate information for the items identified below. For more information please contact Joe McCleary, 303-699-3920 or joseph.mccleary@q.com.
Now is the ideal time to collect this information, so it can be easily and quickly entered into the forthcoming survey.
The following information will be required to complete the survey:
- Total number of acres occupied by golf course property
- Acreage information for golf course: greens, tees, fairways, rough, bunkers/waste bunkers. and non-golf acreage
- Acreage information for unmaintained/habitat areas: native grass areas, wetlands, ponds, forest, etc.
- Irrigation information for 2008 and 2009: irrigation water source, irrigation water cost, irrigation gallons used, and irrigated acres
- Electricity and natural gas consumption: clubhouse, irrigation pump station, golf cart storage, maintenance facility and other buildings
a. Acquire account numbers for each building/facility with a separate utility meter
b. Contact utility provider and request an electronic summary for each account number for 2008 and 2009; the utility provider can send this information via email
- Potable water consumed by facilities in 2008 and 2009
- Number of 18 hole equivalent round and total facility revenue (green fees, cart rentals, pro shop retail, etc) so average revenue per round can be calculated for 2008 and 2009
- Fertilizer consumption for 2008 and 2009
a. Total pounds per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for greens, tees, fairways and rough
b. Use appropriate conversions to calculate P and K
i. Pounds K2O*0.83 = pounds K
ii. Pounds P2O5*0.44 = pounds P
- Golf car rounds and revenues for 2008 and 2009 and number of gas and/or electric cars in fleet
- Core and solid tine cultivation information for 2008 and 2009
a. Number of times/year for greens, tees, fairways and rough
- Total fuel consumed by equipment and golf cars for 2008 and 2009
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