Best Management Practices
Driving Sustainability at Your Facility and Advocating for Golf's Future
Golf course superintendents in Ontario are professional land managers entrusted to protect the environment and communities the property lies within. Regulatory requirements such as Integrated Pest Management Accreditation Program, Permit to Take Water, and others create a framework superintendents must abide by. The Best Management Practices (BMP) for Ontario Golf Courses, a voluntary initiative of the Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association (OGSA), provides a comprehensive document developed by experts, and vetted by your peer superintendents, that can help foster the sustainability of our industry.
The Best Management Practices for Ontario Golf Courses
The BMP (Best Management Practices) initiative helps golf courses communicate their positive environmental impact and stay compliant with changing regulations. The Ontario BMP guide integrates key IPM and water regulations, offering expert-recommended best practices for sustainability. It supports the sustainability 'triangle' of people, planet, and profit, helping superintendents showcase their environmental efforts. Golf courses can build their own BMP using the GCSAA online tool or the OGSA’s Ontario BMP as a template.
The BMPs for Ontario Golf Courses document can become a vital building block to communicate and elevate your environmentally positive efforts to stakeholders including those in golf, within your community, and the regulatory arena.