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2009 January LSMP PGMS: Starting a Sustainable Site12-30-08 | News

Starting a Sustainable Site

By Erika A. Williams, Director of Communications

Erika A. Williams, Director of Communications. Images courtesy of PGMS.

The preservation of our ecosystem as we move forward into the New Year is one of the bigger issues facing grounds managers. The grand initiative for 2009 is site sustainability. Why is it important? How can it be done economically? What elements need to be taken into consideration?

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The Sustainable Sites Initiative is an effort to develop the guidelines and performance benchmarks that will ultimately reduce the adverse effects of planned landscapes. The guidelines will include criteria that grounds professionals can use to design, implement and maintain their sites. The Initiative will apply sustainability principles to any site, with or without buildings, which will be protected, developed or redeveloped for public or private purposes.

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I found the following information to be quite useful, as well as interesting, as it addresses current practices and why the move toward more eco-friendly practices is extremely important.

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