We Invite you to golf "Green" at Belmont
A Proud Member of the Salmon River Watershed Management Partnership
With the popularity of golf increasing, both locally and internationally, the need to balance and co-exist on and environmental level increases as well, due to the fact that most golf courses are constructed near streams and rivers. This close proximity to environmentally sensitive areas can potentially have a negative impact on water and wildlife habitat. Belmont Golf Course has addressed this need for co-existence by developing a "Naturalization Plan" as part of a series of environmental management initiatives for its 120 acre golf course. The object of this plan is to enhance and increase the availability of habitat for the wildlife that naturally occurs in and around the golf course. Specific initiatives include:
Develop natural grassland areas by decreasing the total area being mowed,
- Designate areas to establish wildflower gardens,
- conserve water,
- reduce the use of chemicals on the course,
- provide nesting sites for birds and bats,
- enhance aquatic and riparian habitat in the course's ponds,
- and enhance habitat and food sources for wildlife through natural landscaping.
In addition the plan includes an information component designed to inform and educate employees, members, guests and general public as to the values associated with naturalizing the golf course.
