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Best Management Practices for New York State Golf Courses
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(Note: URLs are current as of March 2019.)

Baum‐Haley, Melissa, ed. Landscape Irrigation Best Management Practices. Irrigation Association and the American Society of Irrigation Consultants. 2014. Download via: https://www.irrigation.org/IA/Advocacy/Standards-Best-Practices/Landscape-Irrigation-BMPs/IA/Advocacy/Landscape-Irrigation-BMPs.aspx

Brown, Amy E., Elizabeth Ingianni, and Robert Lindgren. Pesticide Information Leaflet No. 13: Disposal of Pesticide Containers. University of Maryland Extension. 2012.
https://pesticide.umd.edu/uploads/1/3/5/6/13565116/pil13_disposal_1990-2012.pdf

Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Installing a Rain Garden. Cornell University Cooperative Extension. 2007.
https://rocklandcce.org/resources/installing-a-rain-garden

Duncan, R.R., R.N. Carrow, and M. Huck. “Understanding Water Quality and Guidelines to Management.” USGA Green Section Record. United States Golf Association. September/October 2000.
https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/2000s/2000/000914.pdf

Grant, Jennifer A., and Frank S. Rossi. Reducing the Risks of Golf Course Management: The Bethpage Project. Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Cornell Turfgrass Program, and New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.
https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/44515/reducing-risks-golf-NYSIPM.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Gruttadaurio, Joann, and A. Martin Petrovic. Guidelines for Using Recycled Wastewater for Golf Course Irrigation in the Northeast. Cornell University.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/app_e_guidelines_recycled_wastewater.pdf

Lake, Donald W., and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2016.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/29066.html

Landschoot, Peter. “Calibrating Your Fertilizer Spreader.” Pennsylvania State Extension. December 18, 2018.
https://extension.psu.edu/calibrating-your-fertilizer-spreader

Landschoot, Peter. “Irrigation Water Quality Guidelines for Turfgrass Sites.”Penn State Extension. November 10, 2016.
https://extension.psu.edu/irrigation-water-quality-guidelines-for-turfgrass-sites

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. “Assess and Map Your Soils.” Cornell University. May 3, 2018.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/assess-and-map-your-soils/

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Best Management Practices for Pollinators on New York State Golf Courses. Cornell University. 2017.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/nysbmp_pollinator_bmps_final_july20.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Conserving Water By Installing Quick Couplers. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_GlenArborFinal.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Enhancing Habitat for Native Pollinators with Low-to-No Maintenance Areas. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_RocklandNativeAreas.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Integrating BMPs to Increase Sustainability. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_LHCC.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Irrigation System Upgrades for Water Conservation. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp- content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_HollowBrook.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Opportunities for Improvement of Wash Pad Operations. Cornell University. 2017.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NYBMP_CaseStudy_LocustHillWashPad_FINAL.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Precision Water Management. Cornell University. 2017.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_NHempsteadFinal.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Protecting Pollinators on the Golf Course. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudyRockvilleLinksFinal.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Reducing Environmental Impact of Pest Management. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_SoaringEaglesFinal.pdf

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses.”Stuck in the Shop? Do a Point Source Pollution Assessment.” Cornell University. January 29, 2018.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/stuck-in-the-shop-do-a-point-source-pollution-assessment/

New York State Best Management Practices for Golf Courses. Wash Load at Bedford Golf and Tennis Club. Cornell University. 2016.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NYBMP_CaseStudy_BedfordGTC_WashLoad.pdf

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Pollinator Protection Plan. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2016.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/nyspollinatorplan.pdf

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2015.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/29072.html

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. A Primer on Aquatic Plant Management in New York State [draft version]. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2005.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/ch6apr05.pdf

PACE Turf. Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) Guideline. PACE Turf and Asian Turfgrass Center. 2014.
https://www.paceturf.org/PTRI/Documents/1202_ref.pdf

Petroff, Reeves, Greg Johnson, Cecil Tharp, and Amy Bowser. Maintenance, Cleaning and Storage of Ground Sprayers. Montana State University Extension. 2017.
https://store.msuextension.org/publications/AgandNaturalResources/MT198917AG.pdf

Pineo, Rebecca, and Susan Barton. Rain Gardens. NONWORKING LINK University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. 2009.
https://extension.udel.edu/factsheets/rain-gardens/ NONWORKING LINK

Portmess, Robert E., Jennifer A. Grant, Barry Jordan, Anthony M. Petrovic, and Frank S. Rossi. Best Management Practices for New York State Golf Courses. Cornell University. 2014.
https://nysgolfbmp.cals.cornell.edu/ny_bmp_feb2014.pdf

Portmess, Robert E., Jennifer A. Grant, and Frank S. Rossi. Reducing Chemical Use on Golf Course Turf. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. 2009.
https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/6/5969/files/2015/03/Cornell_Reduced_Chemical_Manual_2012-19w8a2g.pdf

Rossi, Frank S., and Jennifer A. Grant. 2017 Cornell Guide for Commercial Turfgrass Management. Cornell University Cooperative Extension. 2017.
https://www.hort.cornell.edu/turf/guidelines.pdf

Shepherd, Matthew. Making Room for Native Pollinators How to Create Habitat for Pollinator Insects on Golf Courses. NONWORKING LINK United States Golf Association. 2002.
https://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/making_room_for_pollinators_usga1.pdf NONWORKING LINK

Unckless, Robert L., and Joseph C. Makarewicz. “The impact of nutrient loading from Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on water quality, a mesocosm approach.” Hydrobiologia. April 26, 2007.
https://www.carleton.edu/departments/GEOL/Resources/comps/CompsPDFfiles/2009/LinetdWebPg/Papers/CanadaGooseLoading.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture. Managing Canada Goose Damage. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011.
https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/pdf/managingcanadagoosedamage.pdf

United States Golf Association. A Guide to Constructing the USGA Putting Green. United States Golf Association. 2015.
https://cloud.3dissue.com/73035/73358/87210/CreatingTheUSGAPuttingGreen/html5/index.html

Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association. Environmental Best Management Practices for Virginia’s Golf Courses. Virginia Cooperative Extension. 2012.
https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ANR/ANR-48/ANR-48_pdf.pdf

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