The Peninsula Golf & Country Club golf course, Millsboro, Del., has achieved designation as a certified Audubon Cooperative sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. The Peninsula is the sixth course in Delaware and the 793rd in the world to receive the honor.
Soon after acquiring 800 acres of farmland adjacent to the Indian River Bay in Delaware’s Long Neck area, The Peninsula Golf & Country Club launched into a proactive environmental program to improve the way the course manages its effect on its surroundings.
“We pride ourselves on setting rigorous performance goals under our environmental management system, long-established agronomy standards and the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program,” said Peninsula General Manager Laura Scrivner.
To reach certification, a course must demonstrate it is maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in a number of areas. The Peninsula completed certification in the necessary six categories: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservancy and Water Quality Management.
Craig Werline, course superintendent, has been on site since its metamorphosis from farmland to resort haven, watching Jack Nicklaus design the course, leaving acres and acres of pristine woodlands and beachfront intact for nature trails, wildlife habitat and bird refuge.
“The golf community is committed to sustainable solutions and environmental enhancement,” said Werline to the Cape Gazette. “This is just one step in the myriad of accomplishments and steps necessary for our certification by Audubon International.”
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