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| *Brook Cleanup in the Hudson Highlands, New York
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On 10 May 2008, GSA New York joined a federation of environmental activists in celebrating American Wetlands Month by conducting a challenging and thorough cleanup of Canterbury Brook in the Hudson Highlands of New York State.
GSA-NY teamed up with the superintendent and staff from the Storm King Golf Club, whose western boundary is defined by the Canterbury Brook.
This cleanup effort, officially registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, also included representatives from the Cornwall Conservation Advisory Council, the Black Rock Forest Consortium, the Boy Scouts, and the Cornwall High School Environment Club who tackled the upland forest section.
The golf club provided essential equipment and manpower for this important cleanup effort in recognition of Wetlands Month and as an affirmation of the club's commitment to environmental stewardship in the ecologically rich Highlands Region.
This diverse cleanup team removed truckloads of debris - ranging from 21st century plastic bottles to 18th century iron farm implements - from this picturesque mountain brook.
LINKS:
EPA Report
Hudson Highlands
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| *Hibiscus Cup (GSA Iejima)
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The Ecoflag was flying at the starting pole of the Hibiscus Cup (2nd National Primary and JHS Golf Iejima Tournament) on 26 December.
153 kids took part in the event and GSA Iejima's Team Captain was at the event to hand out the Sport and Environment Handbook and explain the role the Ecoflag plays in promoting environmental awareness and action through sport.
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The Ecoflag was flying at the 5th
M. Club Tournament on 16 April at the
Oyama Ark Country Club. At the presentation ceremony there was an
explanation of the Ecoflag Movement alongside and a call for
each
of us to‘ do what we can, at work and in our everyday lives,
to create a society where our future generations will be able to
enjoy sport.’ It
was a fun
outing, where individual score were secondary to having fun.
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| *22nd
Ibusuki Phoenix Hotel Ground Golf Tournament |
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29-30 November 2005. 250 people
in 48 teams took part in the event and this
photo was taken with the team members that were staying over at the
hotel.
Ground golf is lots of fun and helps us really
enjoy our lives. |
| *4th
Charity Golf Contest |
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Protecting the environment and the
importance of clean air in being able to
enjoy golf were some of the topic discussed during this 4th charity
golf
tournament. Money ollected at the event was donated to the Tottori
Disabled
Sports Association.
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| *3rd
M.Club Spring Charity Golf Tournament |
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| The 3rd M.Club Spring Charity Golf Tournament took
place on 10 April. We
flew the Ecoflag and made a declaration at the award ceremony to
do what we
can to protect the natural environment. Donations were collected
to help the
earthquake-affected families in Fukuoka prefecture, and in the future
we
will continue to fly the Ecoflag at events.
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| *Fine
Four Junior Golf Camp - Green Academy Country Club in Fukushima |
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Continuing from the Golf Camp held
at the end of March, this Junior Golf
Camp took place from 2-4 May.
The Ecoflag was featured again at the camps along with environmental
education with discussions on paper use and recycling.
The children made their own recycled paper, which they turned into
mother's
day cards. |
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| The Ecoflag was
flying at the Sony Open 2004 held at the Waialae Country
Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. The photo is taken from the green
on the 16th hole on the final day of the tournament (18 January). ‘Vital
Message’, a book of environmental messages from top
athletes in various fields of sport, was also handed out
to PGA staff. |
| *Japan
Golf Tour Championships, Shishido Hills Cup (Sponsored
by Mori Building) |
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| The Japan Golf
Tour Championships, Shishido Hills Cup at the Shishido Hills
Country Club in Ibaraki prefecture (3-4 July) is sponsored
by Mori Building, also a corporate sponsor of GSA. The course
is surrounded by hundreds of beautiful trees and they're
supporting the environment by flying the Ecoflag and collecting
donations. |
| *Golf
- GSA Staff, Retsu Inoue |
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| We're
working to promote golf courses that use alternative measures
to pesticides and other chemicals. |
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