MICHIGAN TURFGRASS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM - to advance the environmental stewardhip of Michigan's golf industry by increasing the awareness and understanding of Michigan's environmental resources, the potential impacts of golf turf management, and elevate the level of pollution protection.

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The Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program (MTESP) is recognized as one of the most effective programs in the nation. The MTESP helps golf course properties in Michigan optimize their protection of natural resources and move toward a more sustainable and profitable future.

• Participation in the program can save you money through liability protection and by providing cost saving options to solving environmental issues.

• The most important laws and regulations impacting golf courses are clearly interpreted and prioritized for your property so that you will know where you are in or out of compliance.

• MTESP staff assists you in identifying and mapping the natural resources on your property so that protective measures can be applied to the environmentally sensitive areas.

• As the result of a site visit, an environmental management plan is designed that can be used to effectively communicate needed improvements to owners, board members or management.

• MTESP members can get local and statewide publicity for being proactive in the golf/environmental industry.

• MTESP members are kept informed of all the latest environmental issues, innovative management practices and updates involving the golf industry.

• The MTESP gives superintendents the tools they need to be environmentally pro-active

Take the MTESP for a test drive.
Click on the links below to download the Program Overview and the Site Evaluation Module FREE!

Section 02 - Program Overview

Section 03 - Site Evaluation Section