I have been following the development of Justin Timberlake’s course, Mirimichi, for a number of reasons. First of which is the fact that it is attempting to be the prime example of what a golf course can do to go green. With each step it takes, it makes a small positive impact on its immediate environment, but the most fascinating thing is the impact it makes on the rest of the golf industry.
Mirimichi is setting a new standard of ecological concern, and golf courses and golfers alike are paying attention to the steps taken by one of the environmental movement’s most public spokesmen, Justin Timberlake to make Mirimichi the standard for golf courses in this arena.
So far, the course has taken the following actions to go green:
- Reflective coatings on parking lots to reduce the heat footprint;
- Landscape areas that capture and reuse rainwater runoff;
- Used native grass areas, waste bunkers, and enhanced water acreage to reduce manicured acreage from 195 acres to 100 acres;
- Irrigation system that reduces water usage by maximizing water management efficiency; and
- Lake areas and re-circulating creeks to create a habitat for the ecosystem.
We are excited to watch what they do next!