The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit: How to Build, Implement, and Maintain an Environmental Plan for Grounds and Golf Courses -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Section 1: Environmental Management -- Chapter 1: Building a Green Team -- How to Establish an Environmental Committee -- Where Do You Look to Begin Filling Positions in Your Committee? -- How Many People Should Be on Your Environmental Committee? -- Summary -- Chapter 2: The Environmental Plan: Site Assessment -- The Site Assessment -- Site Assessment Features for Golf Courses -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Environmental Plan: Agronomic Programs -- Soil Structure and Edaphology -- Essential Elements to "All" Plant Growth -- Soil Samples and Soil Testing -- Tissue Samples -- Cultural Practices for Turf -- What Is a Carbon Footprint and Why Is It Mentioned Here? -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Environmental Plan: Water Quality and Conservation -- Water Basics -- Water Quality Programs and Strategies -- Summary -- Chapter 5: The Environmental Plan: Wildlife and Habitat Management -- Developing a Wildlife Inventory -- Guidelines for Enhancing and Maintaining Wildlife Habitat -- Summary -- Chapter 6: The Environmental Plan: Integrated Pest Management -- Protecting Agronomic Assets through IPM -- Summary -- Section One: Environmental Management Conclusions -- Action Steps: Green, Greener, Greenest -- Section 2: Resource Management -- Chapter 7: Accounting and Financial Processes -- The Accounting Equation -- Specific Financial Documents -- Using Comparative Reports -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Budget Reduction and Contingency Strategies -- Environmental Programs That Cut Expenses and Protect Assets -- Partnerships Increase The Effectiveness of Recycling Programs -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Human Resources Management -- Employee Recruitment and Hiring Practices -- Achieving More with Less.

Safety Programs and Resource Management -- Summary -- Section Two: Resource Management Conclusions -- Action Steps: Green, Greener, Greenest -- Section 3: Environomic Community Engagement and Green Public Relations -- Chapter 10: Environomic Community Engagement -- The Role of the Green Industry Professional in an Environomic Community Engagement Program -- Simple Steps for Starting an Environomic Community Engagement Program -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Public Relations and the Green Industry Professional -- Communicating to and with Target Audiences -- Public Relations and the Green Industry Professional -- Creating a "Beyond the Property" Program -- Crafting Your Story -- Ten Steps to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Beyond the Property Public Relations Program -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Photography's Role in Green Public Relations -- Digital Camera Facts for the Green Industry Professional -- Learning Another Language (or Two) -- The Future of Community Engagement -- Summary -- Section Three: Environomic Community Engagement And Green Public Relations Conclusions -- Action Steps: Green, Greener, Greenest -- Section 4: Documentation Management -- Chapter 13: Essential Green Industry Documentation -- How Do I Begin to Create a Personal Documentation List? -- Transforming Your Personal Documentation List into a Personal Documentation Program -- Documentation: Tools of the Trade -- The Daily Work Log -- Weather Reports -- Agronomic Reports and Documentation -- Water Quality Tests -- Disease and Nematode Sampling -- Chemical Application Records -- The Right to Know Center and Safety Training Documents -- Licenses and Miscellaneous Documents -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Case Study Documentation and Uses -- What Exactly Does a Case Study Look Like? -- Environmentally Focused Documentation: the Building Blocks of Case Studies.

Water Use and Irrigation Documents -- Summary -- Section Four: Documentation Management Conclusions -- Action Steps: Green, Greener, Greenest -- Section 5: Putting It All Together: Synergy and the Green Industry Professional -- Chapter 15: Career Focus and Professional Image -- Time Horizons, Career Focus and the Green Industry Professional -- Stretch Goals and Link Goals -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Professional Associations and Networking -- American Nursery and Landscape Association -- American Society of Golf Course Architects -- American Society of Landscape Architects -- Golf Course Builders Association of America -- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America -- Irrigation Association -- International Society of Arboriculture -- Professional Grounds Management Society -- Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) -- Sports Turf Managers Association -- The Green Industry Ambassador -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Roadmaps for Success-Personal Success Stories from the Green Industry -- Delany, Tom -- Dinelli, F. Dan -- Farren, Bob -- Finney, Shelia -- Hiers, Tim -- Higgins, Monica -- Jackson, Joseph B. -- Maples, Palmer Jr. -- Mangum, Ken -- Mongeon, Roger -- Newell, Ellen -- O'Donnell, Kevin -- Phipps, David -- Pinson, Bob -- Scott, Bob -- Toma, George P. -- Van Etten, John -- Van Haasteren, George -- Williams, Bruce R. -- Summary -- Section Five: Synergy and the Green Industry Professional Conclusions -- Action Steps: Green, Greener, Greenest -- Index.