Pinetina G.C. is located in the “Pinewood of Appiano Gentile and Tradate” Regional Park. It is 40 km from Milan and 20 km from the Swiss border. Since 2000 the Golf Club has been dealing with environmental protecting policies. It was awarded Committed to Green National Certification in 2007 and has been involved in EMAS since 2008. In planning the annual turf management and environmental golf course strategy they were able to get the collaboration of the most qualified Italian technicians. Result of this commitment is a marked reduction of water consumption and nitrogen inputs, compared with the similar golf courses of the area (Po Valley). The Club manager is recording any variation in using maintenance materials, in energy consumption, in production and managing waste, strictly...
Publication of this Certification Report indicates that Golf Club La Pinetina has been assessed against the GEO Certification Criteria and awarded GEO Certified status.
Each section of this document covers a key area of environmentally sound golf facility management. As defined by the Golf Environment Organization, these are: Nature, Landscape & Heritage, Water, Turf, Waste, Energy, Education & Awareness and Management Planning.
Scope of Application
Golf Club La Pinetina consists of:
Courses
La Pinetina Golf Club (18 holes)
La Pinetina Pitch & Putt (6 holes)
Clubhouses
La Pinetina Clubhouse
Maintenance Facilities
GCM La Pinetina
Other
Pro Shop
Practice Facilities
Halfway House
Accommodation
Golf Hotel La Pinetina - Fully Serviced (11 rooms)
Nature
The golf course is situated within the Regional Park "Pineta of Appiano Gentile and Tradate" that is characterize by extensive woods and heathers, with a lot of rare species of flora and fauna. All the holes are surrounded by natural mixed woods of broad-leaved (english oak, birch, chestnut, etc.) and scots pine. The first nine holes are very hilly and follow the natural course of the ground; the second nine holes are more plainer and technically demanding.
Il campo da golf è situato all'interno del Parco Regionale "Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate", caratterizzato da estesi boschi e brughiere, con numerose specie di flora e fauna di pregio. Tutte le buche sono circondate da boschi misti naturali di latifoglie (farnia, betulla, castagno, ecc.) e pino silvestre. Le prime nove buche sono collinari e e seguono il naturale andamento del terreno; le seconda nove buche sono più pianeggianti e tecnicamente impegnative.
Designations
Golf Club La Pinetina features areas that are designated or protected at the following levels:
Local Government
Surveys
The following ecological surveys have been undertaken:
Title
Author
Date
Botanical
Elena Ballabio
2006-05-22
Birds
Marta Visentin
2006-05-22
Mammals
Marta Visentin
2006-05-22
Invertebrates
Stefano Scali e Guido Pinoli
2008-09-22
Amphibians
Stefano Scali e Guido Pinoli
2005-09-01
Fungi
Gruppo Micologico di Tradate
2001-09-08
http://www.parcopineta.org/pubblicazioni.htm
Parco Pinetina di Appiano Gentile e Tradate
2009-09-30
Habitats
Estimated area of habitats at Golf Club La Pinetina:
Native woodland: 6 ha; of Local Importance
Wetlands: 1 ha; of Local Importance
Open water features: 1 ha; of Local Importance
Heather and other dwarf shrub communities: 1 ha; of Local Importance
Golf Club La Pinetina has undertaken the following activities to improve the landscape ecology of the site:
Increase the size of habitat patches
Species
Rare, protected and notable species occurring at Golf Club La Pinetina [Latin names]:
PLANTS: Cephalanthera longifolia; Iris pseudacorus; Anemone nemorosa; Nymphaea alba
Golf Club La Pinetina consults with the following nature conservation organisations:
Parco Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate
Activities
Golf Club La Pinetina has undertaken the following activities to enhance nature protection:
Activity
Description
Naturalization of the lake's banks
Plant on the lake's banks of native species, typical of dump zones, such as Iris pseudacorus, Nymphaea alba, Sagittaria and Juncus spp.
Absence of manteinance on the banks, in particoular absence of cuts.
Increase of uncultivated areas
Reduction of game's areas (in particoular of fairways) and increase of the extension of the rough.
Planting of native trees
During the interventions of extraordinary maintenance of the field native trees (Pinus sylvestris, Carpinus betulus) have been planted.
Cut of exotic trees (Pinus strobus, Robinia pseudoacacia).
Estabilish buffer zone
There is a buffer zone around the lake without chemical treatment
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for maximizing its ecological value:
Maintain and increase the biodiversity of the golf course
Promote the communication of the natural patrimony of the course
Landscape & Heritage
The golf course is situated within the Regional Park "Pineta of Appiano Gentile and Tradate" and so it is subjected to the respect of the Territorial Plan of the Park, that also include some landascape's rules. The Park's territory is a plateau originated during tha glacial period and it is covered by very wide woods, heaths, agricultural fields and meadows.
Il percorso è situato nel Parco Regionale "Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate" ed è quindi soggetto al rispetto del Piano Territoriale del Parco, che comprende anche alcune norme relative al paesaggio. Il territorio del Parco è un altopiano originatosi durante il periodo glaciale ed è coperto da boschi molto estesi, brughiere, prati e campi agricoli.
Designations
Golf Club La Pinetina features the following landscape designations:
Regional park
Golf Club La Pinetina does not feature any cultural heritage designations or protected features.
Surveys
The following landscape assessments and appraisals been carried out at the site:
Date
Title
2004-08-01
Study to support of
No archaeological or heritage surveys have been carried out at this site.
Consultation
Golf Club La Pinetina does not consult with organisations responsible for landscape and cultural heritage issues.
Activities
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following activities to enhance landscape and cultural heritage:
Activity
Description
Use of native plants
In case of interventions on the golf course are used exclusively locally native species of trees and shrubs, appropriate for the landscape context of the site and the climate
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for conserving or enhancing its landscape and cultural heritage value:
Protect the landscape value of the golf course
Water
The water source for the irrigation is a well of groundwater; the water is accumulated in an artificial lake and then introduced in the automatized irrigation system.
La fonte di acqua per l'irrigazione è un pozzo di falda; l'acqua viene accumulata in un lago artificiale e poi introdotta nell'impianto di irrigazione automatizzato.
Consumption
Water sources
Primary Source
Secondary Source (if used)
Clubhouse
Public / Potable
N/A
Golf Courses
Groundwater
Recycled Drainage & Irrigation
Accommodation
Public / Potable
N/A
Maintenance facility
Groundwater
N/A
Other
Groundwater
N/A
Water consumption (m3)
2008
2007
2006
Clubhouse
3163
4791
7949
Golf Courses
85358
99630
102978
Accommodation
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maintenance facility
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other
N/A
N/A
N/A
Irrigation
The following areas are irrigated:
Area name
Approx. Hectarage
Greens
1 ha
Tees
1 ha
Fairways
10 ha
Semi-rough
5 ha
Rough
5 ha
Putting Green, Pitching green e Driving Range
1 ha
Pitch and Putt
1 ha
Golf Club La Pinetina irrigation system is Fully computer controlled.
This irrigation system is serviced every 1 months.
This irrigation system is upgraded every 3 years.
This irrigation system is calibrated every 3 years.
Our greenkeeping staff incorporate evapotranspiration rates and weather data into their irrigation programme:
We utilize Site Pro program by Toro Irrigation
Golf Club La Pinetina does not monitor soil water content.
Analysis
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes environmental monitoring of water quality.
Golf Club La Pinetina has undertaken the following activities to conserve / reduce / minimise water consumption:
Minimise irrigated area
Irrigate in the evenings
De-compact the soil
Use of wetting agents
Gathering of evapotranspiration data
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following activities to protect and enhance water quality:
Maintain vegetative buffers
No spray zones
Informed selection of fertiliser type
Informed selection of pesticides (least toxic, least persistent)
Naturalisation of pond margins to improve oxygenation
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for conserving water quality and minimizing water consumption:
Turf
The grass species of the turf are the following:
- Green: Agrostis, Poa annua
- Tees: Festuca thin leaves, Lolium perenne, Poa annua
- Fairways: Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Festuca thin leaves
- Pre-roughs: Festuca arundinacea, Lolium perenne, Poa annua;
- Roughs: natural grass
Golf Club La Pinetina maintains the following turfgrass species:
Greens
Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
Creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
Surrounds & Approaches
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Tees
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
Fairways
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
Semi-rough
Fescue (Festuca rubra)
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Golf Club La Pinetina regularly undertakes the following practices to improve turf health:
Hollow Coring - 4 times per year
Top Dressing - 14 times per year
Micro Tining - 2 times per year
Scarification - 2 times per year
Verticutting - 13 times per year
Deep Anti Compaction - 2 times per year
Rolling - 2 times per year
Nutrition
Up to 2007 has been used ternary chemical fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium in relationship 3-1-3). From 2008 has been introduced a partial use of natural fertilizer (stallatico, organ-mineral). From 2009 will be used only natural fertilizer .
Fino al 2007 sono stati utilizzati fertilizzanti chimici ternari (azoto, fosforo, potassio in rapporto 3-1-3). Dal 2008 è stato introdotto un parziale utilizzo del fertilizzante naturale (stallatico, organo-minerali). Dal 2009 saranno utilizzati solo fertilizzanti naturali.
The greenkeeping staff feed the following areas of the golf course:
Greens
Tees
Fairways
Semi-rough
Rough
The nutrition programme at Golf Club La Pinetina is informed by:
Soil Analysis
Visual Appearance
Sward Density
Rooting Depth
Fertiliser use in 2008
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
169
14
199
Tees
66
23
152
Fairways
2234
624
2780
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
0
0
0
Fertiliser use in 2007
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
194
31
236
Tees
66
123
62
Fairways
1000
475
3719
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
162
72
72
Fertiliser use in 2006
Nitrogen (kg/year)
Phosphate (kg/year)
Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround
361
121
450
Tees
160
40
301
Fairways
1974
447
4245
Semi Rough
0
0
0
Rough
695
550
466
Pest & Disease Control
In the last years has strongly been reduced the use of the pesticidis that are used only in restrained areas and in case of emergency.
Negli ultimi anni è stato fortemente ridotto l'uso dei fitofarmaci che sono utilizzati solo su superfici limitate e in caso di emergenza.
Pesticide use:
Fungicides - If Necessary
Herbicides - If Necessary
Insecticides - If Necessary
Lumbricides - Never
Growth Regulator - Never
Golf Club La Pinetina keeps detailed records of pesticide application.
Pesticide use in 2008
Fungicide
Herbicide
Insecticide
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Greens & Surrounds
Propiconazolo
8
Spynosad
7
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
6
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
17
Tees
Propiconazolo
40
Pendimethalin
10
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
24
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
10
Fairways
Propiconazolo
63
Pendimethalin
16
Spynosad
19
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
128
Fenoxaprop
4
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
81
Rough
Pendimethalin
2
Mecoprop
75
Foglialarga
12
Pesticide use in 2007
Fungicide
Herbicide
Insecticide
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Active ingredient
kg
Greens & Surrounds
Propiconazolo
20
Carbaryl
75
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
28
Spynosad
12
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
14
Tees
Propiconazolo
5
Dicamba
4
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
2
Clortal dimetile
5
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
6
Fairways
Propiconazolo
40
Pendimethalin
4
Plocloraz e Propamocarb
211
Clortal dimetile
125
Tolclofos metile e Ipodrione
23
Rough
Dicamba
3
Mecoprop
5
Golf Club La Pinetina has no further pesticide data.
Thresholds for using pesticides at Golf Club La Pinetina:
On evidence of actual damage
Golf Club La Pinetina selects pesticides with the following attributes:
Toxicity - Low
Persistence - Medium
Solubility - Medium
Specificty - High
Scouting at Golf Club La Pinetina:
Frequency / month
Scout
Greens
4
Superintendent
Tees
4
Superintendent
Fairways
2
Superintendent
Semi Rough
1
Superintendent
Activites
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following activities to minimise / reduce pesticide use:
Activity
Description
Located treatments
Treatments are effected only in case of deseas
Daily monitoring of the turf' state
The turf' state is monitored every day, so that to operate only in case of disease or emergency
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for achieving high quality playing surfaces in an environmentally responsible manner:
Minimize the use of pesticides
Waste
The club-house's waste is separated, in according to the local regulation of separate collection of rubbish. The special waste are storaged and disposed in according to the national rules.
I rifiuti della club-house sono separati, nel rispetto del regolamento locale della raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti. I rifiuti speciali vengono stoccati e smaltiti nel rispetto della lotta normativa nazionale.
Management
Waste streams for Golf Club La Pinetina
Avoid
Re-use
Recycle
Landfill
Incineration
Registered Uplift
2009 Totals (kg)
Glass
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Plastic
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Aluminium
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Metal
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
920
Paper
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
0
Cardboard
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Electrical
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Grass Clippings
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Cores
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Turf
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Sand
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
0
Wood / Timber
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
0
Leaves
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Detergents
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Cooking Oils
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Lubricants
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
0
Pesticide Containers
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
140
Fertiliser Bags
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
0
Oil Filters
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
10
Batteries
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
700
Golf Club La Pinetina has secure storage for hazardous material.
Surveys
Golf Club La Pinetina has not undertaken a waste audit.
Waste Water
Golf Club La Pinetina manages its water as follows:
Discharges to:
Legally Compliant?
Formal Discharge Agreement
Clubhouse
Stream
Yes
Waste Water Clubhouse Formal Discharge Arrangement
Accommodation
Stream
Yes
Waste Water Accommodation Formal Discharge Arrangement
Maintenance Facility
Stream
Yes
N/A
Wash Pad
Stream
Yes
Waste Water Wash Pad Formal Discharge Arrangement
Activities
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following activities to reduce resource consumption or minimise waste:
Remaking of irrigation system
Remaking of irrigation system with new automatic technologies
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for reducing, re-using and recycling waste, and minimizing resource consumption at source:
Reduction of waste production
Contain the consumptions of natural resources
Energy
It was carried out the energetic certification of the club-house, granted by Lombardy Region, following the modernization of the heating system (new condensation boiler). The result of the certification is "D" category. The irrigation system's pumps are powered by inverter.
E' stata effettuata la certificazione energetica della club-house, rilasciata dalla Regione Lombardia, in seguito alla modernizzazione del sistema di riscaldamento (nuova caldaia a condensazione ). Il risultato della certificazione è la categoria "D". Le pompe dell'impianto di irrigazione sono alimentate dall'inverter.
Golf Club La Pinetina has chosen not to publish data on energy consumption.
Golf Club La Pinetina has taken the following measures to diversify energy and fuel supply:
Adoption of green tariff grid supply
Surveys
Golf Club La Pinetina has undertaken an Energy Audit:
2008-12-28 - Studio Tecnico Guffanti - Guanzate - CO
Carbon
Golf Club La Pinetina has not begun to carbon footprint its operations.
Purchasing Policy and Sustainable Supply Chains
Golf Club La Pinetina informs suppliers of its environmental preferences:
Renewed the park cars with the purpose to reduce the consumptions of fuels, oils and pieces of exchange
Purchasing policy for Golf Club La Pinetina
(1 = not important; 5 = very important)
Performance Quality - 5
Price - 4
Supplier Service - 5
Durability - 3
Energy Efficiency - 5
Recycleability - 5
Pollution Risk - 5
Packaging - 5
Disposability - 4
Local Produce - 5
Activities
Activities undertaken to record energy consumption:
Monthly reading of the counters
Activities undertaken to reduce energy consumption:
Installation interrupters by time and lower part light bulbs consumption
Green purchasing activities undertaken:
Introduction of natural fertilizers
Departments involved in energy saving activities:
Through a monthly control of the consumptions the Direction verifies the possibilities to reduce the consumptions
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for reducing energy use and moving towards cleaner and renewable energy supplies:
Reduction of energy consumptions
Education & Awareness
Knowledge
Employees of Golf Club La Pinetina receive the following formal and informal environmental education:
Pesticide storage, application and disposal
Efficient water management
Emergencies / accident management
Waste minimisation, separation and recycling
Health and safety
Environmental management planning
Golf Club La Pinetina keeps formal staff training records for these departments:
Greenkeeping
Administrative
Catering
Accomodation
Golf Club La Pinetina keeps the following record of accidents in the workplace:
Number
Type
Severity
Response plans for accidents and emergency situations at Golf Club La Pinetina
Predisposition of an evaluation of the risks and the interferences during the jobs on the course; it names teams of emergency in case of accidents and fire
Communications
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following internal environmental communications:
Members evenings
Course walks
Displaying awards
Notice boards
Poster displays
Course guides / brochures
The most successful internal communications project at Golf Club La Pinetina has been:
Posting in glass showcase of all the information related to the safety on the job and to the environmental politics of the golf club
Golf Club La Pinetina undertakes the following external environmental communications:
Website
Course walks / Open days
Press releases
Attending community meetings
Joint practical projects with community
The most successful external communications project at Golf Club La Pinetina has been:
Creation of a page on the web site of the golf club dedicated to the environment.
Annual relationships to the competent authority (Park) with the description of the maintenance activities of the golf course.
Partnerships
Golf Club La Pinetina works with the following external groups:
Local environmental groups
Media
Local government
Schools
Local businesses
Authorities
The most successful partnership project at Golf Club La Pinetina has been:
Organization of visits of the course for schools and local environmental groups.
Organization of presentation of nature books about the territory of the Park.
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for educating and raising environmental awareness amongst staff and golfers:
Maintain a constant communication with the local community in environmental field
Golf Club La Pinetina does not have an Environmental Management Plan.
The Management plan was first introduced: 2001-01-01
Golf Club La Pinetina review the management plan every:
3 Years
Golf Club La Pinetina monitor the progress of the scheme as follows:
Updating a report of the environmental indicators, in collaboration with the environmental consultant of the Italian Golf Federation
Working Group
Golf Club La Pinetina has an environmental working group, comprising the following individuals/organisations:
Course Manager
Technical Specialist
Accreditation
Golf Club La Pinetina belongs to the following accreditation or award schemes:
Other
Key national environmental legislation with which Golf Club La Pinetina complies:
Legge 394/1991 (legge quadro su aree protette)
LR 86/1983 (legge regionale su aree protette)
LR 10/2008 (tutela flora e fauna)
LR 76/1983 (istituzione Parco Pineta)
LR 31/2008 (boschi)
D.Lgs. 152/2006 (testo unico ambiente)
D.Lgs. 152/2006 (testo unico ambiente)
D.Lgs. 152/2006 (testo unico ambiente)
D.Lgs. 152/2006 (testo unico ambiente)
Aims & Objectives
Golf Club La Pinetina has the following key objectives for effectively planning its proactive and long-term environmental management:
Improve the management planning of the golf course with the purpose to reduce the environmental impact
Certified 02 / 2010
