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Building Dr. King’s ‘Beloved Community’ Through Municipal Golf
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday dedicated as a National Day of Service. Volunteering and offering community service functions as a tangible way to celebrate the life and legacy of one of our country’s most important civil rights leaders. In Washington, D.C., we are bringing Dr. King’s vision of The Beloved Community to life through acts of service at municipal golf courses.
Sustainability Spotlight: National Links Trust Materiality Assessment
Municipal golf can become an inspiring cornerstone of how municipalities meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In the latest edition of our Sustainability Spotlight Series, we are excited to share the process, results and methodology behind the National Links Trust’s first materiality assessment and stakeholder survey, and how we used the UN SDG framework to prioritize NLT’s current and future sustainable development programs in Washington, D.C.
Invasive Vegetation Management - A Langston Golf Course Update
Conquering the unmanaged invasive vegetation that lines the border of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. is one of the biggest challenges in my new role as a sustainability consultant for the National Links Trust (NLT). There’s been a lot of learning on the job for me and figuring out how to tame the unruly beasts roaming the edges of this historic municipal golf course is one reason why.
Driving the Green Recap: 1st Annual NLT ‘Symposium on Municipal Golf’
The first annual National Links Trust ‘Symposium on Municipal Golf’ was held November 8-9, 2021 in Washington, DC. This exclusive recap discusses the takeaways, obstacles and goals emerging from this inaugural event as the golf industry works hard to preserve and reimagine the possibilities for municipal golf facilities.
Sustainability Spotlight: National Links Trust’s ‘Symposium on Municipal Golf’
In this edition of our Sustainability Spotlight series, I share the story of the National Links Trust, why Municipal Golf is the key to the golf industry’s future and what it's like to assemble a sustainability super squad for the NLT’s ‘Symposium on Municipal Golf’.