There is a lot going on, on the golf course and campus. A time of year when we are typically winding down projects is different this year. Above and below, you can see the equipment that's been brought it to start dredging the portion of Club Lake behind the Tennis Courts and Fitness Center (LEC). This is the machine I've talked about that separates water and sediment, returning the water to the lake and then piles the sediment for removal. Stay tuned for more on this and video showing how it works when we get rolling. Also arriving this week, is equipment and materials that will be used to replace the Club Lake drain valve. This too, is a pretty big project that is being done out of necessity. Next fall, we'll be renovating the dam abutment walls. You'll be hearing more about this in the coming months.
A forestry underbrushing machine was delivered today for work, next week. We'll be clearing a lot of briar/weed growth around the golf course, opening up areas never before appreciated. Again, stay tuned!
This afternoon, over 10,000 bait fish were stocked in Club lake to support our Largemouth Bass population. This work is being done as part of our Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Status re-certification. Thanks to Mr. Freeman and his contacts, we are studying the Bass population and learning what we can do to improve the habitat. In October, we did a lake assessment, where we shocked portions of the lake to learn about the fish that were living in Club Lake and the health of said fish. It became clear that our Bass population needed more food in order to thrive, based on their size and growth habit.
Finally, an interesting find on the golf course today...a 7up glass bottle (bottled in Asheville, NC) dating back to the mid-1940's! This was found embedded into a stream bank on hole #10.
