Season's Greetings to everyone,
After a fantastic summer/fall season the Operations team here at JHGTC took some time off in November to "recharge" and spend some much needed time with our families. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving..we have so much to be thankful for this time of the year.
We were able to get our first lap around the course and pack the cross country track. It is definitely early season conditions with only 3-5" out there. The track has been beat up pretty good over the last week as our resident elk heard moved through headed toward the refuge. Last night there were between 500-600 north of the course by the Bar B Bar ranch and up towards the airport. The majority of those came across the course and left their mark on several fairways and even a few greens..ouch! Just part of the program here as there is a designated migration route that bisects the north end of the property. Most of the heard has moved through but we always have a few that stick around and set up residence along with the deer, moose and coyotes. No wolves yet this year but we will keep our eyes out.
We have put our signage at all the entrance points to the cross country track and we ask that everyone be respectful of our rules regarding the cross country track and access to the property. A few highlights for those of you who intend to use the track: It is free to the public and we encourage anyone that would like to use it to do so. We do not "police" activity on the track so remember that you are skiing at your own risk when on the property. DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES..no exceptions to this rule. Travel is restricted to the cross country track and we ask that you do not create "boot pack" trails around the course as this can affect the turf in the spring when we come out of winter. If you choose to snowshoe on the course please stay on the outside of the track or just adjacent to it so as not to destroy track conditions.
Our primary focus in the winter is to have as little impact on wildlife as possible as they are extremely vulnerable during the winter months, maintain the quality and integrity of the turf underneath the snow while allowing the public an opportunity to experience the outdoors. Thanks in advance for ahereing to our policies.
I hope everyone has a great holiday!! Keep your eyes out for more updates regarding wildlife and cross country track conditions. A reminder as well with the -20 degree temps if you live around the golf course it's a good idea to run some water at night to keep pipes from freezing.
Andy Erskine, GCS
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| Mama moose outside the shop..getting her 'minerals' for the winter!?! |
After a fantastic summer/fall season the Operations team here at JHGTC took some time off in November to "recharge" and spend some much needed time with our families. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving..we have so much to be thankful for this time of the year.
We were able to get our first lap around the course and pack the cross country track. It is definitely early season conditions with only 3-5" out there. The track has been beat up pretty good over the last week as our resident elk heard moved through headed toward the refuge. Last night there were between 500-600 north of the course by the Bar B Bar ranch and up towards the airport. The majority of those came across the course and left their mark on several fairways and even a few greens..ouch! Just part of the program here as there is a designated migration route that bisects the north end of the property. Most of the heard has moved through but we always have a few that stick around and set up residence along with the deer, moose and coyotes. No wolves yet this year but we will keep our eyes out.
We have put our signage at all the entrance points to the cross country track and we ask that everyone be respectful of our rules regarding the cross country track and access to the property. A few highlights for those of you who intend to use the track: It is free to the public and we encourage anyone that would like to use it to do so. We do not "police" activity on the track so remember that you are skiing at your own risk when on the property. DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES..no exceptions to this rule. Travel is restricted to the cross country track and we ask that you do not create "boot pack" trails around the course as this can affect the turf in the spring when we come out of winter. If you choose to snowshoe on the course please stay on the outside of the track or just adjacent to it so as not to destroy track conditions.
Our primary focus in the winter is to have as little impact on wildlife as possible as they are extremely vulnerable during the winter months, maintain the quality and integrity of the turf underneath the snow while allowing the public an opportunity to experience the outdoors. Thanks in advance for ahereing to our policies.
I hope everyone has a great holiday!! Keep your eyes out for more updates regarding wildlife and cross country track conditions. A reminder as well with the -20 degree temps if you live around the golf course it's a good idea to run some water at night to keep pipes from freezing.
Andy Erskine, GCS
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