"It is the moral obligation of all developers to not only preserve the environment, but to also enhance and protect it. Landmark will continue to use its focus, discipline and vast experience to fulfill this responsibility."
OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, Landmark has been able to create sustainable developments that set the standard for environmental sensitivity. As a company, Landmark has realized the benefits of high-quality environmental management.
Landmark's core philosophy is to preserve and enhance the natural character of each property it develops in order to provide its residents and members with an exceptional golf and lifestyle experience that respects and contributes to the local community as well as the natural environment. Working closely with local agencies and qualified environmental consultants, Landmark has successfully developed golf courses in many different settings across the U.S., Europe and the Caribbean, each with its own unique set of environmental conditions.
The key to quality environmental management is to identify individual site characteristics before planning begins to ensure that the master plan and golf course routing preserve the site's diversity and provide for the environmental sustainability of the community. These strategic protection plans should guide all phases of future planning, development and operations.
Today's buyer rewards developers who preserve the environmental integrity of their communities and also offers them access. As long-term developers of large-acreage parcels, it makes good business sense to be committed to the long-term environmental sustainability of the land we own and develop.
Currently, Landmark is looking for sites with inherent beauty and natural character. Landmark's golf course architects are producing minimalist designs that take advantage of and enhance these precious natural characteristics and incorporate them into the overall design. Our golf course superintendents also understand the importance of a proactive environmental management plan that reduces the need for water and chemicals and lowers their overall maintenance cost while enhancing the natural beauty of their golf course. Each understands that what is good for the environment is also good for golf. It's a simple philosophy and one that's appreciated throughout the world.
By their very nature, golf courses provide significant open spaces and opportunities to provide needed wildlife habitat in increasingly urbanized communities. At the same time, golf courses are called to address environmental concerns related to the potential and actual impacts of water consumption and chemical use on local water sources, wildlife species and native habitats. When Landmark first takes on a development opportunity, it reviews the environmental resources of the site and any potential problems that need to be addressed. It then develops a management plan that fits its unique setting, goals, staff, budget and available time. This plan includes Environmental Planning, Wildlife and Habitat Management, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation and Water Quality Management. The long-term benefits of such a plan are:
- Enhanced natural beauty of the golf course
- Water conservation and the reduced need for expensive chemical applications
- Financial savings on course maintenance
- Creation and preservation of natural open space
- Increased marketing opportunities promoting natural environment
- Appreciation and enjoyment by players and community
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