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GCSANC Members Support Play Golf America Day in Napa, CA

Napa, CA- The Golf Course Superintendents of Northern California (GCSANC) made its presence known recently at the inaugural Play Golf America Day at Chardonnay Golf Club in Napa, California. Hosted by the Nor Cal PGA the event was specifically designed to attract new players to the game and welcome former golfers back to the sport. 
In addition to receiving free golf instruction from local pros, attendees were greeted by  GCSANC members distributing free repair tools and demonstrating how to properly use the tool when repairing ball marks on the green.


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2008 California GCSA 
Annual Conference, Trade Show & Golf Championship! 
Place: Morongo Resort in Cabazon, CA
Dates: November 9 -11, 2008 
The Annual Conference web page for updates! 

Nearby attractions, (for the wife and kids)!

Golf Championship: East Valley Golf Club >>> Link

Annual Conference 
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2009 California Hospitality Suite 
New Orleans, LA 
Harrah's Casino 
Feb. 5, 2009 
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm


GCSAA 2009 Conference Hotel Listings

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2008 California Hospitality Suite Sponsors
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Advertising is still available at a very resonable price, on the California GCSA Web Site Home Page & the CGCSA E-Magazine!
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"Regional Chapters Meetings"
September 2008

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Turf disease weekly report
***New Feature***
Weather Updates and Diseases at Risk 

University of California Turf Disease Diagnostic Lab services, a weekly report  is being sent out to update clients of current disease outbreaks in California and nearby locations with a focus on diseases of golf course turf. 

Outlook and Summary: August 25, 2008 

Problems of annual bluegrass continue to be a problem – from Waitea Patch to heat and drought stress. Only a month left until the end of the summer – a return to a less stressful time is almost in sight!

“The Man” Has Been Busting My Chops Over Permits

The USDA and CDFA have become very stringent with samples and rejected a few boxes in the last few weeks without supporting sample info. This had lead to delayed diagnoses and affected our ability to get back to you ASAP with a disease solution. Please fill out the lab diagnostic forms and include a copy of the federal and state permits to make sure they don’t intercept and throw your stuff away.

UCR Field Day – September 4, 2008

Our new turfgrass extension specialist, Dr. Jim Baird has resurrected the UCR Turfgrass Filed Day.

More info on this event can be found at: http://ucrturf.ucr.edu/home/forms/Mailer.08.FieldDay.pdf

Anthracnose Best management Practices

The latest issue of GCSAA’s Golf Course Management’s Research Section is dedicated exclusively to pests of annual bluegrass. These include annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) and anthracnose. Check them out!

The anthracnose article covers a lot of ground, and the ABW article features a pest that is not in California (yet) but may be a future threat.

Read it online here (GCSAA membership required): http://gcsaa.org/GCM/Default.aspx

Dr. Frank P. Wong
UC Extension Specialist
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521

Diagnosed Disease Activity
*Diseases and hosts are listed by county of origin followed by number of samples positive for the disease.  Counties without diagnosed disease activity have been omitted.

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Government Relations Chairman 
& Lobbyist in action!
California Government Relations Network  Announcement 

James C. Husting, CGCS
Chairman, Government Relations
California GCSA
jchust@sbcglobal.net

On February 28, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger wrote to the leadership of the California State Senate, outlining key elements of a comprehensive solution to problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The first element on the Governor's list was "a plan to achieve a 20 percent reduction in per capita water use statewide by 2020." In March 2008, the 20x2020 Agency Team was convened to develop a plan to meet the goal set by the Governor. The Team has established a new website to help keep the public informed on its progress and upcoming opportunities for public interaction. You can access the new site at 
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/hot_topics/ 20x2020/index.shtml. 



CGCSA Legislative Update

If you want to look at the bills in their entirety, then click on the link provided. This will take you to a login in page where you will need to type in a login code and password code. Here are the necessary keys. Next week I will give you an update on the Off-Road Diesel meeting that was held this past Monday. Have a great weekend.

Link to: CGCSA Legislative Update



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