Like the Petun Indians who inhabited this land in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Europeans who arrived in the 1800's and the Jozo Weider led skiers who discovered the Blue Mountain escarpment in the early 1940’s, the OslerBrook Golf & Country Club, its founders and members, have an unyielding respect for nature and the environment. OslerBrook has continued this commitment working in close consultation with our course designers and builders, as well as numerous Governmental regulatory agencies, to ensure minimum impact on the environment and to enhance the inherent beauty of the OlserBrook landscape. In fact, during construction, we significantly increased the wetland acreage on our property. These wetlands are part of a bio-filter system which allows the course to clean and re-use its surface water resulting in a net positive effect on the environment. Walk the golf course to experience our environmental commitment - the wild flowers, wet meadows, bird habitats, the many wildlife corridors and even a winter Hibernaculum.
From the beginning our Course Superintendent Jay Honeyball, an environmental pioneer among golf course superintendents, has embraced the principles and requirements of the Audubon Society. . Through this program, we are able to enlist the help and advice of the Audubon Society to ensure we meet their standards when facing such issues as environmental planning, pest management, water conservation and quality monitoring, and the protection and creation of wildlife habitats. OslerBrook is aggressively pursuing formal certification with the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) for golf courses – stay tuned for our joint announcement!
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