Every winter the crew and I tackle a number of things to make work go more smoothly during the growing season. One of our annual winter projects is tree management. Below Paul Ardissono and Mike Petro are clearing and chipping brush from behind the range tee cart path. The area they're working in will soon become new parking for golf carts. The proposed area will provide spaces for cart parking while the membership makes use of the practice facilities.
A long standing idea of mine has been to install additional irrigation during the winter months. A tough task considering it's winter. But this year I bought an insulated ice fishing shanty. It pops up in less than a minute and with the help of a little propane heater the person inside is warm and cozy to work with his hands adding quick coupling valves to existing sprinkler heads.
A major benefit of doing this work during the winter is the lack of water in the lines. Every fall we blow all of the water out of the lines so the water in the lines doesn't freeze. If left to freeze the pipes would burst and shatter from the expanding frozen water. A disastrous scenario.
These pictures were actually taken on a warm day around 45 degrees, but Forest Galanda (in the pictures) has used this setup in temps in the 20's and been very comfortable.
