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Golfers Determine Course Conditions
If you follow our Twitter feed (@BearTraceHB) you may enjoy the daily information about course rules and conditions, reminders and updates about upcoming tournaments and cultural practices, and...
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Electric Equipment Initiative Rolls On
Several years ago we began a program utilizing fully electric equipment on our golf course that we called the Electric Equipment Initiative. We needed a new mower for the clubhouse grounds recently,...
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Summer Aerification 2017
As you probably know the golf course was closed this past week so the agronomy staff could perform the necessary cultural practices on the course needed to have a high performing and well conditioned...
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Golf Environment Organization Recertification Achieved
I am proud to announce that The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay has completed recertification with the Golf Environment Organization http://www.golfenvironment.org to remain a GEO Certified golf course....
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Better Conditions through Better Communications
We recently made an investment by purchasing walkie talkies or radios for each member of the agronomy staff and it is already showing benefits to our operation. Our golf course is spread out over 600...
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Late Season Improvements
We are starting to put a wrap on what has been a very successful season at the course. Hard work by the agronomy staff and some great weather has allowed us to experience one of our best years of...
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Harrison Bay Eagle Cam 2017 Season Takes Flight
After a very frustrating season last year, HBEC Experiencing Technical Issues, where we lost all communication to the PTZ camera in the top of the tree. We are happy to announce that after a lot of...
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That's a Wrap on 2017
As we put the greens under the covers to protect them from the freezing weather coming into the Chattanooga area to finish off 2017 we take a look back at what was a fantastic year. We would like to...
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Remembering Eloise--The First Lady of HBEC
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Eloise, the original female bald eagle at the Harrison Bay Eagle Cam project. She was spotted on the nest cam Saturday with an injury under her...
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Fence Renovation Project 2018
Last year we began working on improving the overall appearance of our golf course when we renovated the front sign on Harrison Bay Road. Front Entrance Face Lift Part 1 and Part 2 This year in...
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Aquatrols Conservation Award
Earlier this month our course was awarded the inaugural Aquatrols Conservation Award for the wildlife habitat management programs we have undertaken over the years on the golf course. We are very...
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Southern Bobwhite Quail Restoration Project--Earth Day 2018
Every day is Earth Day on a golf course and especially at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay. Each year we try to determine an environmental or wildlife habitat need on our course and design a project or...
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Rounds 4 Research Auction 2018--Support the Game You Love
The annual Rounds 4 Research auction kicks off on Monday, April 30 and runs through May 6. The R4R auction is a great way for golfers to help support turfgrass research by purchasing donated rounds...
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Hello Spring. Nice of You to Show Up...FINALLY
After a winter that seemed that it would never end, the sun is finally out and shining, and the course is coming back into shape, albeit about a month later than we are used to. The extended cold...
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Bobwhite Quail Chicks are Busting Out
We have done a lot of environmental projects at Harrison Bay over the years but our Bobwhite Quail Restoration project has turned out to be one of the most fun, and it culminated today in the release...
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Soft Tees, Smooth Paths, and Short Skirts
It has been a great year at The Bay so far this year. We had a sluggish start due to the harsh, prolonged winter weather that stretched into the spring but the course has rebounded in championship...
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Using Smart Guided Sprayer GPS System Technology
Applying fertilizers, pesticides, wetting agents, and other plant protective products to golf courses is simply one of those tasks that has to be performed to provide the healthy, quality conditions...
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Aerification 2018--A Week to Remember
Aerification week was last week as many of you know but it did not go as we had hoped. The agronomy staff worked tirelessly on Monday and Tuesday to get the greens aerified and started on some the...
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2018 Recap, Bridge Refurbishments, and Covering Greens
Yes, it has been quite a while since our last blogpost update and for that I apologize. 2018 was a great year at Harrison Bay with some of the best course conditions our Agronomy Staff has produced...
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Triplets at the HBEC Nest for 2019
The Harrison Bay Eagle Cam project has been a source of great joy and of sadness. Last year we lost our original female Eloise (Remembering Eloise) leaving the nest empty for a while. Throughout the...
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2019 Golf Industry Show...A New Journey Embarked
As we all know the past several months have been some of the wettest in history for our course. We have a lot of projects on the course that we want to accomplish but the weather is keeping us from...
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Engaging Young Golfers with Landseer Communication Activity Books
Last week we received our order of activity books from Landseer Communications and we could not be happier. We have been looking for some time for a way to engage younger golfers/people to the beauty...
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Looking Back on 2019
It has been a while since our last blogpost. Close to a year to be exact which has been noticed by many and commented on by several. My apologies for not updating the blog more regularly this year....
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Become a Friend of the Golf Course Superintendent
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is an association of over 18,000 turfgrass professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality playing conditions possible while...
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Harrison Bay Eaglets HB15 and HB16 Hatch
If you have not heard by now, we have two new residents at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay. HB15, hatched on 4/15/20, and HB16, hatched on 4/18/20, have joined the family. We are about a month behind...
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