Club Members, Special Events, Volunteer Work

Green Maintenance soon

BLBC is preparing for the Annual Fall Workday for the Green, scheduled for Sunday September 14, 2025.  This aeration (tining), seeding and sanding is critical for maintaining a healthy green.  

Work day on Sunday, 14 September, 2025

In preparation for the upcoming fall Greens Maintenance workday, nearly 6 tons of special sand was delivered to the club.  The greenkeeping crew helped guide the truck onto the premises and the sand drop was perfect.  At $1700+ for the load, it was important that nary a speck was lost. So, the stage is set and we could use some help.

Tight quarters
Sand at the ready

The Greenskeepers need your help with various steps including plug removal and sand application/removal, among other tasks. There are also some light duty tasks in addition to those that are outlined below.  As many of you know, this is a great opportunity to learn more about how our green is maintained and to meet other members you may not know.

We will be providing pizza and light snacks for those who volunteer, please let us know if you will join for that.  

Below is an outline of main tasks and timing.  We hope to be done by early afternoon and can use your help even if for a short period of time.

Starting around 8:30 we need 6 volunteers to shovel the plugs from Jose’s tining into wheelbarrows.

View of tining plugs, numbering over 200,000, being swept up for removal.

Starting around 10:00 we need 4-8 volunteers to shovel sand into wheelbarrows and then use buckets to dump the sand into the mechanical spreader. The larger number of volunteers would allow for breaks. 

Starting around 10:30 we need 2-4 volunteers to sweep sand into the plug holes along edges and corners only. Jose will use the tractor with a broom/mat to sweep the sand from most of the green.

The club has most of the equipment, but we could use snow-type shovels and sturdy dollies. Please bring them along if you have those.

Spreading sand to fill the holes created by tining.

We do have some work/gardening gloves, but please bring your own if you have those. 

Please reply to the Greenskeepers via email (greensblbc@gmail.com) by Sunday September 7 to let us know that you can join and what time slot, or to let us know any questions.

Following the workday the green will be closed for approximately one month for continued maintenance.