Sustainable Community: Golf Course

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Golf Course (Ernie Els, above, Designed Golf Course Plan - See Larger Views, Below)

The Silo Ridge Golf Course will be renovated under the direction of Ernie Els Design team. Ernie Els Design is committed to transporting Ernie's goodwill across cultures and borders, in order to create classic golf courses of distinction. Together, we will create an attractive destination that adheres to the principles of sustainable development and sound environmental practice.

One of the sustainable features of the golf course is that it is registered in the Audubon International Signature Program and will seek Silver certification (See Appendix D). The Audubon Signature Program provides comprehensive environmental planning assistance to new developments. The program helps landowners and developers design for the environment so that both economic and environmental objectives are achieved. Once construction is complete, involvement in an Audubon Signature Program ensures that managers apply sustainable resource management practices in the long term stewardship of the property. In preparation for this program a Natural Resource Management Plan (NRMP) was prepared for Silo Ridge. The NRMP along with the Habitat Management Plan (HMP) will be utilized in oversight of the 80% open space, 537 acres, to be placed in Conservation Easement.

Millbrook Ventures, LLC has agreed to test the soil, per the proscribed protocol in the Findings Statement, on the current golf course land prior to construction to determine the risks of such soil to construction workers and future residents and golf course workers on the site. If the level of any pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide is above the residential and/or commercial/industrial Soil Cleanup Target Level, the applicant will implement a soil remediation plan to reduce the risk.

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Golf Course (Golf Course Plan - South Section)

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Golf Course (Golf Course Plan - North Section)


The Project - Links

Robert A.M. Stern:

"Silo Ridge has been designed as a series of buildings grouped around green spaces which tuck into the natural topography in a manner of historic towns, farmsteads and villages in the surrounding Dutchess County countryside, where small pockets of development preserve open space. The proposed landscape plan builds on goals outlined by Audubon International to create a community that integrates seamlessly with its natural surroundings. This harmony of building siting and landscape design will create the sense of having arisen organically over time." Robert A.M. Stern


"You have a beautiful piece of land in a beautiful part of the world……so, we start with the land, and we try to be light on the land," Robert A.M. Stern.


Ernie Els:

... in order to create classic golf courses of distinction.
"We will achieve this by formulating unique relationships with the world's finest developers who share our lofty ambitions. Together, we will create attractive destinations that adhere to the principles of sustainable development and sound environmental practice."



"Bring the natural look and flare of the site. We really want to make it a world-class golf course." Ernie Els


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