Green Knoll Golf Course Designated 'River-Friendly'

The Green Knoll Golf Course, on Garretson Road in Bridgewater, has recently been designated a River Friendly Facility by the New Jersey Water Supply Authority.

The designation, according to a release from the Somerset County Park Commission, is based on operational and maintenance practices recommended by the NJWSA’s program.

According to the release, the NJSWA worked with the park commission to develop goals in the areas of water quality management, water conservation techniques, wildlife and habitat enhancement and education and outreach.

Through that work, the release said, the golf course has seen improved water quality and enhanced vegetated buffers along streams and ponds. The course has also established mow areas that can help to infiltrate rainwater into the ground, thereby requiring less irrigation water.

The park commission has developed a water conservation plan for the golf course, which has helped reduce certain pollution, while also improving the habitat for certain wildlife.

In addition to Green Knoll, Neshanic Valley and Quail Brook in Somerset are already certified as River Friendly. Spooky Brook in Somerset is expected to earn the designation once it completes three remaining actions.

Green Knoll Golf Course was the first park commission facility, dedicated on July 1, 1960.