Golf Course Environmental Management (GEM) Plan
One of the important results of the GCEBA process is the identification of the significant environmental challenges that should be addressed in the long term GEM Planning process. Ideally, the golf staff will address each issue from the best way to satisfy the goals of the golf facility and acceptable levels of course playability and customer satisfaction. The golf staff's preferred management approach for these issues must be provided to the installation's environmental staff for coordination and approval.

Ideally, the GEM Plan will be shared with the course's customers. A highly visible location in the pro shop or the clubhouse where the appropriate GEM Plan components should be made available for viewing by the course's customers.

The GEM Plan consists of the following components:

• Environmental Management Policy Statement
• Golf Course Environmental Baseline Assessment (GCEBA) report
• Environmental challenges (as identified in the GCEBA)
• The golf course's management practices for the identified environmental challenges
• A detailed map of the entire golf course grounds depicting all of the facilities, natural features, and the identified environmental challenges
• A description of the mapped environmental challenges
• Goals and objectives for future years
• Compilation of the best management practices employed in their implementation of the GEM program recommendations to manage the golf course