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KarenS

(4,632 posts) Thu Feb 15, 2024, 08:27 AM Feb 2024

Old golf courses,,, NYT article

After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild

NY Times gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/climate/golf-courses-conservation-nature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk0.B8il.k4ibMDpz_XoD&smid=url-share

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Old golf courses,,, NYT article (Original Post) KarenS Feb 2024 OP

The Scottish people need to do this to Trump's golf course in Aberdeen and restore the Dune Communities Botany Feb 2024 #1

Good article, fabulous pictures Easterncedar Feb 2024 #2

There's an old country club near me (SW PA) that shut down 20 years ago. Probatim Feb 2024 #3

Botany

(72,476 posts)

1. The Scottish people need to do this to Trump's golf course in Aberdeen and restore the Dune Communities

Reply to KarenS (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2024, 08:48 AM

Feb 2024

Trump promised over a thousand jobs if they let him build a golf course and a clubhouse
there and it is now supporting less than 100 jobs over half of which are independent
workers who are caddies and some of the other jobs are as waiters and waitresses are
supported by tips.

The Scotch have a program called rewilding and Trump’s golf courses would be a perfect
place to do those projects. Btw dunes are meant to move with the wind and Trump’s money
losing golf course on the N.E. Coast would be a nice place to re-wild.

Easterncedar

(3,521 posts)

2. Good article, fabulous pictures

Reply to KarenS (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2024, 08:55 AM

Feb 2024

Thanks, KarenS, for sharing that.

Probatim

(3,016 posts)

3. There's an old country club near me (SW PA) that shut down 20 years ago.

Reply to KarenS (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2024, 09:25 AM

Feb 2024

The borough decided to let it re-wild and it's become a pretty nice trap for birds.

Most of the cart paths are still passable on foot and between the tree lined and weedy fairways, we get a nice mix of birds throughout the year.

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