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After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild | Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most defunct golf courses get paved over

How can we make this crime against nature even worse? I know, let's pave it.

WTF?

[–] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

It would be a shame if the poors had access to our fancy grass game.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I grew up in the San Geronimo Valley. I remember when that course was built. It never felt right. Very glad to see it going back to a more natural state.

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This should be the fate of every single golf course

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sure many, if not most, sure. But they are essentially fancy parks and I don't think parks have to go. Green spaces for human activity/recreation are a necessary evil aren't they?

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

They aren't evil at all, green space is good. Golf Courses the way they have been created in most places are shitty, golf courses on the scottish highlands are great.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

“ecological life raft”.

FFS

[–] ULS@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Cool it shows people standing and walking.