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Golf club cuts turf, plants natives to save water in drought

  •  14 April 2009
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Golf club cuts turf, plants natives to save water in drought

A CALIFORNIAN golf club is eliminating alternate tree boxes and converting 10 acres of out-of play turn into natural landscape in order to reduce its carbon footprint.

Barona Creek Golf Club says it is moving forward with its turf reduction project because it is committed to protecting and preserving the natural environment.

The multi-phased project will limit over-seeding to tees and roughs, lowering maintenance requirements by an additional 10 to 15%.

A spokesman for the club says water savings could be as much as 100% in turf areas that will be eliminated or returned to natural plantings. This is important in a drought-prone region like San Diego.

In the face of continued drought conditions in the Desert Southwest, governments in California, Arizona and Nevada are requesting voluntary water use restrictions and limited acreage requirements on new construction and new golf course developments.

Barona Creek Golf Club says it hopes its innovative environmental practices will serve as a model for the golf industry.

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