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Post by wcoastbo on Jul 13, 2007 6:35:26 GMT 8
Here in LA we're in the middle of a record drought, the rainfall is the lowest since records have been kept... over 100 years I think. It's also fire season and there have been many wildfires in SoCal. Our largest urban park in LA caught fire and 1/4 or 800 acres burned. I was viewing NASA photos of the burn and realized that golf courses are taking much of our water resources. Since I don't golf, I didn't realize how many courses (private & public) there were in this portion of LA. I'm amazed! Just think what could be done of those resources were used for other purposes. The bright red sections of the photo shows vegetation, majority of the greenest part of the city are golf courses. The upside is that golf courses keep green areas from being developed and are beautiful places. The downside is, there's very little access to golf courses unless you play and pay fees. Click on the link for the full size photo. the full image is even more amazing, I counted 22 areas that could be courses! earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/lafires_ast_2007157_lrg.jpg
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Post by whoopi on Jul 13, 2007 15:58:31 GMT 8
a shame
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Post by anthrax76 on Jul 13, 2007 17:34:16 GMT 8
no offense to golfers, but here's my take. after typhoon Milenyo hit last year, the the golf course near The Fort is devastated, the winds blew away the trees and left the course almost bare that you can see brown patches of land. the course is being fixed now, and there are some trees that are uprooted, some parts of the course we're changed. anyway, point of the matter is that there's just too much to maintain than just leaving the land as it is. the fertilizer, the water, not to mention whatever is in the clubhouse. i guess it's because i'm not a golfer so i don't see the sport to be appealing
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Post by maxbuwaya on Jul 13, 2007 17:52:55 GMT 8
Golf Just takes too much space. For a country that has housing problems. I think mainating a lot of golf course isnt such a good idea.
Check out Intramuros!
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Post by knobbyist on Jul 13, 2007 22:11:23 GMT 8
I agree, not to mention the amount of precious water used to keep those courses green. just to keep a few, rather select group of people happy. a shameful waste in my book.
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Post by yukon on Jul 14, 2007 6:22:08 GMT 8
golf courses are fun to look at coz they're green but to play the sport of hitting the ball and going after it ( ). i dunno really wish they put them (golf courses) to proper use since only the high and mighty are the ones able to use it....or maybe limit the growth of golf courses.
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Post by wcoastbo on Jul 14, 2007 7:24:37 GMT 8
I was wrong, one of the green areas around Griffith Park is not a golf course. It's Forest Lawn Cemetary. Google Earth does not lie Still there are 3 courses in a 3km radius around the park. Golf courses should be dual use... Golf/cemetary, golf/hiking trails, golf/bike park.
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