Golf Course Ecology And Environment

Within this article we discuss the environmental and ecological issues that exist on a golf course. It also states some of the ways to ensure that the use of the land can be optimised in order to benefit the area’s ecosystem, and thus not have the negative impact that such ventures, such as golf course creation, have been known to have on its environment. This can also be applied to any area of land, no matter the use.

Golf courses have not been known for their friendly stance towards wildlife. What with their misuse of water, and chemicals of one form or another used in the controlling of the environment to benefit the golfer and not those creatures that would make the place their home. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Ecology of You – How to Keep From Depleting Your Own Energy Resources

Living a green life where we honor the fact that natural resources are not to be wasted is, thankfully, becoming the norm. For most of us, it is a natural thing to turn off the light in a room no one is using, separate our trash for the neighborhood recycling program and support other smart ecological programs.

The green movement was very much a grass roots effort that began with individuals recognizing it started with them. So let’s start with you…are you applying these same principles to how you are living your life? Do you give the same respect to your personal life energy as you do to concerns over the decreasing availability of fossil fuels? How are you using your own energy? How can you practice self-ecology? Read the rest of this entry »

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Floridas Progressive Environmental Programs

The Sunshine State has long been known for its progressive social and ecological programs. From the Super Fund clean up initiative to their ambitious attempts to preserve the Everglades, Florida has consistently been on the front lines of the battle to preserve natural habitats.

Given their history, it should come as no surprise that Florida recently became one of the first states to promote a new monofilament recycling program, designed to prevent fishing lines and lures from entering the estuaries and oceans. By setting up disposal containers on beaches and piers, the state of Florida has created a safe and secure disposal site for excess fishing line. The effects of fishing line can be deadly, from choking out fish populations to ensnaring Ospreys and other members of the avian family. Since the inception of Florida’s aggressive recycling program other states, such as Maryland, have instituted their own monofilament recycling programs. Fishing line is just one of the many things being recycled in Florida, a new Sunshine State program has made it possible to recycle tires with 100% efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »

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