I’ve found crazy numbers of golf balls on Gabriola beaches in the last few years, and have already mentioned why I worry about golf balls on the beach: what happens when birds and sea creatures eat those golf balls? And even if the golf balls aren’t eaten, they don’t biodegrade, do they? But wait, here’s [...]
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Associated Press reports Golfer’s swing sparks 25-acre blaze. The article continues: Over the weekend, a golfer’s routine swing in the rough at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, Calif., struck a rock. Not so different from the way you play, right? Only this time, the impact caused a spark, and the spark set off [...]
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I often wonder how they do things at the Gabriola Golf Course. Is it a typical golf course, using lots of chemical herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers to maintain the perfect fairway? Or does the management refuse to use chemical products in order to reduce the environmental impact of the course? The New York Times published [...]
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I think one of Gabriola’s sea-side golfers is at it again – one of the send the balls into the sea crowd. See? Golf balls in tidal pools again. (I’ve already mentioned Why I worry about golf balls on Gabriola beaches.)
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One morning a few years ago I found over five dozen golf balls on a Gabriola beach. Some were lodged between rocks, some were half-buried in sand, some were tangled in seaweed. Lots were just perched on the sand. The tide had brought them in, but from where? I had visions of a flock of [...]
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