Drone footage can make a golf course look spectacular — especially above my neighborhood. I reflected on the golf course conditions today which were not so good after 18 enjoyable holes. Spring is coming and it quickly gives way to a 6-month dry Summer in Texas. Brown is the new green according to this recent article by Golf Digest acknowledging the need to preserve water used on golf courses.

I sat through a seminar last Spring being assured that my municipality is managing the water that goes to my neighborhood and to my golf course. The golf course is mostly isolated from the surrounding ecosystem that includes a prominent creek. It gets fed a lot of water. Birds, deer, coyotes, squirrels, opossums, and other small creatures roam freely. The most dangerous creatures here inhabit the beautiful homes and walk on two feet. 🤣

Trees and plants were damaged by the 2021 Snowmageddon. Most were removed without consultation with the residents. The course looks deforested.

The same story is playing out across golf resorts worldwide. Rewilding is one of the strategies to re-introduce conservation into these massive amusement parks that use too much water and serve too small of a population. I’m hopeful that my area will figure out a way to preserve what was a beautiful golf course from the impact of climate change.

The architects and policy makers behind these massive real estate assets need to become more aware of the consequences of poor planning in the face of the climate crisis. Rewilding is one of the better ideas I’ve seen. I hope to make it to one of the eco-friendly California courses this year: bbc article

Golf is wildly popular in Texas. It’s a sport that will become extinct soon if climate science continues to get ignored here by the politicians.