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| Web URL(s): | https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2002/020725.pdf
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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Longyhore, Mary;
Petitgoue, Mark;
Morgensen, Tom |
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| Author Affiliation: | Longyhore: Marketing Coordinator, ThunderHawk Golf Club; Petitgoue: Golf Course Superintendent, ThunderHawk Golf Club; Morgensen: Superintendent, Lake County Forest Preserve |
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| Title: | Saving the small sundrop: Making an opportunity out of an obstacle |
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| Column Name: | On course with nature
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 40, No. 4, July/August 2002, p. 25-26. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Environmental stewardship; Threatened species; Environmental protection; Golf courses in the environment; Golf courses; Wildflowers; Audubon Signature Program; Habitat improvement; Public relations; Education; Costs; Golfer perceptions
USGA Green Section Keywords: Environmental Issues: Miscellaneous; Trees and Landscape
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| Facility Names: | ThunderHawk Golf Club, in Beach Park, Illinois |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes the steps taken by ThunderHawk Golf Club, Beach Park, Illinois, to protect a state-threatened wildflower that was discovered on the property. States that "for many developers, the discovery of an endangered of threatened species on site is the last thing one hopes to encounter during construction. Thoughts of abruptly halting a project or of expensive mitigation measures can easily override goodwill toward the environment. Yet when ThunderHawk Golf Club discovered more than 2,000 small sundrops (Oenothera perennis)...during construction, the project's developer, Lake County Forest Preserve, took it as an opportunity to save Illinois' largest known population of this native flower." Explains that 300 small sundrops were transplanted from a construction area into zoned protection areas. States that "the goal of the protection zone is to safeguard and expand the population of the small sundrop and sustain its habitat, while allowing for proper maintenance of the golf course." Describes how ThunderHawk instituted a natural area management and monitoring plan, and began a public awareness and education compaign. States that "our efforts are paying off. Overall, the population of small sundrops has tripled since construction started in 1997." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Longyhore, M., M. Petitgoue, and T. Morgensen. 2002. Saving the small sundrop: Making an opportunity out of an obstacle. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 40(4):p. 25-26. |
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