habitat restoration
In a provocative effort to draw attention to the plight of world’s oceans, one artist looks beneath the surface with his stirring sculptures, created to attract humans and providing new habitats. One work in particular is gaining recognition due to its size, beauty and deep meaning.
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There's no question that watershapes have become scarce on new golf courses. Where owners and designers once tried to one-up each other in terms of elaborate course design, including the expansive use of lakes, ponds, streams and waterfalls, today minimalism is the guiding principle, meaning water is rarely part of the program. There are exceptions, of course, but they are extremely few and far between. As one example, we completed a project back in 2016 that included a 23-million gallon irrigation lake that is also an amenity/hazard. Located at the Scottsdale National Golf Club (SNGC) in Scottsdale, Ariz., it's the only significant
