You'll get a great sense of satisfaction from helping the largest, and oldest, conservation organization in New England when you contribute your rebate to Mass Audubon. Put your tax dollars directly to work for a specific land project, wildlife program or Mass Audubon sanctuary. Let your rebate help protect the Nature of Massachusetts. Back to Headlines Fore Warned by Jack Clark With golf season in full swing and much of the nation hooked on Tigermania, it is time to reassess how we build and maintain golf courses. And they are everywhere.
Golf is a booming business at home, around the country, and throughout the world.
In Thailand, they're building a course a day. In India, deserts and mountains are converted to golfscapes with few hazards. China drains wetlands and rice paddies in its quest to build more courses. Rainforests in Vietnam and Malaysia are routinely cut and filled for fairways. Now it's over 400, as American duffers slice and hook their way across the country's 29,000 courses.