tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836008490422893.post6648379194494490022..comments2020-04-25T11:32:34.156-07:00Comments on dandelions and concrete: environmental stewarship at golf course (Ottawa)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881836008490422893.post-69810338624727698372017-02-01T13:19:50.807-08:002017-02-01T13:19:50.807-08:00Golf courses may also be great habitat for turtles...Golf courses may also be great habitat for turtles - and they don't tear up the green (like some mammals).<br /><br />"Vegetation at sites in the turtle’s immediate habitat around the pond was different from those at their nesting sites. The turtles had a greater preference for landscaped sites - mulch cover and mowed rough grass – and mowed grass instead of the golf green and bare ground such as sidewalks, pavement, and sandpits. Surprisingly, there was little evidence suggesting turtles built nests in wetlands or natural vegetation such as unmowed grass or weedy or leafy cover. Furthermore, the turtles were not likely to nest in places with canopy cover."<br /><br />http://environment.yale.edu/yer/article/finding-wildlife-habitat-in-urban-areas#gsc.tab=0Urban Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201893067022813387noreply@blogger.com