国家地理:环保’’的高尔夫球场
Millions of Americans enjoy playing golf. But golf courses are not known to be environmentally friendly. They demand a lot of fresh water, fertilizers and herbicides to keep them looking green. That’s true of most golf courses. But let’s look at one that is trying something different. This is the Miami Beach Golf Club. The grass used here is called “seashore paspalum”.
“It’s the most environmentally friendly grass in the world.” Dr. Ron Duncan is a turf researcher at the University of Georgia and a leading expert on seashore paspalum. “And environmentally friendly from the standpoint that you can save the potable water use from the human side and utilize all other alternative water sources like brackish water or water out of sewage plants to irrigate this grass. Also you have a reduced management budget because it requires about half the fertilizers that you normally use on the other grasses. Also you can save on pesticide use.”
What makes seashore paspalum so special is that it can survive and thrive in high-salt environments. So brackish water or partially salty water can be used to irrigate this grass. This translates into big savings for the golf course.
“We estimate at this point we are gonna reduce our dependency on fresh water by about 65-75%, that'll save us somewhere, in a range of 175-200 thousand dollars annually on fresh water.”
Steve Forrest is the architect who designed this golf course. He says seashore paspalum has other advantages besides being environmentally friendly.
“This grass is able to provide a striping pattern and the black you would see on a football field or if you are vacuuming your carpet. This grass is also greener or darker green in texture, so you can again have different contrast in color throughout the golf course which is desirable from the architectural standpoint of view.”
So do golfers rate seashore paspalum as a birdie or a bogie?
“I will definitely come back and I was very impressed to it."
"We've come down the play three rounds and we've played at three different courses and this is by far the best.”
“The end use is here, it’s not in my research plot, it’s not at the University of Georgia. It’s where it's gonna be used. And the acceptance of the golfers now, and various people trying this grass in a lot of different areas, that’s the pleasure that I’m getting.”
Seashore paspalum appears to be a green solution that's par for the course.
参考中文翻译：
许多美国人喜欢打高尔夫球。但是高尔夫球场对环境不是那么好，因为需要许多淡水，肥料和除草剂使球场保持绿色。对许多高尔夫球场来说却是需要这样。但是看一下这个高尔夫球场，他们正在尝试一些不同的方法。这就是迈阿密沙滩高尔夫俱乐部。这里用的草叫做海滨雀稗(“seashore paspalum”)。
“这是世界上最环保的草。”Dr. Ron Duncan是佐治亚大学的草地研究者，也是海滨雀稗方面的领先专家。“这种草比较环保是从以下角度来讲的，可以为人类节约可饮用水，可以利用其它水源，比如咸水或者污水厂的水来灌溉这种草。同时可以减少预算管理，因为这种草只需要相当于其他草一半的肥料，还可以减少杀虫剂的用量。”
海滨雀稗如此特别是因为它可以在高盐度的环境中生存繁荣，所以咸水可以用来灌溉。这可以为高尔夫球场节约很多费用。
“从这一点来看，我们估计可以减少淡水用量65%到75%，在淡水方面每年可以为我们节约17.5到20万美元。”
Steve Forrest是设计高尔夫球场的建筑师。他说海滨雀稗除了对环境比较好之外还有其他方面的优势。
“这种草可以提供一种条形图案，在足球场上或者对地毯进行真空处理的时候可以看到。在质地方面，这种草颜色更绿，或者说颜色更深，所以从建筑的角度来讲，也可以从颜色方面和其他高尔夫球场进行对比。”
那么打高尔夫球的人对海滨雀稗评价如何呢?
“我以后一定还会再来，我对这种球场印象非常深刻。”
“我们在三个不同的球场打了三场球，这绝对是最好的一次。”
“使用终端是在这里，而不是在我的研究点佐治亚大学。这是应该利用的地方。被打高尔夫球队人接受，并且很多人尝试在其他不同的场所使用这种草是我最高兴的地方。”
海滨雀稗似乎是高尔夫球场的绿色解决方案。
“It’s the most environmentally friendly grass in the world.” Dr. Ron Duncan is a turf researcher at the University of Georgia and a leading expert on seashore paspalum. “And environmentally friendly from the standpoint that you can save the potable water use from the human side and utilize all other alternative water sources like brackish water or water out of sewage plants to irrigate this grass. Also you have a reduced management budget because it requires about half the fertilizers that you normally use on the other grasses. Also you can save on pesticide use.”
What makes seashore paspalum so special is that it can survive and thrive in high-salt environments. So brackish water or partially salty water can be used to irrigate this grass. This translates into big savings for the golf course.
“We estimate at this point we are gonna reduce our dependency on fresh water by about 65-75%, that'll save us somewhere, in a range of 175-200 thousand dollars annually on fresh water.”
Steve Forrest is the architect who designed this golf course. He says seashore paspalum has other advantages besides being environmentally friendly.
“This grass is able to provide a striping pattern and the black you would see on a football field or if you are vacuuming your carpet. This grass is also greener or darker green in texture, so you can again have different contrast in color throughout the golf course which is desirable from the architectural standpoint of view.”
So do golfers rate seashore paspalum as a birdie or a bogie?
“I will definitely come back and I was very impressed to it."
"We've come down the play three rounds and we've played at three different courses and this is by far the best.”
“The end use is here, it’s not in my research plot, it’s not at the University of Georgia. It’s where it's gonna be used. And the acceptance of the golfers now, and various people trying this grass in a lot of different areas, that’s the pleasure that I’m getting.”
Seashore paspalum appears to be a green solution that's par for the course.
参考中文翻译：
许多美国人喜欢打高尔夫球。但是高尔夫球场对环境不是那么好，因为需要许多淡水，肥料和除草剂使球场保持绿色。对许多高尔夫球场来说却是需要这样。但是看一下这个高尔夫球场，他们正在尝试一些不同的方法。这就是迈阿密沙滩高尔夫俱乐部。这里用的草叫做海滨雀稗(“seashore paspalum”)。
“这是世界上最环保的草。”Dr. Ron Duncan是佐治亚大学的草地研究者，也是海滨雀稗方面的领先专家。“这种草比较环保是从以下角度来讲的，可以为人类节约可饮用水，可以利用其它水源，比如咸水或者污水厂的水来灌溉这种草。同时可以减少预算管理，因为这种草只需要相当于其他草一半的肥料，还可以减少杀虫剂的用量。”
海滨雀稗如此特别是因为它可以在高盐度的环境中生存繁荣，所以咸水可以用来灌溉。这可以为高尔夫球场节约很多费用。
“从这一点来看，我们估计可以减少淡水用量65%到75%，在淡水方面每年可以为我们节约17.5到20万美元。”
Steve Forrest是设计高尔夫球场的建筑师。他说海滨雀稗除了对环境比较好之外还有其他方面的优势。
“这种草可以提供一种条形图案，在足球场上或者对地毯进行真空处理的时候可以看到。在质地方面，这种草颜色更绿，或者说颜色更深，所以从建筑的角度来讲，也可以从颜色方面和其他高尔夫球场进行对比。”
那么打高尔夫球的人对海滨雀稗评价如何呢?
“我以后一定还会再来，我对这种球场印象非常深刻。”
“我们在三个不同的球场打了三场球，这绝对是最好的一次。”
“使用终端是在这里，而不是在我的研究点佐治亚大学。这是应该利用的地方。被打高尔夫球队人接受，并且很多人尝试在其他不同的场所使用这种草是我最高兴的地方。”
海滨雀稗似乎是高尔夫球场的绿色解决方案。
