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The Same Rules Apply

Golf courses and nature centers share simple expectations: stay aware, keep quiet, leave no trace, avoid litter, and respect public facilities.

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Because of my volunteer work as an Audubon International steward, I have helped many golf course managers and superintendents obtain course certification for the Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which promotes environmental responsibility.

One might think that a nature-center manager would have to stretch to have something in common with these fine folks. On the contrary, it is amazing how much we have in common--the same challenges, many of the same perspectives and the charge of maintaining the integrity of an open space that needs to be there for all who want to use it.

The rules for golf courses and nature centers are basically the same: