From Golf Range to Free Range
<p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="underused">underused</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="revert">revert</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Grafton">Grafton</span>, <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>, <span word="converting">converting</span> 39 <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mowing">mowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fairway">fairway</span>.</p><p><span word="Expanding">Expanding</span> <span word="underused">underused</span> <span word="property">property</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>, <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="mulligan">mulligan</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Oaks">Oaks</span> <span word="Golf">Golf</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="mulligan">mulligan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underused">underused</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span>. <span word="Cart">Cart</span> <span word="paths">paths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="trails">trails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="ponds">ponds</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Jewell">Jewell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jewell">Jewell</span>.</p><p><span word="Jewell">Jewell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Leslie">Leslie</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Conservancy">Conservancy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>. "<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> 10 <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="wild">wild</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubhouses">clubhouses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrooms">restrooms</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p>
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