CNN —Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment.
Santa Barbara's Ocean Meadows golf course has been returned to its wetland state, which doubles as a flood defense for the city.
Rivers and streams are often diverted or altered to make way for a golf course, but conservationists want them to flow freely.
In other areas of the country, local councils are repurposing unprofitable municipal golf courses to create more natural spaces.
A golf course turned nature reserve, Yalukit Willam can now be enjoyed by the Melbourne residents.
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