Conservation, natural beauty, and the challenge of an 18-hole championship golf course have been combined in this Arnold Palmer-designed course. Built and managed by Landscapes Unlimited, of Lincoln, Nebraska, in cooperation with The Arbor Day Foundation, ArborLinks is setting the standard in environmental sensitivity, both in its construction and ongoing operation.
Narrow fairways and wild rough of native grasses will require less fertilizer and pesticide use. In construction, existing trees have been spared wherever possible, and many new trees planted. Wildlife protection and compatibility have also been important concerns, with areas not in play being used as wildlife sanctuaries.
The 320-acre course was built on wooded hills and old cornfields northwest of Arbor Day Farm. Each of ArborLink’s 18 holes tells a conservation story, ranging from “Black Cherry Row” for the first hole, demonstrating field windbreaks and their value, to hole 18, “Cottonwood Creek,” which illustrates the use of bioengineering in restoring and protecting the banks of South Table Creek.
