Bobby Jones nature lovers (including NCF’s Uzi Baram) clean up a bit

From Your Observer, March 16, 2021

It’s been a long, hard year for many Sarasota locals, but many have found ways to make it better.

Sarasota residents Drew and Tatum Temple-Gregory were one such couple, who found themselves with little to do at the start of the pandemic. A bike ride by chance, though, had them stumble upon the recently decommissioned Bobby Jones Golf Club.

They were struck by the wide-open space, its wildlife and its solitude. They hadn’t experienced anything like it. Not golfers, they lived near it but had never explored the site’s 36 holes.

…… Uzi Baram heard about the event and wanted to show his support. Baram, a professor with New College of Florida, concedes he’s not a golfer but started walking the grounds with his children when it opened early into the pandemic.

“The size of this space really impressed me,” Baram said. “I didn’t understand how big this golf course really was, and how you could walk for a good long time. The first time I walked here with my two kids, we saw two otters playing and that just made it wonderful.”

Read the entire article here.