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Article: Riverside courts 'green' ; The municipal golf course is adopting changes to protect its waterways.

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November 5, 2007
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JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer --
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-05-2007
Riverside courts 'green' ; The municipal golf course is adopting changes to protect its waterways.
Byline: JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer --
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT

Gene Pierotti walks toward a stream near the 17th fairway at Riverside Golf Course and looks down at a wide strip of bushy grass that clearly hasn't been mowed all summer.

Pierotti is the guy in charge of keeping the course beautiful, and he likes what he sees.
Portland's popular municipal golf course has been expanding no- mow areas like this one as part of an effort to keep polluted runoff out of waterways and reduce impacts on the environment. ...

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