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Wildhorse Earns Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Recertification .

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uperintendent Darden Nicks and his team at appreciates Wildhorse for the golf, but also says there are
Wildhorse Golf Club in Henderson were successful in other unique aspects throughout the layout.
Stheir efforts to get the historic course recertified as an -
“Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.” “What is most interesting about Wildhorse are the micro
climates that are actually on the property with the differ-
Wildhorse was first designated by the Audubon Society ent types of water,” said Nicks. “There are lakes near Warm , R R
in 2002 and is one of 900 courses in the world to currently Springs Road (that borders the course), and there’s a reason
enjoy the status. The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and history behind that name. There are warm Springs out C C
Program for Golf Courses is endorsed by the United States here on this property. They’re naturally there, but they are
Golf Association and provides information and guidance to 10,000 parts per million of salt. That kind of sets the course
help golf courses preserve and enhance wildlife habitat and apart because you have these springs out in the middle of
protect natural resources. nowhere. And because of the salt, there are different kinds
of wildlife. We have crayfish, that we call desert lobsters,
“Wildhorse has shown a strong commitment to its environ- and I would have never thought I would see stuff like that
mental to its environmental program,” said Christine Kane, out here in Las Vegas. That’s pretty cool.”
CEO at Audubon International. “They are to be commended
for preserving the natural heritage of the area by protecting Wildhorse is a City of Henderson course managed by Elite L V .
the local watershed and providing a sanctuary for wildlife Golf and is a favorite of many local players. The course
on the course property.” joins TPC Summerlin and TPC Las Vegas as the only three
Southern Nevada courses as certified.
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