A mini golf course has opened in the Brooklyn borough of New York with the aim of educating players about climate change.
Each of the 18 holes at Putting Green Mini Golf showcases the issues caused by climate change, the challenges as well as the solutions that can help prevent extreme weather conditions. A video of the mini-golf course presents different themes and has intrigued Internet users.
“Climate change and the environment are very important topics right now,” Mike Lampariello, director of Domino Park where the course is located, told Reuters.
“So by bringing environmental issues to the forefront in a fun, playful way, like mini golf, it really sparks conversation and helps people understand the scale of the problem,” he added.
Watch the video here:
Interestingly, each of the holes on the course were designed by local artists or non-profit groups, Reuters reported. While Hole 1 showed trash and debris washed down drains into waterways, Hole 2 showed the aftermath of a whale’s death and sinking on the ocean floor.
Additionally, unlike full-scale golf courses that are often criticized as “unnecessary and harmful to ecosystems,” Putting Green is designed with “environmentally friendly materials,” the website states.
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First published online on: 04-08-2021 at 9:16 p.m. IST
