Turf and Grass in a Steady State

What We're Measuring

Curious Trends: Turf and Grass in a Steady State
Curious Trends: Other Grasses and Agriculture Grows

Example: New Golf Course Results in Loss of Other Grasses and Agriculture and Gain of Turf and Grass

East Haddam, CT

Between 1995 and 2002, a golf course (yellow) was built on what was previously other grasses and deciduous forest.


1995 Land Cover	2002 Land Cover

1999 High Resolution Satellite image for reference. This image was captured in the early spring before the trees had leaves. The light brown areas are deciduous forest. The white area is the golf course that doesn't yet have grass.