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Osprey Meadows Golf Club, part of the Tamarack Resort On an environmental mission DEVELOPMENT TREND $1.5 billion Idaho resort makes preservation, protection its top priority to offer pristine experience tices to plant growth regulators are used to ensure that the pristine landscape is here for many generations,” he said. “But it’s more than just pretty vistas and unspoiled natural beauty that compels us to be responsible stewards of this special place — it’s the right thing to do.” From the 7,700-foot ski mountain summit to the shores of 21-mile-long Lake Cascade with the golf course in between, Altman said visitors quickly understand Tamarack’s focus. “As the golfers wind through the Payette River Mountains the stunning views make a clear case for why we have such a long-term vision when setting our environmental procedures,” he said. Though the resort has slowed its construction timetable this spring because of a well-publicized securities trading scandal that engulfed its primary lender, France’s Societe Generale, officials said revenues remained strong through the winter season as they sought replacement financing. And just is strong is its 22 Golf Inc. April 2008 T amarack Resort, home of the Robert Trent Jones II-designed Osprey Meadows Golf Club, occupies a particularly pristine piece of ground in the Payette River Mountains Region in Tamarack, Idaho. The owners are making every effort to keep it that way. Since its opening nearly four years ago as the first new all-season resort in the U.S. in more than 20 years, Tamarack’s management has focused on watersheds and water quality, water usage, wildlife habitats, erosion control, energy usage, recycling and transportation. Located 90 miles north of Boise, the resort stretches across mountain, meadow and lake environments that officials have made constant efforts to preserve and enhance even prior to start of development in 2002. Tom Altmann, director of golf at the club, said that the developers made protection and promotion of the environment part of the mission statement. “Everything from green cultural prac- commitment to environmentally sound development practices.The watershed enhancements started in 2002 when Tamarack developers spent $150,000 to BY THE NUMBERS Tamarack Resort Location: Tamarack, Idaho Total project cost at buildout: $1.5 billion Acreage: 1,500 acres of private land; 2,100 leased from state Golf facilities: 18 holes, designed by Robert Trent Jones II Ski facilities: 39 runs over a 2,800-foot vertical drop Housing: 2,043 units at buildout in 2017 restore and stabilize stream banks on Poison and Rock creeks and to restore their historic meanders. The creeks now flow freely into Lake Cascade. Jones routed the Osprey Meadows

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Golf Inc - April 2008 Contents Editors Column Birney Takes NGCOA Helm Construction Costs on the Rise KemperSports Adds 14 Courses Americas: Fazio Designs St. Kitts Layout Europe/Africa: Seaside Resort Planned in Egypt Asia/Australis: Faldo Opens New Chinese Course High-Tech Tools: New Technologies that can Help Operators There's No Economic Slump at Still-Popular Reynolds Plantation Tim Moraghan Wants to Make Golf Fun Again Why a $1.5 Billion Resort has Made Environmental Protection a Top Priority Most Admired Operators Marketing Experts Make Their Pitch for Golf Courses From Korea, with Cash Last Word

Golf Inc - April 2008

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