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Gumtree Golf & Nature Club Gives Golfers A Reason To Appreciate Nature

ByMichael LoRé,

Contributor.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Beginning his career as a designer and photographer in the surf industry, Jurkschat witnessed firsthand the appreciation and respect surfers have for the waters that not only surround their country, but cover more than 70% of the planet’s surface.

If surfers didn’t spearhead the support of the oceans, rivers and waterways, their industry, passion and community would suffer. As his career as an art director and creative director took him to new heights—and continents—Jurkschat never forgot the appreciation and respect surfers had for their environment.

Eventually needing a respite from the corporate rat race in New York City, Jurkschat sought out a similar connection to Mother Nature among the Concrete Jungle’s sidewalks and skyscrapers. Read more about it here.