+SportsTurf: April 2011
SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.
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“ SportsTurf April Cover”
April 2011 green media TM OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
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“ Table of Contents” (page 3)
Contents SportsTurf APRIL 2011 | VOLUME 27 | NUMBER 4 Features Field Science 8 How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint 14 Maintenance tips from a master, David Frey 18 Converting a field from Kentucky bluegrass to hybrid bermudagrass Facilities & Operations 24 STMA’s Playing Conditions ...
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“ From the Sidelines” (page 5)
From the Sidelines Eric Schroder Editor eschroder@m2media360.com 717-805-4197 SportsTurfTu 1030 W. Higgins Road Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Phone 847-720-5600 Fax 847-720-5601 The Official Publication Of The Sports Turf Man- agers Association Shallow questions to ponder everywhere, while the c...
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“ President's Message” (page 6)
M2MEDIA360 PRESIDENT/CEO Marion Minor VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Gerald Winkel VP OF CIRCULATION AND COLLATERAL SALES Joanne Juda-Prainito PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Mary Jo Tomei DIRECT MAIL LIST SALES Cheryl Naughton 678-292-6054 cnaughton@m2media360.com SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES Phone 847-...
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“ How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint” (page 7)
FieldScience | ByChris Harrison ter (SOM) dynamics and carbon sequestra- tion capacity in various ecosystems. WHAT IT IS Carbon sequestration is simply the long- term storage of carbon dioxide. CO2 stor- age is necessary as a part of controlling How sports turf helps reduce I T MIGHT TURN OUT THA...
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“ Tips from David Frey” (page 13)
FieldScience >> SAND SLITTING can increase percolation and break up compacted layers. But times have changed, and grasses and soil mediums have changed too. Better varieties and higher sand/soil mediums make for better wear and drainage. High sand profile baseball fields have improved the use of ...
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“ John Mascaro's Photo Quiz” (page 16)
John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz John Mascaro is President of Turf-Tec International Can you identify this sports turf problem? Problem: Green turf with brown turf surrounding Turfgrass area: Research area on football practice field area Location: Ames, Iowa Grass Variety: Patriot Bermudagrass Answer to...
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“ Converting a field from Kentucky bluegrass to hybrid bermudagrass” (page 17)
FieldScience | ByNick McKenna, CSFM Converting a field from Kentucky bluegrass to hybrid bermudagrass S TRESSFUL, TIME CON- SUMING, PROBLEMATIC, EDUCATIONAL, EXPEN- SIVE…from a sports field manager’s position, these are all words that can be associated with the process of renovating an athletic f...
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“ STMA's Playing Conditions Index revisited” (page 23)
Facility&Operations | ByMike Tarantino STMA’s Playing Conditions Index revisited down now provide me with an historical look at the weather conditions. Weather plays a major role in what we do, soil temps, air temps, rain or drought all contribute to the safety, playability and aesthetic quality ...
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“ 2010 NFLPA Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey” (page 27)
Facility&Operations | Survey 2010 NFLPA Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey N O MATTER WHICH SIDE YOU TAKE on the current labor situation in the National Football League, or if like most people you just shake your head over egos that can’t divide up $9 billion, we can all agree on one thing—results...
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