Top Stories - Athletic Turf

‘Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.’ fixes up public park athletic fields

July 13, 2015By AT Staff

Project EverGreen has completed its latest “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” project with weed removal, soil aeration and fertilizer applications to the baseball and softball fields at Fair Oaks Park in Marietta, Ga. Working in partnership with the Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs department (PRCA), Project EverGreen and ValleyCrest Landscape Companies delivered much-needed turf management services to restore and renew... read more

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Photos: Ohio STMA Summer Field Day held at Browns’ facilities

June 25, 2015By Joelle Harms

The Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association held its annual Summer Field Day at the Cleveland Browns’ training facility and at First Energy Stadium on June 24. The day began with three presentations, lunch and a tour at the training facility in Berea, Ohio. Attendees were then shuttled to downtown Cleveland to tour the Browns’ First Energy Stadium. Check out photos from... read more

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Boys in Georgia foster care system get sports complex updates

June 22, 2015By AT Staff

Members of the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association (Georgia GCSA) have completed the latest phase of a sports complex for boys in the state’s foster care system. The sports complex at Goshen Valley Boys Ranch in Waleska, Ga., about an hour north of Atlanta, includes a 60,000 square-foot fully-irrigated sports field and a baseball field that is now fenced. “You wouldn’t... read more

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Women’s World Cup synthetic turf reportedly reaches 120 F

June 8, 2015By Joelle Harms

The controversial synthetic turf at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, was reportedly a steep 120 degrees Fahrenheit at the start of the first Women’s World Cup game on June 6, although the temperature outside only reached 75 degrees. Julie Stewart-Binks, the official Women’s World Cup sideline reporter for Fox Sports, tweeted about the hot turf temperatures. (images below) According to the Washington... read more

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MLB monitoring Rogers Centre’s new AstroTurf

April 16, 2015By AT Staff

Reports say that the MLB will keep an eye on the new AstroTurf playing surface at Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Installed before the 2015 season, the new synthetic turf playing surface has already drawn concern over abnormal bounces and action from balls. #MLB is actively monitoring the turf situation at Rogers Centre due to irregular bounces on the surface, source says. — Jon Morosi... read more

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