Members from the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) teamed up to renovate the Charles Mastik Memorial Field July 11-12 in Little Ferry, N.J. The community field had not been maintained well and was flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Now, the new field will host the New Jersey Little League State Championship July 23-28. Jeff Ware, volunteer district administrator for the N.J. District 6... read more
The grounds crew at Fifth Third Field, home to the Toledo Mud Hens â the Detroit Tigersâ Triple A minor-league affiliate â will transform the field into an 18-hole miniature golf course, according to The Detroit News. The course will be open September 25-28 to the public for $15 with a portion of the proceeds going to area charities. âI always thought it would... read more
Mitch Albom’s Heart of Detroit segment for WDIV Detroit covers a story of a man who revived Tiger Stadium, where the Detroit Tigers played until 1999. According to the video, four years ago a postal worker named Tom Derry came by the area where Tiger Stadium once stood to reminisce. The old baseball diamond, overgrown with weeds, inspired him to take matters... read more
Mini Fenway Park chose FIFA Preferred Producer GreenFields‘ TenCate turf system for its field in Quincy, Maine, to be installed by  NET â Eastern Builders. Work began on the Fenway Park replica project in late April and is scheduled to be completed and ready for use in time for the field’s dedication to children on June 21. âWe based our decision on the proven experience and... read more
Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, traded in its patchwork-patterned turf for a new HGT Kentucky bluegrass field just one week before Opening Day and on the heels of a late-March snowfall. The Tigersâ grounds crew aimed to install a new field before the 2013 season and after Detroitâs Hockeytown Winter Festival, a winter event where the NHL installs... read more
