The USDAâs recent drought monitor suggests that recent wet weather in southern and eastern California and western and northern Nevada did little if anything to offset the long-term drought people have endured. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor provided by the USDAâs National Drought Mitigation Center suggests that the rain may have helped suppress the number of wildfires that usually impact... read more
Creativity allows the field at StubHub Center, home of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy, to thrive in the midst of a 25-percent water reduction mandate for the state of California. read more
The City of San Mateo, Calif., has installed a GreenFields USA synthetic turf system with an environmentally friendly infill at Los Prados Park, home to many of the city’s soccer, baseball and softball teams. The city selected GreenFields’ SlideMax XQ product along with an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) non-SBR rubber infill. SBR rubber is made of recycled car tires. Granules based on EPDM contain about 20... read more
Ewing has hired Luke Yoder, former director of field operations for the San Diego Padres, as its national sports field specialist. In the position, Yoder will serve sports turf managers in Southern California and support national accounts. He will work closely with Troy Smith, Ewingâs national sports turf products manager, and Ewingâs nationwide team of sports field specialists â Tim Lambert, Jim... read more
Melanie Stanton, executive director of The Lawn Institute, traveled to California and appeared on two morning TV shows to address lawn care and offer advice to Californians as they continue to face severe drought conditions. Stanton appeared on âGood Day Sacramentoâ with co-host Cody Stark on KMAX-TV and was featured on KCRA-TV with reporter Deirdre Fitzpatrick in a segment titled,... read more
