The Association of Major League Baseball Groundskeepers will induct Pete Flynn of the New York Mets and the late Pasquale âPatâ Santarone, formerly of the Baltimore Orioles, to its Hall of Fame. They were honored Jan.11 at Coors Field in Denver, home to the Colorado Rockies. Flynn began his career as an âOriginal Metâ working on the field during the teamâs inaugural... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) will host its 26th annual Conference & Exhibition Jan. 13-16, 2015, in Denver. Nearly 1,200 leaders in the sports turf industry will converge at the Colorado Convention Center for more than 75 hours of leading-edge educational seminars, exhibitor demonstrations and networking opportunities. The five-day event features seminars, lectures, general sessions and exhibits from sports turf... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is hosting a five-part educational webinar series focusing on maintenance of natural grass sports fields and the challenges turf managers face to produce safe and playable surfaces. Dr. Brad Fresenburg, turfgrass professor at the University of Missouri, presented the first lecture, titled “Maintaining Athletic Fields on a Limited Budget” on Oct. 16. His presentation focused... read more
Byrne & Jones Sports installed a new track and three synthetic turf fields at Missouri State University, which is the schoolâs largest athletics and recreational improvement project to date. Byrne & Jonesâ work is part of $24 million in new construction and improvements to the campus. âWet weather challenged the project in the spring and early summer, but Byrne & Jones was able to ramp... read more
In conjunction with the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance, Project EverGreen completed the first project for its âHealthy Turf. Healthy Kids.â initiative by revitalizing a soccer field Cleveland. The initiative was designed to restore green spaces for the community to enjoy. The idea of the “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” initiative grew from Project EverGreenâs âArt of Green Spaces Poster... read more
