Project EverGreen — the nonprofit that revitalizes community recreational spaces — will be taking on a renovation project at Lindo Park in South Phoenix, Ariz., to give the 22-acre park a ballpark. Project EverGreen along with partner the Sports Turf Managers Association, will spend three days prepping the field for the ballpark renovation. Volunteers including sports field managers, lawn care... read more
The Toro Co., the Minnesota Twins organization and the city of Saint Paul joined forces to renovate and rebuild youth baseball and softball fields in Saint Paul. Volunteers from partnering organizations, with additional support from Saint Agnes School, collaborated to reconstruct West Minnehaha Recreation Center’s baseball field and two softball fields in Saint Paul. “We are excited about the opportunity... read more
When the Parks & Recreation Department of Clinton, N.C., was named the winner of the “Our Winning Green Spaces” contest, officials knew they would receive an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series mower package to help maintain the city’s parks and recreation facilities. What they didn’t expect to receive was a transformation. Clinton’s Royal Lane Park was the recipient of the park... read more
Canadian Grant Cantin was working maintenance at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, Australia, when he was offered a summer job working on the crew at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in London, home of Wimbledon. “I thought that it would be a good summer job,” Cantin says 17 years later. “I thought I’d go over, do it... read more
Estadio Monterrey in Mexico played host to a three-game series the weekend of May 4, taking Major League Baseball south of the border for the first regular season game in 19 years. The stadium is home to the Sultanes of Monterrey, the hometown team, which plays in the Mexican League. Returning to Mexico for their third regular-season trip to Mexico... read more
