Sports Field Management Association (SFMA)

STMA, MiLB announce Sports Turf Manager of the Year award winners

November 12, 2014By AT Staff

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) honored four field managers with the 2014 Sports Turf Manager of the Year award. Since 2004, STMA and MiLB have honored members who manage fields in Triple-A, Double-A, Single-A and Rookie divisions. Three of the four honorees are multi-year winners. Award winners include: Triple-A – Joey Stevenson, Indianapolis Indians (Indianapolis, Ind.) Double-A –... read more

STMA to host 2015 Conference & Exhibition Jan. 13-16 in Denver

October 23, 2014By AT Staff

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

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STMA to host webinar series on turf safety, natural grass field maintenance

October 16, 2014By Joelle Harms

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

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STMA, Project Evergreen kick off “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.”

October 8, 2014By Allison Barwacz

In conjunction with the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance, Project EverGreen completed the first project for its “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” 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 EverGreen’s “Art of Green Spaces Poster... read more

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Project EverGreen, STMA initiative combats childhood obesity

September 24, 2014By AT Staff

Project EverGreen launched its “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” initiative to work against childhood obesity, a collaboration with the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance. The initiative was created to restore and revitalize green spaces such as sports fields and parks for kids to play, exercise and connect. Childhood obesity has doubled and adolescence obesity has quadrupled in the past... read more

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