A little rain or frozen ground usually does not stop Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA athletes from hitting the fields to kick around a soccer ball or toss a Frisbee. However, when athletes run on muddy fields, their concern is usually for the game, and not the turf. If it is too cold outside, the grass they run on is dormant and cannot heal itself. Both landscape supervisor, Bob Biles and senior Environmental Studies-Politics major and environmental intern, Sylvie Luiten are working together to make plans to keep the fields in better condition.
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