STMA rolled out its Environmental Facility Certification Program in June 2016. Since that time 13 facilities have achieved the designation and eight more are ready to have their facilities attested.
The program involves a written assessment “self-test” that a sports turf manager fills out electronically and submits to STMA. As with its Certified Sports Field Managers’ program (CSFM), a passing score is 80 percent on each of its 10 sections. When that is achieved, the sports turf manager arranges to have his or her best management practices validated by an approved attester, who can be an academic in turfgrass management or a CSFM. The attester does a walk through of the facility with the sports turf manager and electronically submits confirmation of the environmental practices.
Facilities certified:
Ciudad Real Madrid (SPAIN) – Paul Burgess, CSFM
Elon University Athletic Complex (NC) – Scott Stevens, CSFM
Grinnell College Athletic Fields (IA) – Jason Koester, CGCS
The Gulfport SportsPlex (MS) – Keair Edwards
Longfellow Park – Park District of Oak Park (IL) – Travis Stephen
Minute Maid Park (TX) – Izzy Hinojosa
Pleasant View Athletic Fields (CO) John Cogdill
Prairie Ridge Athletic Fields (IA) – Elliott Josephson
Real Madrid Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (SPAIN) – Paul Burgess, CSFM
Red Bull Arena (NJ) – Dan Shemesh, Zack Holm
Red Bull Training Facility (NJ) – Dan Shemesh, Zack Holm
Ruby Hill Park (CO) – Abby McNeal, CSFM
USC Upstate Soccer Complex (SC) – Bruce Suddeth
Facilities currently attesting:
Allen Pond Park (MD) – Edward Hall, CSFM
Championship Field at Seattle University (WA) – Dean Pearson
Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center (VT) – David Kimel
Green Farms Academy (CT) – Tom Barry
Hibner Soccer and Tennis Complex (NE) – Jared Hertzel, Blake Nelson
Peoria Sports Complex (AZ) – Alan Siebert, CSFM
Texas Rangers Baseball Club (TX) – Andrew Powers
University of North Carolina Greensboro Athletic Fields (NC) – Peter Ashe, CSFM