Artificial turf fields installed 8 to 12 years ago are in desperate need of replacement. But what to do with the old turf? Landfills have become expensive options, and in some states with tough sustainability laws not an option at all. With an estimated 31,000 US fields on the line for replacement in the next 25 years, this dilemma is looming large.
As opponents of a controversial plan to install artificial turf soccer fields in Golden Gate Park appealed the project's approval to the Board of Supervisors they criticized how a soccer coach used children to lobby for the project and raised hopes that a new alternative plan would be supported by supervisors.
The Annual Report of the Purdue University Turf Program is published each year by the Purdue Turf Team and features significant findings made by turfgrass scientists over the past year.
When work commenced on York Minster's nave in 1291 the builders probably never envisioned that one day this beautiful cathedral would have a floor of natural turfgrass to enhance its beauty, but that's what happened.
In introducing the new CoolPlay FieldTurf system, university spokesman Doug Dull (!)says new field will decrease injuries, as "the amount of injuries on natural grass more than doubles the amount on synthetic turf." Really, Doug?
To help interested parties better keep track of all the information related to Imprelis, the Purdue Turf Program has created a website that lists important documents from the Purdue Turf Program, Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue news releases, Office of the Indiana State Chemist, EPA, and DuPont.
Thanks to federal regulations, taxpayers in the village of Falconer (NY) spent an additional $3,000 on a riding mower. Sam Ognibene, Falconer public works superintendent, said two riding mowers he purchased last year needed to be replaced because of OSHA regulations.
Artificial turf could soon be heading to city parks and athletics fields. Commissioners gave preliminary approval to lifting a citywide ban on artificial turf.
