The CFB designation encompasses both natural grass and synthetic turf fields; however, an individual may choose to specialize in either natural grass fields or synthetic turf.
A group of local residents and parents is spearheading Project Turf, a community effort to raise money for the installation of a new synthetic turf playing surface in the stadium field at Vernon Hills (IL) High School.
The Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance has set a standard and has qualified more than two dozen varieties of drought-tolerant grasses that are being sold across the nation.
For the Purdue Boilermakers' 2010 seven home games, fans recycled some 33,800 pounds, or nearly 17 tons of mixed recyclables and cardboard. This year's per capita total of 9.95 tops that of both 2009 (7.47) and 2008 (8.79), with a 33% increase from 2009 to 2010.
The Minnesota Vikings are accepting applications for athletic turf internships for the summer 2011 turf season. The internships will run from May to August or May to the end of the growing season.