Daily News

American College of Sports Medicine fitness trends may favor field sports

November 16, 2010

Read through a survey of fitness trends published recently by the American College of Sports Medicine, and you'll find some potentially good news for the sports turf industry.

Grau legacy now available through TGIF

November 16, 2010

The Turfgrass Information Center of Michigan State has announced the arrival of a major donation of turfgrass industry materials from the family of the late Dr. Fred V. Grau.

STMA 22nd Annual Conference January 11-15 in Austin, TX

November 12, 2010

The Sports Turf Managers Association will be hosting its 22nd Annual Conference and Exhibition in Austin, TX for the first time. Events will be held Jan. 11-15, 2011, at the Austin Convention Center.

ASBA Fields Division Celebrates 5th Anniversary

November 12, 2010

The American Sports Builders Association's Fields Division is celebrating its 5th anniversary. The division, formally added to the ASBA in December 2005, has enjoyed a highly productive run so far.

PGMS presents 2010 Awards to grounds professionals

November 12, 2010

The Professional Grounds Management Society honored several grounds professionals with numerous awards as part of their annual Awards Dinner during the 2010 School of Grounds Management & GIE+EXPO held in Louisville.

Most Dallas schools not regularly testing safety of sports fields

November 12, 2010

Synthetic turf fields of area high schools aren't being tested or are not being tested often enough to ensure athletes' safety, a problem that experts say could place football players at a greater risk for concussions.

Turf specialists use Leica equipment to perfect pitches

November 12, 2010

A sports turf installation company has invested in a brand new Leica GPS surveying system to ensure that their pitches are laid to perfection.

Killer of Aspen slows, but worries about a beloved tree remain

November 4, 2010

Aspen trees, with their quivering, delicate foliage and the warm glow of color they spread across the high country of the Rocky Mountains this time of year, have an emotional appeal that their stolid, prickly evergreen cousins do not. So tree lovers and scientists alike felt the impact when the aspen in the West started dying around 2004.

It’s a scary time to be a weed

November 4, 2010

Volunteers are reclaiming public parks and carving out nature trails in spaces overrun by innocent-sounding plants like Tree of Heaven, multiflora rose and purple loosestrife. Gardeners call these "invasives," and the volunteer armies aim to clear them out.