Identifying poison ivy isn’t always easy to do
Don't spoil your summer fun by coming in contact with poison ivy; learn to identify it so you can avoid it.
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Broadleaf weeds white clover and black medic are now flowering in turf
White clover and black medic are commonly found growing on low fertility, low maintenance sites. Black medic and clover are very competitive in low fertility sites because they host rhizobacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen into plant available nitrogen.
Project EverGreen mobilizes to restore Liberty Island 9/11 Memorial Grove
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in October 1886 and served to welcome immigrants seeking freedom in the United States. In 2012, 126 years later, almost to the day, Hurricane Sandy left Liberty Island under five feet of salt water destroying the trees planted there to honor the victims of 9/11.
Limiting liability for your sports facility
There are a lot of reasons to love a great stadium—your favorite team plays there, the seats have great views, it's the home of fond memories. Maybe it just has the best sushi in town. But when you run a sports venue, it's the less glamorous issues that keep you up at night: like how to limit the facility's liability. Because if you don'’t keep your facility safe and your liability limited, the results can be catastrophic.
Beating summer stress for cool-season sports turf
It is not uncommon that drought and heat stress may occur simultaneously during summer months. Summer stress combining heat and drought can cause grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, undergo dormancy and severe decline in turf quality and field playability. The question is how to maintain high quality turf of cool-season turfgrasses in sport fields during summer months with increasing temperature and declining water availability?
Exmark launches redesigned Turf Tracer S-Series walk-behind mower
Exmark redesigned one of its most popular wide-area walk-behind mowers, the Turf Tracer S-Series. The new 2015 model incorporates a number of improvements designed to deliver increased overall durability, serviceability and ease-of-use.
STC Las Vegas meeting presentations now posted
The meeting presentations from the 2104 Spring Membership Meeting in Las Vegas have been posted. All presentations are available to STC members only. You will need to sign in to view and download the files. Please send an email to office@syntheticturfcouncil.org if you require assistance signing into the STC website.
EMU going with gray turf
Eastern Michigan football coach Chris Creighton wants his team to have the attitude that it will play anyone, anywhere. "We'll play in a parking lot on glass," the first-year coach said. Creighton's attempts to change the culture within the Eagles' football program led to the school announcing Thursday it will replace its artificial turf with FieldTurf that looks like concrete. The project is scheduled to begin in July. The school was already planning to replace the 9-year-old surface at Rynearson Stadium this year.
STC Webinar: Performance Guidelines & Testing Methods
During the webinar, you will receive insight from four expert panelists about: current market for the synthetic turf industry; STC's performance guidelines; and different testing methods and their recommended frequencies.
Titan PowrLiner Series
Titan's PowrLiner Series offers gear driven and hydraulic sprayers with outputs ranging from .33 to 2.50 GPM, and are capable of striping 106 to 800 linear feet/minute.