Contents SportsTurf
JANUARY 2012 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 1 Features
2011 Green Media's Most Influential People 8 Lynda Wightman and Dr. Dave Minner are honored
Field Science 12 Turfgrass water conservation essentials: modified rootzones & current water management technologies
16 Polo fields: uniquely challenging turf management 20 Considerations in infield construction and renovation 24 Using base saturation ratio versus sufficiency levels of available nutrients
Facilities & Operations 32 Gaining input into renovation & construction projects 36 Guide to synthetic turf infill products
Irrigation & Drainage 38 Green field built on brownfield
STMA Field of the Year 40 2011 College Baseball Field of the Year: Taylor Stadium/Simmons Field, University of Missouri
Tools & Equipment 43 Barenbrug USA is introducing a new Kentucky bluegrass variety
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President's Message 17 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz 46 STMA in Action 47 STMA Chapter Contacts 48 Marketplace 49 Advertisers' Index 50 Q&A
On the cover: The Sports Turf Managers Asso- ciation's 2011 College Baseball Field of the Year Award went to the University of Missouri's Simmons Field, managed by Josh McPherson, CSFM, with crew members Jerry Cummings and Brandon Coleman.
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