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Recertifi cation takes place in a 3-year
cycle, and the facility must go through the
same assessment and attester validation
process to continue certifi cation.
There is no cost to apply. Once the
assessment and the attester's forms are
evaluated and determined to have achieved
the 80 percent passing score, a $100 fee
will be assessed to the facility. This fee
includes the choice of either a banner or
plaque designating the facility as Certifi ed
Environmentally Responsible. If the facility
does not achieve certifi cation, the sports
turf manager has up to 1 year to implement
the practices that are defi cient and can
resubmit those sections only. If it is more
than 1 year before the best management
practice is put into operation, the entire
assessment will need to be completed.
"Our Committee and our Board of
Directors realize that this certifi cation
program will continue to evolve," says
Simpson. "We'll tweak as necessary,
and we welcome feedback from those
who participate." Applicants have the
opportunity to appeal if they have concerns
with the process, and a review panel has
been designated.
THE JOURNEY TO ROLL OUT
STMA's external focus on environmental
issues began in 2010 with the appointment
of an Environmental Task Group under the
leadership of Jody Gill, CSFM. The Task
Group began defi ning an environmental
strategy. Kevin Trotta took over in 2011
and under his guidance the task group
developed an environmental policy
statement and began exploring alliances
with other green organizations. In 2012,
the Task Group became a full standing
committee with Mike Tarantino, CSFM,
leading the creation of the concept of
an environmental facility certifi cation
program. During this time the committee
developed a list of federal and state-by-state
environmental regulations affecting sports
fi elds and an advocacy manual to help
members communicate with legislators
and community groups. By 2013, a
general framework for the certifi cation
Sports Turf Managers Association of
Arizona: www.azstma.org
Colorado Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.cstma.org
Florida #1 Chapter (South):
305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or
Tom Curran CTomSell@aol.com
Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850-580-4026,
John Mascaro, john@turf-tec.com
Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 407-518-
2347, Dale Croft, dale.croft@ocps.net
Gateway Chapter Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.gatewaystma.org.
Georgia Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.gstma.org.
Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the
Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.stmalabasin.com.
Illinois Chapter STMA: www.ILSTMA.org.
Intermountain Chapter of the Sports Turf
Managers Association:
http://imstma.blogspot.com/
Indiana - Contact Clayton Dame,
Claytondame@hotmail.com or Brian Bornino,
bornino@purdue.edu or Contact Joey
Stevenson, jstevenson@indyindians.com
Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kentucky Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.kystma.org.
Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.
(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.
Michigan Sports Turf Managers
Association (MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.mpstma.org
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.mokanstma.com.
New England STMA (NESTMA):
www.nestma.org.
Sports Field Managers Association
of New Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.
Sports Turf Managers of New York:
www.stmony.org.
North Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.ncsportsturf.org.
Northern California STMA:
www.norcalstma.org.
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association
(OSTMA): www.ostma.org.
Oklahoma Chapter STMA: 405-744-5729;
Contact: Dr. Justin Moss okstma@gmail.com
Oregon STMA Chapter:
www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.org
oregonstma@gmail.com
Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.
Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.pnwstma.org.
Southern California Chapter:
www.socalstma.com.
South Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.scstma.org.
Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers
Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.
Texas Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.txstma.org
Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.vstma.org.
Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.wstma.org.
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Chapter Sponsors
Now Forming Chapters: (for information, contact STMA, ph. 800-323-3875)
Mid-Atlantic, Mississippi, Nevada
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