Contents SportsTurf
AUGUST 2012 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 8 Features
Field Science 8 Environmental stewardship & your maintenance plan: set an example
14 Selecting the proper topdressing material for your athletic field
Facilities & Operations 18 What does "safe playing fields" really mean? 22 Sports turf veterans on managing personnel 24 Equipment renting options for inside facility managers 26 Getting your field markings right 28 Lone Star turf: Texans share their grass management experiencet
Irrigation & Drainage 32 Smart irrigation controllers evaluated by Texas A&M
Tools & Equipment 34 "Friday Night Lights" contest for high school turf managers
Field of the Year 36 2011 STMA Professional Soccer Field of the Year: FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, TX
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President's Message 17 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz 40 STMA in Action 43 STMA Chapter Contacts 44 Marketplace 45 Advertisers' Index 46 Q&A
On the cover: Allen Reed led the way to FC Dallas Stadium's winning the 2011 STMA Professional Soccer Field of the Year Award. Reed fought ex- treme temperatures, both hot and cold, and the ever-present revenue-producing events to garner the award.
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