SportsTurf
Contents
APRIL 2013 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 4
Facilities & Operations
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Creating & managing expectations—
the key to field use and maintenance planning
Same stadium, new owners—one turf manager's story
Safety and potential liabilities for sports turf managers
How many hours did you mow last year?
Field Science
26
Advice from STMA Conference sessions on managing infield skins
American Sports Builders Association Awards
28
ASBA Field Award winners
Field of the Year
32
Alpenrose Stadium, Portland, OR Schools/Parks
Softball Field of the Year
Tools & Equipment
36
Latest storm warning product update
Departments
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From the Sidelines
STMA President's Message
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
STMA Chapter Contacts
STMA in Action
Marketplace
Advertisers' Index
Q&A
On the cover: Mike Hebrard, president of Athletic Field Design, and his crew met the challenge of a short window to
convert Alpenrose Stadium from a traditional and regulation
little league baseball playing surface to a traditional and regulation softball playing surface, and back again. Photo by
Darin Stout, Northwest Sports Photography, Beaverton, OR
www.4nsp.com
4 SportsTurf | April 2013
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