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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
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manage our facilities. For example, at
the training facility we have restrictions
on how far past the fi elds we can mow
to ensure we aren't disturbing the
environmentally protected areas. I think
by achieving these certifi cations it shows
we are proactive and committed to being
environmentally responsible.
SportsTurf: Has there been any reaction
or recognition from your community, fan
base or players?
Holm: We haven't gotten any reaction
from fans or players but the front offi ce
staff have been very appreciative of our
efforts. The coaching staff, with whom
we interact daily, thought it was awesome.
Now that the stadium was approved,
hopefully the news spreads further and
more awareness gets raised.
SportsTurf: What are the biggest
challenges you face in managing safe,
natural grass surfaces for your athletes?
Holm: I think the biggest challenge
we face is wear. "Knock on wood" we
haven't been hit with a bunch of concerts,
but we get a ton of extra games and
practices, which can add up quickly. It
becomes extra tough when those games
and practices are international teams
who are set in doing things their way.
Everyone always wants a goalmouth
and to use the same part of the fi eld.
Fortunately for us we have a great
coaching staff that we can get to shift
things around in situations like this.
SportsTurf: Anything else that you see
as an outcome of this certifi cation?
Holm: We were really excited to be
the fi rst for these certifi cations. We are
hoping that they can help springboard us
to further enhance our status of leaders
in the environment. Already being
discussed are landscape renovations to
add pollinator gardens and/or renovations
to reduce landscape water use.
We are even hopeful that the
sponsorship sales staff can use these
certifi cations in discussions with other
environmentally conscious companies
when it comes to sponsorship sales.
To fi nd out how you can pursue
certifi cation for your facility, go
to STMA.org.
