Contents SportsTurf
JULY 2012 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 7 Features
Field Science 8 Is tall fescue right for your field? 12 Improving our nation's front lawn 18 Managing natural turf football fields "on a dime" 19 Turfgrass breeders' test provides extensive trial data
Facilities & Operations 20 From dirt to turf: 7 steps for successful construction of a synthetic field
24 Overseeing synthetic turf installations 26 Getting USC ready for some football 37 Kennesaw State builds 88-acre sports & rec park
Field of the Year 28 2011 STMA College Football Field of the Year: Ryan Field, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Irrigation & Drainage 30 How water pressure can affect irrigation system efficiency and performance
Professional Development 32 Notes on becoming a Certified Sports Field Manager
Tools & Equipment 36 Improving parks helps West Park, FL to "Playful City USA" title
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: Ready for some football: Ryan Field on the campus of Northwestern University, just north of Chicago, was named College Football Field of the Year for 2011 by the Sports Turf Man- agers Association. Maintenance is mainly handled by Randy Stoneberg, Joe Berube and Rich Thorn.
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