December 2016 | Volume 32 | Number 12
STARTING LINEUP
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FEATURES
Project EverGreen
8 Stepping Up For Kids and Athletic Fields
Facilities & Operations
10 SAFE looks forward to the future with optimism
12 Update on rules affecting overtime and salary levels
of exempt employees
14 Renovation challenge: Justin Spillman honors history at Wrigley Field
18 Catching up with Chris Hathaway of the Denver Broncos
20 5 technologies that are changing tree care
25 Dear Santa: what sports turf managers want for Christmas
26 What's changed in sports turf management in
40 years—and what hasn't
The SportsTurf Interview
24 Patrick Jonas, CSFM, an "in the trenches" parks & rec guy
Field Science
30 Turf-related research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Irrigation & Drainage
34 Starting up your irrigation system next spring
Tools & Equipment
40 Novel use of infield conditioner adds flavor to
Little League Softball World Series
41 55 years of topdressing with Mete-R-Matic
DEPARTMENTS
06 From the Sidelines
07 STMA President's Message
29 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
42 ON THE COVER:
2015 Field of the Year
Professional Soccer: MAPFRE Stadium Pitch,
Columbus Crew SC, Columbus, OH — Weston
Appelfeller, CSFM, and crew overcame budget cuts
and staff losses to win their 3rd Field of the Year Award,
a first in the history of the STMA award program.
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
TREE CARE TECHNOLOGY
December 2016
www.sportsturfonline.com
ALSO INSIDE:
Winter care for
irrigation systems
Bob Campbell on
40 years in turf
Will the new overtime
law affect you?
O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E S P O R T S T U R F M A N A G E R S A S S O C I A T I O N
A
AHEAD
Columbus "Crew" wins
rd FOY Award
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