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and sports turf managers. Te Adelphia farm tour highlighted several NTEP trials including Tall fescue, high and low-input Kentucky bluegrass and the fine fescue trial. A hot topic, as the heat rose and there was a threat of thunderstorms, was the low-input bluegrass trial where Dr. Stacy Bonos talked about how varieties that excel in high- input conditions are not necessarily the ones that thrive under low-management practices. As the low-input trials continue, the next step in the bluegrass trial will be the evaluation of how each family of bluegrass responds to these conditions. Both the Kentucky bluegrass and Tall fescue A-LIST trials were on display as well, with the varieties continuing to perform well under difficult conditions. While the summer stress had not fully taken over the trials, the differences in varietal performance were clear. Te work on low-input varieties continues as a focus of university research and will be a cornerstone of breeding and selection continuing for the foreseeable future.
moved over to Heinz Field to work for the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He then earned his Masters in Agricultural Education from Virginia Tech and has built the Brentsville program from the ground up.
Winner of STMA’s fourth annual Stars and Stripes Contest, “Friday Nights in Small Town USA.”Photo courtesy of STMA
Project EverGreen Creates A Green Oasis in the Heart
Dr. Stacy Bonos presents the NTEP low-input Kentucky bluegrass trial. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Husen
2019 STMA Stars and Stripes Contest Winner Announced Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has declared Andrew Miller the winner of the fourth annual ‘Stars and Stripes’ contest. Miller is the Program Advisor for the Brentsville Turf Grass Management Program in Nokesville, Virginia. With his “Friday Nights in Small Town USA” field design at Donald Lambert Field, he has won a complimentary pass to the 2020 STMA Annual Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. A record 31 entries were received via social media. Te winning submission narrowly won by an even 100 “likes”; selected through Facebook’s voting platform. Miller’s intricate design generated more than 1,600 “likes.” A graduate of Virginia Tech University, Miller has amassed an impressive resume. After graduating with his bachelor’s degree in Turf Grass Management, he worked on the Virginia Tech groundscrew before moving on to the New York Mets. Tere he met Matt Brown, Head Groundskeeper of the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a stint at PNC Park, Miller
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of the Big Apple Project EverGreen, the national nonprofit devoted to creating a greener, healthier, cooler Earth, the New York City Parks GreenTumb, landscape professionals, local businesses and residents teamed up on June 12-13 to further the efforts of the volunteer gardeners to make New York City’s Clinton Community Garden a green oasis amid a concrete jungle. Te volunteers came together on a rainy morning to complete a two- phase renovation project valued in excess of $10,000. Te Clinton Community Garden, one of more than 550 community gardens across the city’s five boroughs, is a source of great pride for neighborhood residents. It serves a connection point for new and old residents as they bond over gardening and other social activities, while promoting the health and environmental benefits that come with green spaces. “Neighborhoods deserve a healthy community garden and green space that they can call their own,” says Cindy Code, executive director of Project EverGreen. “Triving gardens create a community hub for neighbors—young and old—to meet and connect in a healthy, cool environment. Vibrant gardens also help instill community pride, create confidence, and establish a learning environment to grow fruits, vegetables and shade plants.” “Community gardens are labors of love. Having highly skilled volunteers build paths and patios makes a huge difference in helping these valuable public spaces become accessible to all New Yorkers,” says Bill LoSasso, Director of GreenTumb. “We are happy Project EverGreen supported the vision of the gardeners at Clinton Community Garden who have worked hard for years to transform this site into a place for the entire community.”
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