Nine states and five municipalities joined Colorado, Louisiana, and the city and county of Denver in officially recognizing July as Smart Irrigation Month. Smart Irrigation Month is an industry-wide initiative to increase public awareness of the value of water-use efficiency during summer’s peak demand. New cities and states to join the list of supporters include: Arizona; Mesa County (Colo.); Idaho; Indiana;... read more
Hunter Industries will provide irrigation for the new turf course at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., which is situated about 20 miles north of San Diego. The turf course was designed by Steve Baker, Independent Irrigation Consultants, Oceanside, Calif. It will feature Hunter’s I-90 and I-40 rotors, IBV valves and Pilot central control system. Additional grounds... read more
The Intelligent Use of Water Summit XIII: “Play on! Water Issues in Today’s Sport Turf Environment” is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Rain Bird and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation (MTF) are partnering to present the Summit at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. This unique event will focus on providing greater insight into the science and application sides of turf management in water-sensitive environments. A panel of... read more
By: Andy Smith, CIC, CID, CLIA It wasn’t that long ago when the terms LEED, WaterSense and Sustainable Sites weren’t in the vocabulary of the landscape industry. Now they are (and may become) the driving forces of “green” construction and landscaping. It wasn’t that long ago, of course, that green implied a color choice and happened to reflect the hue of... read more
