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Best practices for building, maintaining sand-based fields

September 23, 2015By Joelle Harms

Pacific Northwest Extension Publishing, which encompasses Oregon State University, Washington State University and the University of Idaho, has produced two publications regarding the construction and maintenance of sand-based athletic fields. “Best Management Practices for Construction of Sand-based Athletic Fields for Football and Soccer” and “Best Management Practices for Maintaining Sand-based, Natural Grass Athletic Fields” are both free of charge and available as e-books... read more

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Time-lapse video: Boise State’s blue field gets green grass makeover

July 15, 2015By Joelle Harms

Boise State University’s renowned blue Astro Turf synthetic football field has been transitioned to green natural grass for the July 18 international soccer club match between Spain’s Athletic Bilbao and Mexico’s Club Tijuana. La Liga rules require a grass field for Bilbao, hence the switch-up. The time-lapse video spans over six days of work. The field will be transitioned back to Astro Turf shortly... read more

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Synthetic Grass Warehouse: ’50 Things You Need to Know About Artificial Grass’

June 16, 2015By AT Staff

Synthetic Grass Warehouse (SGW) has released its comprehensive guide for the synthetic turf industry, “50 Things You Need to Know About Artificial Grass.” With synthetic grass becoming more prevalent and as more questions arise about this landscaping alternative, SGW says it is dedicated to bringing clarity to the general public about the artificial turf industry. The guidebook gives consumers, businesses... read more

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Columbia College installs new Shaw Sports Turf field

May 15, 2015By AT Staff

Columbia College has installed Shaw Sports Turf’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Legion SpikeZone is a hybrid product that features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and a thatch layer. Columbia College has received the first installation of the company’s new Legion SpikeZone system. Shaw’s HP+ monofilament fiber is made with a high-quality resin with a thick, diamond cross-section... read more

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FIFA forewent grass fields for Women’s World Cup

May 14, 2015By AT Staff

The upcoming Women’s World Cup in Canada will be played entirely on synthetic turf despite more than 60 international soccer players filing a gender discrimination lawsuit that was eventually dropped. Abby Wambach recently revealed to ESPN that FIFA turned down the opportunity to have all six fields transitioned into natural grass at no cost. The company Wambach says wanted to take on... read more

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