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2001 January   2001 February
Volume #17, No. 1 Volume #17, No. 2
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
6 Tip of the Month: 10 Steps to Safe Sports Turf
7 Calendar
7 STMA Message: New Years Resolutions
8 Groundskeeper in Paradise: Building New Sports Fields in Hawaii (Or Moving Mountains, Re-Plumbing Artesian Springs and Then Some...Like NOT Using the Local Sand!) Part I
18 Ross Kurcab: sportsTURF's 2001 Manager of the Year
22 Know Your Sports Field Conditioner
24 STMA 2001: Looking Forward
28 Rookies
30 Look at the Past
32 Mower to Consider
38 Chapter News
44 Clippings
45 Classifieds
45 Advertiser's Index
46 Q&A: New Job on the Hill
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Fun in the Sun
6 Calendar
7 STMA Message: Our Future has Never Been Brighter
8 Midway Stadium: STMA's Professional Baseball Field of the Year: Midway Stadium Earns Professional Baseball Field of the Year Award
17 Source Book 2001 Corrections/Additions
18 Groundskeeper in Paradise (Part II): Getting a New Bermudagrass Field Established and Football-Ready in 3 Months...with Grass so Tough It has the New Mower Grunting!
24 When to Resurface and When to Rebuild
31 Sports Turf Management: More than Just Turf Management
34 Marketing: Real Live Ideas...from Real Dead People
36 Chapter News
41 Classifieds
41 Advertiser's Index
   
   
2001 March 2001 April
Volume #17, No. 3 Volume #17, No. 4
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: Green is Gold in Illinois
9 STMA Message: Is It Time for You to get Involved?
10 Mower Efficiency: Properly Selecting the Right Mower for One's Needs
14 Field of the Year: McGill Field of Lebanon Valley College Earns College Baseball Field of the Year Honors
20 Sports Field Maintenance with Reels and Rotaries
28 Rookies
30 Motivating and Retaining Quality Employees
34 STMA in Action: And Then Some
36 Chapter News
41 Classifieds
41 Advertiser's Index
42 Q&A: Don't be a Block Head About Blocking Your Heads
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: Get a New Perspective
6 -[Comment on Cutting Height Table]
7 STMA Message: Questions and Answers
8 Field of the Year: Volunteer Power Captures Field of the Year Honors
18 Baseball Field Maintenance
26 Construction of a Triple Play Facility
32 Engineered Soils for Sports Field Constructions
36 Rookies
40 Employment: Seven Steps to Hiring - and Keeping - a Great Grounds Crew
42 Managing Turf with Reduced Light
46 Tip of the Month: Different Ways to Skin a Cat
48 Chapter News
53 Classifieds
53 Advertiser's Index
54 Q&A: Two for the Price of One
   
   
2001 May 2001 June
Volume #17, No. 5 Volume #17, No. 6
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: So Long, Everybody
7 STMA Message: Exciting Times - Now and in the Future
8 Field of the Year: Apopka High School Softball Earns STMA 2000 Field of the Year Award
18 Field Painting: Show Off Your Hidden Talents
24 Low-Cost, High-Impact Ideas: 25 Ways Your Computer can Help You Build Your Business
28 Rookies
32 The Computer as a Maintenance Tool
36 Chapter News
41 Classifieds
41 Advertiser's Index
42 Q&A: Topdressing with Beach Sand - Too Much Salt?
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: Goals
7 STMA Message: Things are Heating Up
8 Behind the Scenes at Wimbledon: A Special Insider's Peek at the Maintenance and Care of Wimbledon's Grass Courts
16 Field of the Year: Texas A & M University Earns Soccer Field of the Year Honors
22 Warn Season Turfgrass Disease Management: Knowing Which Diseases can Affect Your Fields During the Warm Season can Help You Identify and Combat Those Foes
26 Dealing With Extremes: How to Protect Turf from the Havoc of Various Weather Conditions and the use of Fields for Other Events
32 Making the Best Field from Existing Soils: How to Create Top-Quality Fields, by Using the Materials Already on Site and Adding Some Minor Amendments
35 Rookies
38 Clippings
40 STMA in Action: STMA of Arizona Meets
41 STMA Chapter News
45 Classifieds
45 Advertiser's Index
46 Q&A: Don't Let It Drag You Down
   
   
2001 July 2001 August
Volume #17, No. 7 Volume #17, No. 8
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: Zones & Layers
7 STMA Message: We're on a Roll
8 Field of the Year: Wright National Soccer Campus, of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Earns STMA Soccer Field of the Year Honors in the Municipal Division
12 Soccer Disney Style: The Soccer Fields at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex were Designed to Promote Superior Athletic Performance, with Just a Touch of Magic
15 Team Effort: Assembling the Right Team to Build a New Soccer Complex is Half the Battle
18 Passion for the Future: Agricultural Education, Sports Turf Management, and Baseball are Intertwined at the City of Peoria Sports Complex
22 Equipment Focus: Aerators
27 Why Aerate?
34 Rookies
37 Clippings
40 STMA in Action: OSTMA Hosts Regional Workshop
41 STMA Chapter News
45 Classifieds
45 Advertiser's Index
46 Q&A: Coping with Drought
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Calendar
6 Front Office: [Insert "Change" Quote Here]
7 STMA Message: Strength and Conditioning Programs
8 Field of the Year: Excellence Earns Northwestern University's Ryan Field STMA College/University Football Field of the Year Honors
16 Safety and Liability - Protecting Yourself from Lawsuits
22 Modular Turf Evolves to the Next Level: Michigan State University will be First to Grow Turf from Seed Instead of Installing Sod in Modules When It Installs Modular Turf in Spartan Stadium Next Summer
26 Tip of the Month: Turfgrass from the Bottom Up
32 Equipment Focus
32 -Keep Your Vehicles Team in Top Shape
36 Rookies
39 Clippings
41 STMA in Action: Big 10 Regional Workshop
42 STMA Chapter News
45 Classifieds
45 Advertiser's Index
46 Q&A: "Water Water Everywhere" - But Do You Really Know How to Use It?
   
   
2001 September 2001 October
Volume #17, No. 9 Volume #17, No. 10
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Just What the Doctor Ordered
7 President's Message: Sports Turf Managers in the Spotlight
8 STMA News
8 -George Toma Named NFL Pioneer Award Winner
8 -$5 Ticket to the Hall of Fame
10 Field of the Year: Hersheypark Stadium Earns STMA Field of the Year Award
16 In & On the Ground
16 -Cover Your Bases: Tools and Tips for Tending to Tarps
22 Maintaining the Grounds
22 -Big League Innovator a "Rembrandt of Groundskeeping" From Every Row
33 Around the Grounds
33 -Athletic Field Fencing 101
34 Clippings
34 -Waste Water Study
35 STMA in Action: Second Annual Regional Chapter Workshop a Success
35 STMA Chapter News
37 Classifieds
37 Advertisers' Index
38 Q&A: Using Athletic Fields
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Day to Day
7 President's Message: Everyone Wins
10 Field of the Year: High School Football: Olmsted Field of Westbrook, Maine Earns STMA 2000 Football Field of the Year Honors
16 Maintaining the Grounds
16 -How Grading by Laser Works: Using an Automatic Laser Controlled Box Blade and a Tractor, You can Accurately Grade Sports Fields
20 In & On the Ground
20 -Field Marking Paints: Characteristics and Composition
26 Around the Grounds
26 -Three Elements to Lighting Your Sports Field
27 -Funding Concept Leads to Lighting Installation
34 Clippings: Getting Started: Director of Grounds Shares Insight into the Challenges of Miller Park's 1st Year
35 STMA in Action: Midwest Chapter's "Tour on Wheels"
35 STMA Chapter News
37 Classifieds
37 Advertiser's Index
38 Q&A: Two Sports Too Many
   
   
2001 November 2001 December
Volume #17, No. 11 Volume #17, No. 12
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Like Minds
7 President's Message: Are YOU Getting that Vegas Feeling?
10 Las Vegas Welcomes the Sports Turf Managers Association January 16-20, 2002
10 -STMA Conference Exhibitors' List
16 -STMA Conference Speakers' List
24 Around the Grounds
24 -Rotational Field Worth Taking a Look: Unique Design Reduces Wear and Tear, Improves Playability and Safety
25 -Maryland Community Solves Spill/Glare Concern
26 -My Internship with Mark Razum at Coors Field
28 In & On the Grounds
28 -The Broad Benefits of Biostimulants
32 Maintaining the Grounds
32 -Lighter on the Turf and the Wallet
39 STMA in Action: Lawnmower Man Open Sets New Mark
39 STMA Chapter News
41 Classifieds
41 Advertisers' Index
42 Q&A: Thin Soil Layer
Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
4 Table of Contents
6 Front Office: Words About Pictures
7 President's Message: What a Year!
8 In & On the Grounds
8 -A Dream of a Field: Drainage System Key to Successful Field Renovation
9 -Weathering the Storm
10 -Quality Above Depends on Quality Below
18 Information Management: Controlling the Information Stream: A Key Tool for Successful Field Management
25 STMA Conference and Exhibition Update
26 Maintaining the Grounds
26 -Japan's Saitama Stadium: Maximizing the Land
32 Around the Grounds
32 -Strengthening the Sports Turf Industry: Take Advantage of Shared Expertise to Produce Your Best Fields
36 Clippings
38 STMA in Action: South Texas Chapter Growing
39 STMA Chapter News
41 Classifieds
42 Q&A: Making Concrete