June 19, 2008

  • USOpen.com sets live Internet records during playoff
  • EPA asks, "What do you drive, and why?"
  • Spring is seventh warmest
  • NWF photo contest deadline approaching
  • Annual bluegrass update: 12 years later
  • Inside your turf; Beetles on the loose
  • Front nine; Interlachen shakes off long winter
  • Maddern takes over in San Diego
  • Running diary, Part One and Part Two
  • Bonus golf at Torrey Pines
  • Water restrictions eased for Georgia golf courses.
  • Rounds up in April
  • Redexim Charterhouse updates Web site
  • Akron EverGreen Zone award open to nominations
  • Standard Green Line made from recycled plastic
  • Wet & Forget gets Retailers Choice Award
  • Quali-Pro adds Fosetyl-Al 80 fungicide
  • Massey Ferguson adds muscle to mid-range tractors
  • VersaTube building systems offers new steel framing system
  • Webster pumps and motors available through Quality Control
  • GCSAA superintendent member Jeffrey Rottier is hosting the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Thomas DeGrandi is hosting the Travelers Championship
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Richard W. Slattery is hosting the Wegmans LPGA
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Paul F. Miller, CGCS, is hosting the Bank of America Championship
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Scott A. Severance, CGCS, is hosting the Knoxville Open
  • Clarizio named Oregon superintendent of the year
  • Superintendents in the news
  • OGCSA announces 2008 scholarship recipients
  • BioSafe add Nieminen to sales team
  • DuPont expands team
  • Spitz Joins ProLink advisory board
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

June 18-21 – 11th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo, N.Y. Contact the Snow & Ice Management Association Inc., http://www.sima.org

June 18-21 – Southern Regional Master Gardener Conference, Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Contact the Oklahoma State University Turfgrass Program, http://www.turf.okstate.edu

June 20 – 11th Annual PACE Turfgrass Research Seminar, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego. Contact PACE Turfgrass, 858-272-9897, http://www.paceturf.org

June 23 – Bunker Renovation, Sand Issues and Golf, Mesa (Ariz.) Country Club. Contact the Cactus & Pine GCSA, 480-609-6778, http://www.cactusandpine.org

July 8 – Missouri Turf and Ornamental Field Day, University of Missouri South Farms Center. Contact Missouri Turfgrass and Ornamental Council, 573-529-9857, info@MoTOC.org

July 14 – Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Regional Seminar – Summer Turf Problems and Solutions for Where you Live, Work and Play, Sylvania (Ohio) Country Club. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org

July 15 – Midwest Regional Turf Field Day, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Contact the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, 765-494-8039, http://www.mrtf.org

July 16 – Field Day Classic, Jewell (Iowa) G&CC. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

July 17 – Iowa Turfgrass Field Day, Iowa State University Turfgrass Research Station, Ames. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

July 20-22 – Texas Turfgrass Association’s Summer Conference, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston. Contact the Texas Turfgrass Association, 800-830-8873, http://www.texasturf.com

July 22 – Turfgrass Identification and Selection Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus. Contact the UMass Extension office, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org

July 22 – Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Summer Field Day, O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, Verona, Wis. 53593. Contact 608-845-6536 or mailto:ajander2@wisc.ed

July 23 – Advanced Turfgrass Irrigation Water Quality: Assessment and Management, Colonial Country Club, Deerfield, Canton, Miss. Contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

July 23 – Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association’s Summer Conference and Trade Show, Crane Estates, Ipswich. Contact the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.mnla.com

July 23-24 – 2008 Cornell University Landscape Horticulture Short Course, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca N.Y., http://www.nysta.org

July 24-25 Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, St. Louis, Missouri, advance coursework required http://www.tcia.org

July 29-31 – Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, Atlantic City, N.J. Contact the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association, http://www.plna.com

July 30 – Weed Identification Workshop – Broadleaf Weeds, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

July 31 – UMass Turf Open House, UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield. Contact the UMass Extension office, 508-892-0382, http://www.umassturf.org

July 31 – Miami Valley GCSA’s Bunker Boot Camp, Miami Valley GC, Dayton, Ohio. Contact the Miami Valley GCSA, 937-294-6842, http://www.miamivalleygolf.org

Aug. 5 – Clemson University Turfgrass Field Day, Madren Center, Clemson, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 6 – Weed Identification Workshop – Broadleaf Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Aug. 6-7 – 2008 Penn State Field Days, Valentine Research Center, Penn State, University Park, Pa. Contact the Penn State Turfgrass Management program, http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu

Aug. 6-10 – 2008 GCBAA Summer Meeting,
The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, Mich. Contact http://www.gcbaa.org/summer_meeting.php

Aug. 13 – Ohio State University/Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s Research Field Day, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Research & Education Facility, Ohio State University, Columbus. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org

Aug. 13 – North Carolina State University Turfgrass Field Day, Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 14-17 – Texas Nursery and Landscape Association’s 2008 Nursery/Landscape Expo, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org

Aug. 19-21 – 2008 Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago. Visit the IGC Show, http://www.igcshow.com

Aug. 20-21 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, San Jose, Calif. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

To learn if you can receive education points for any of these programs, visit the GCSAA External Education Listings.

We want to know about your conference in advance. To submit an entry for Conferences, please send your information five to six months before you’d like to see it published. We run conference information for two months in NewsWeekly and three months in GCM. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact GCM, Attention: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.

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