Marriott Golf to require Audubon certification in 2008
EPA says, "Show us your best photo for Earth Day"
Photo Quiz
Vital and valuable
The Cutting Edge for March
A note from the great, white north
Pesticide Use Survey offers flat-screen TV
Remembering Bob Williams...
GIS Silent Auction nets $133,400
2008 Irrigation Association show renamed
California seeks nominees for environment awards
John Deere renames golf division
Jacobsen attains GCSAA Gold Partner status
Bobcat introduces new compact tractors
Shelton offers new chain trencher
ASGCA updates environmental guide to golf course development
Profile introduces new soil amendment
Florida approves reduced buffer zone for Curfew
Thomas Trammell, GCSAA Class A member, is hosting the WGC-CA Championship.
Bayer names winners of stress survey contest
Superintendents in the news
Brede named Innovator of the Year
Garrett becomes Experience manager at FarmLinks
Broome joins Synatek as golf technical sales representative
Ewing reveals staffing changes
Upcoming events in the
world of golf course management
Events
March 25 – Adirondack Regional Conference, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid (N.Y.) Resort. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org
March 27 – Weed Management for Garden Retailers, Sheraton Hotel, Milford, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org
April 1 – Application deadline for Penn State’s Two-Year Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program, University Park. Contact Penn State, 814-863-0129, http://cropsoil.psu.edu/academic/turfgrasst.cfm
April 1 – Training for Grounds Managers and Public Officials on Implementing IPM Guidelines for Turf, Landscapes and Indoor Pests in Massachusetts Schools, Holiday Inn, Marlborough. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org
April 3 – South Florida Field Day. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
April 5 – Cape Cod Horticultural Conference, Barnstable High School, Performing Arts Center, Hyannis, Mass. Contact Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, 508-375-6690, http://www.capecodextension.org
April 7 – Annual Spring Turfgrass Seminar, SRP Pera Club, Tempe, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu
April 16 – Pruning Trees and Shrubs, Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org
April 16 – Purple Pipes: Promises and Precautions for Water Reuse, Contact University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program, Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, Ariz., http://turf.arizona.edu/events.htm
April 16 – Advanced Management of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Golf Greens, Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Fla., Click here.
April 25 – Florida Sod Growers Cooperative Field Day, Bethel Farms, Fort Pierce, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
April 29 – Scouting for Pests and Problems of Turf and Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts, Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org
May 15 – Karsten Turfgrass Field Day, Tucson, Ariz. Contact the University of Arizona Turfgrass Research, Education and Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu
May 22 – Citra Field Day. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721, http://www.ftga.org
May 28 – IPM Workshop, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Contact Mike Schnelle, 405-744-7361
May 28 -- Scouting for Pests and Problems of Turf and Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts, East Bridgewater, Mass. Contact UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, http://www.umassgreeninfo.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.