John Mascaro's Photo fiuizCan you identify

this sports turf problem?

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tried to become a better manager of the irrigation cycles, water onlywhen needed, try to stretch programs as far as possible and tried to stayup to dale with all the new products and technology such as moisturesensors.

Qualified manpower is a major issue for us as well. We have a uniqueprogram that combines an outside contractor, Larry Rider of TurfgrassProfessionals of Texas, and in-house personnel. This system has workedwell for us over the past 4- years. I''lith Larry's help, we were the first inTexas to use nematodes for mule cricket control.

Time management and work scheduling are my biggest daily con-cerns with 25 acres of athletic fields and two staff members and the out-side contractor. We have to meet a lot of challenges but that's what keepsme coming to work everyday. The happiest of people don't necessarilyhave the best of everything; they just make the most of everything' thatcomes along the way.

Jeff Fowler, Penn State extension agentA third-generation extension agent, Jeff Fowler from Penn Statereceived the Dr. William Daniel Award last winter. This award is pre-sented to a university-connected STMA member being' recognized forhis or her long-term support of the association. Fowler's educationalprogramH and research are focused primarily in rurfgrass managementand athletic field safety in his northwest Pennsylvania region. He also

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Problem: Depression on Turf

Turfgrass Area: Baseball Field

Location: Florida

Grass Variety: 419 Bermudagrass

Answer toJohn Mascaro's Photo

Quiz on Page 41John Mascaro is President

of Turf-Tee International

edits a quarterly newsletter, "Between the Lines," for the KeystoneAthletic Field Managers Organization (KAFMO), the STMA's statechapter, for which he also is a Board member. Fowler also serves on theSTMA's Editorial and Information Outreach committees and, mostfamously, is co-founder along with Steve LeGros of GrassStainsProductions, which produces inspirational vtdeos for turf professionalsthat help raise ST:I\1Ascholarship funds,

Fowler is also on the boards of his local Red Cross and United Way-funds Distribution organizations, and volunteers each summer for theLiltle League World Series grounds crew, which is directed by hisfather, Don.

Fowler recently responded to some (luestions from SporlJTurjST: what's the role of the contemporary extension agent' How has

it changed since your grandfather's and father's day, and how do youthink il will change in the next decade?

Fowler: The new and modern Extension Educator plays the samerole as an Extension agent 85 yean ago, education, CooperativeExtension extends research from the University to the citizens. Whenthe County Agent arrived 85 years ago farmers would look to them forinformation about the latest and greatest research available for them. Inthe 21st century people look to us for the same type of information.

The biggest change is that when my dad and grandfather were exten-sion agents, many of the agents were generalisls, They knew a little

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cprcssion was caused by a fallen cementlI!i!!s.,eIll,e as a result of Hurricane Wilma. Whenthe hurricane hit South Florida, the BoyntonBeach Ltule League Park was one 01 the mall}'

fields that fell victim to the storm. This 24-inchdiameter cement light pole was not pulled fromthe ground but actually broken at the base, andsubsequently fell on the field, crushing fencing net-ting and bleachers not to mention turf The poleremained on the turf for more than 2 months untilthe cily could find a crane company that was avail-able: to lift the poles off the field. Shortly after thisphoto was taken the field was rebuilt entirely withvolunteer labor and funds and featured on ABC's"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" reality showthat aired last March 30 as a rebuilding eilort afterthe Hurricane season of 2005.

Thank you to Jody Rivers, Parks Manager fOI'

the City of Boynton Beach for allowing me to takethese photos .•

If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro's Photo QUiz please send it to John Mascaro,3669 NW 124th Avenue, Coral Springs, FL 33065 or email tojohn@twf-tec.com. If your photograph isselected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will become property of SportsTurf magazine.

[STMA in Action

5TMA has a stronghistorv of vol un-

teeris~l and thisyear STMA has the high-est number of volunteersinvolved since the associ-ation began in 1981.Some subcommittees areforming now to manageprojects developed bythe umbrella committeeand others will be calledupon later this year asneeds arise.

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involve more membersthrough committee serv-ice. To that end, STMAwill be reorganizing itscommittee process thissummer and will presentits plan to the member-ship in the fall, with thenew process in place for2007.

Committee Volunteers2006STMACommitteesAwardsTo judge Ihe a"ocialion's awardsprop'am applkanl!l "~I~Cling theField of Ihe Year winners. IheMinor League Baseball Sp(lT!.>Turf Mallag~r uf the Yea,., and (0

develop oc,.alegie, 10 enh"LlCC theprob""m,.Steve LeGro', ChairLatry Berry, CSI'MCarol Gundlach, CSl'MS<,o(J. Mac VicarChuck PulaG~orgc Trivc,t. CSFM, Bo"rdLiai"mJim Welshans

Bylaws'Ii> de~~lop association bylawstha' are Jail' and enforceable, aTldclearly defi,,~ the expeetmiollsrOT membership, go"~r"'Hlcepwce"e" and board of directorsserviceKen ~-1rock - Ch~iri\-'li,.hacl D, J:JockholderDale Getz, CSF]l.ICarol Gundl;uob. CSFMRoss Kun:db. CSI'l\'lRicbard II-lillel'

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James It. Rodgers, CSFMDavid RulliD;,vid Seh]ol1:hauer

.Joll1l Stier, Ph.D,.N. Grove Tea'es.jL'.Jay Warni"k, CSFM - BU;JrdLiaisonSteve Wightman

Certifica1ionTo develop Sltalegie, '" !IT"W Ih~TILJmber of ec,tified mcmbers: (0

wnsi"ently moui'or (he pl'Og'ramalLd T~wmmend enhancements(0 "'1<1"" thaI. the progr"m is 'he(op achievement for 'porls turfmanage,.".Lance Tibbetts. CSFM -Cn-t:hair.l Board LhisonMichaci Schiller, CSFM .Co·chaitEric fasbender'Ji-~TlIC. H"le, Ph.D..Joe Kennedy JlI, CSFMA"'honyJ. K,,,ki, Ph.D.Ro" Kurcab, CSFMM~r)' OwenlUck l'eruzzi, CSfM

jesse l'ritd,"rd, CSI'Mjomes R. Kodgem, CSFl\'1Waldo Terrell

Otaptcr RelationsTo create a chapter strucmrc thati. beneficial locally and national-Iy, 10 liTl;lTlci".lly",'<i,t chapterswj(h lheir arJHLiTli"(raliv~, opera-tions and educalional ellorts; tofacilitate (he sharing of be'l prar-tices,Dall Douglas - ChairGeorge AndersonChris BrindleyRichard MillerRob~r[ Sl.udhulmeMichael'larantinoTJ. ThompsonJay WalTlick, CSfM - J:Joard Liaison

ConferenceTo de\'elop all content, '""ions,workshop, and "Il',ile venue"and select speakers and modera-tors for (he next yea,'" confer-ence lh,,1. will m"ke ir a "mu"alLend" event fnr member< andnonmember" to recommend'trategies (hat wjjj drive aUen-d'l.nce ro the exhibition and willadd value In ~,hibil"""like Andresen, CSFM - ChaitAndrea Dillingel'Bob Chris(ofkrson . Conference'[;)m, ,ubcmTL1l1ilk~ co-chair.Jeff Salmond, CSFM-

C",.f~rence Student Challengcsubcommittee chairDaria" Daily - C"uference Tourssubcomnu((ee co-chairTra DuBois - ConferenceExhibition subcolllmittee en-rhailDa.le Gelz, CSFM - ConferenceJ::"hibil;nn ,ubeolTlTnil.ke co-choirAbby L. Mc!'oJeal, CSFMDavid D. ]\finneI', Ph.D, -Conference Education ChairCraig l'ou,

Conference EducationSubcommittc~David D. Minner, Ph.D.· ChairMike Andresen. CSFMDariaTL Do.ilyAndrea Dillingel'Eric FosbenderLeo GoertzRoger Ha\'lakBradley R..Jakuhow,kij"mes ..., McAfee, Ph,D.Abby McNeal, CSFMAndrew M,Nitt, Ph.D .Grady L ume. I'h.D.Floyd PerryCraig PollSSh"wn R"yConnie Kudol]']', CSFMPomcla Sherratl

.John Sorochan, Ph,D,

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