Sports Fields: Laying The Foundation

Weighing the Benefits of Organic Management of Natural-Grass FieldsBy Jefferey SpiveyWhen it comes to improving natural-grass fields—be it bare spots, pooling, or other problems—many park departments turn to tried-and-true solutions.“One way is to use a chemical-intensive system and have the lawn people come every few weeks and lay down chemicals and fertilizer,” says Liz Harriman, Deputy Director for the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI). But TURI’s work proves there are other options.