Field Day

Registration is open for our first UMN Turfgrass Field Day of 2023! The WinterTurf Field Day will be held on Friday, April 28, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:00pm.

Registration is open for our UMN Turfgrass Grounds and Parks Field Day!

Registration is open for our first UMN Turfgrass Field Day of 2022! The WinterTurf Field Day will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00pm.

Highlights include:

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By Maggie Reiter

Save the date for our late summer/fall field days! Registration now OPEN. Events will be designed for a target audience, about 2-3 hours long, and more casual than in the past.

Turfgrass Field Day: Golf

In collaboration with Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association

By Eric Watkins

If you are a turf manager, save the date to see an established bee lawn and learn about installation, maintenance, bee diversity, and park visitor support of this effort. See the flier for more information.

What: Flowering Bee Lawn Field Day

Who: For turf managers and professionals

When: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 12:30-2:30 pm

Where: Audubon Park, 1320 29th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN

Hole Notes, a publication by the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association (MGCSA), recently featured our team in several articles.  Graduate students James Wolfin and Hannah Ramer wrote an in-depth article on University of Minnesota research on bee lawns titled Redesign Your Rough (and driving range): Implementing Conservation Practices in Low-Use Areas to Support Pollinators. There is also a great photo spread on the Turf and Grounds Field Day held on August 9, 2018 with the Minnesota Turf and Grounds Foundation.