Paige Boyle

By Paige Boyle and Lindsey Kemmerling, Minneapolis-St. Paul Long Term Ecological Research Program, University of Minnesota

For six years now, our team has been working to assess the ecological and social benefit of urban lawns through our work with the Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan Area (MSP) Long Term Ecological Research program. An overarching goal of this research is to determine if bee lawns actually support bees. 

Paige Boyle was one of the featured scientists in the Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies' Dig In. Do Good. videos outlining careers in agronomy and crop science. 

Inside Crop Science: Improving Plants to Fuel the World

Inside Agronomy: Hands-On Science That Feeds the World

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! 

Listen to the February 13 episode of the Cornell Turf Show to hear Paige Boyle discuss the WinterTurf project. 

This article was originally posted on the WinterTurf project blog.

By Paige Boyle, University of Minnesota

With the close of the year, we are taking a moment to reflect on the significant strides the WinterTurf project has made toward solving the challenge of winterkill. Join us for a detailed look back at the past year's accomplishments and learn how those successes are shaping our research strategy for the coming year.

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! Read the October issue of MGCSA's Hole Notes for a research update, From Lawns to Links, by Paige Boyle. 

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! Watch the Cornell Turf Show webinar Long-term lawns featuring postdoctoral associate Paige Boyle, or listen to the audio-only podcast to learn more about creating more ecologically-focused lawns. 

By Paige Boyle

This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.

Thank you to all who came out to our 2025 WinterTurf Field Day at the University of Minnesota on April 15! Several WinterTurf researchers from around the country talked about aspects of our project (Figure 1). If you weren’t able to make it, or are looking for more information on some of the research topics we discussed, review the agenda, with links to additional information, below.

By Paige Boyle

This past summer, I completed my first season of MSP LTER Pollinator Habitat data collection. I spent 3 weeks in the Twin Cities with my undergraduate helper from the University of St. Thomas, Eli, identifying plants in home lawns throughout the metro (Figure 1), getting rained on, and talking to homeowners about their yards.
 

By Paige Boyle

This article was originally published on the WinterTurf project blog.

As we enter the new year, we wanted to take a look back at last season’s WinterTurf accomplishments, and give some updates on the year ahead.

By Paige Boyle

Earthworms can be found throughout Minnesota lawns and gardens, and earthworm presence and activity is generally considered beneficial. In fact, many home gardeners go to great lengths to promote earthworm activity in their yards. As we enter the fall lawn care season, there is one problematic group of earthworms to keep an eye out for, though: Jumping worms.