Eric Watkins
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 8/24/2020
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have an article and two webinar videos to share.
Video: Turfgrass Species for Low-Input Minnesota Lawns
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on August 18, 2020 as part of the Twin Cities Lawn Irrigation Efficiency Study funded by the Metropolitan Council and the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. We also have a PDF of PowerPoint slides from the presentation.
Video: Learning to Control Your Irrigation Controller
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on July 28, 2020 as part of the Twin Cities Lawn Irrigation Efficiency Study funded by the Metropolitan Council and the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. We also have a PDF of PowerPoint slides from the presentation.
Next week - Part 3 of our Watering Wisdom webinar series!
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Webinar on app to improve turfgrass purchasing decisions
As one of the most widely known turfgrass research programs in the world, the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) has generated a large volume of turfgrass evaluation data over the last several decades, including data on fine fescues. The Turfgrass Science team is working with researchers from the Computer Science Department and U-Spatial to display this information in a better way to help consumers choose which fine fescue cultivars to plant in their yards.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 7/15/2020
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have two webinar videos and an article to share.
Video: Outdoor Water Use in the Twin Cities: Am I Using Too Much?
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on July 7, 2020 as part of the Twin Cities Lawn Irrigation Efficiency Study funded by the Metropolitan Council and the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. We also have a PDF of PowerPoint slides from the presentation. Make sure to watch the other webinars in our Watering Wisdom Webinar Series!
Watering Wisdom Webinar Series
Growing a Healthy Lawn with Less Water
Welcome to our Watering Wisdom: Growing a Healthy Lawn with Less Water webinar series event page. We hosted a free, five-part summer webinar series in the summer of 2020 that focused on turfgrass and irrigation topics to help homeowners have healthier lawns and more efficient irrigation systems. If you are interested in learning more about our work, please watch the recordings below or visit our Irrigation Resources page.
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 6/11/2020
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! We have two articles to share.
Eric Watkins authored Forget not the turfgrass seed producer in the May 2020 issue (page 41) of Golf Course Managment magazine.