Metropolitan Council
National award for water conservation collaboration
For the past several years, we have partnered with the Metropolitan Council on the Twin Cities Lawn Irrigation Efficiency Study. Recently, the Metropolitan Council earned a national award for water conservation collaborations from the U.S.
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 14:35
Shane Evans featured in Metropolitan Council video
Shane Evans, Lawn Water Conservation Educator, was recently featured in Turfgrass Suggestions for the Twin Cities, a video by the The Metropolitan Council. Watch to learn how to enjoy greener grass with less water!
Thu, 09/23/2021 - 12:45
Save the Date: 2021 UMN Turfgrass Field Days
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
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 16:26
University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 4/26/21
Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Extension Educator Maggie Reiter wrote an article in Yard and Garden News and Lawn Water Conservation Educator Shane Evans presented a webinar!
Mon, 04/26/2021 - 09:24
Video: Springtime Lawn Care: Waking Up Your Lawn
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on April 15, 2021 as part of the Twin Cities Lawn Irrigation Efficiency Study funded by the Metropolitan Council and the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. Lawn Water Conservation Educator Shane Evans presented on topics that included:
Fri, 04/23/2021 - 13:40
Video: Winterizing Your Lawn
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on September 29, 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.
Thu, 10/01/2020 - 14:07
Next week - final webinar in our Watering Wisdom series!
Please join the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota Turfgrass Science group for Part 5 of our webinar series on Watering Wisdom: Growing a Healthy Lawn with Less Water. The topic of this installment is "Winterizing Your Lawn" by Ryan Schwab.
Tue, 09/22/2020 - 08:51
Video: Lawn Care Best Management Practices
This video is a recording of a webinar we conducted on September 8, 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.
Thu, 09/10/2020 - 15:16