Sam Bauer

Video: Too Much of a Good Thing

Extension educator Sam Bauer was recently featured in a video - Too Much of a Good Thing: Watering Your Lawn and the Water Supply in the Twin Cities - from the Metropolitan Council.  Watch to learn more about our partnership with the Metropolitan Council on a two-year water efficiency project.


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 5/31/18

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a newspaper article, a newscast segment and a newsletter article!

The Star Tribune – His grass is greener: Minneapolis homeowner rips out lawn, puts in artificial turf with comments from Sam Bauer

WCCO’s newscast – U of M Study: 75 Percent of Homes Have 1 Broken Sprinkler featuring Sam Bauer


Lawn care podcast with Sam Bauer and Jon Trappe

Extension educator Sam Bauer and Dr. Jon Trappe recently were guests on WCCO's Ask the Expert with Eric Nelson.  They discussed all kinds of topics relating to spring lawn care.  Their show aired Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 2PM if you would like to listen to the podcast.


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media 4/24/18

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.  We have a newscast segment, a video, several podcasts and an article!

WCCO’s Good Question: What Does This Extended Winter Mean for Our Lawns? featuring Sam Bauer

Beyond Beekeeping podcast interview by Mindy Holahan Peters featuring James Wolfin


Turf Species for Minnesota Home Lawns

Sam Bauer and Parker Anderson of the University of Minnesota have created an infographic that profiles different turfgrass species for use in Minnesota home lawns. This is a great resource to educate homeowners on the characteristics, maintenance, and recommendations of these grasses for specific uses such as under low maintenance or shade conditions. 

Turf Species for Minnesota Home Lawns infographic


Registration Now Open: 2018 Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science

Educational Opportunity: The 2018 Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science Online Course (For Professionals) is set for January 2nd – March 23th, 2018.


Do you really need to rake all your leaves? An update

Here is an updated version of a blog post that was originally published on November 15, 2013.  Turf Extension Educator Sam Bauer has been interviewed about this topic in several great articles since then so be sure to check out the links at the end of the blog post!


Survey finds many Twin Cities residents are overwatering lawns

Turf Extension Educator Sam Bauer was featured in a Star Tribune article summarizing some “eye-opening” results of a recent survey of Twin Cities residents on lawn irrigation.  The survey, conducted by University of Minnesota researchers and the Metropolitan Council, found many homeowners are not managing their irrigation systems effectively, leading to overwatering of lawns.