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Managing Environmental Stress: Reducing Winter Injury to Golf Course Greens

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Time: 1:15 PM - 3:30 PM (with optional laboratory tour from 3:30 - 4:30 PM)
Location: UMass Campus Center - Amherst, MA

Turf stress and damage from winter injury are increasingly pressing issues for golf turf in New England, particularly as superintendents and crews are continually challenged to provide pristine playing conditions. Diligent research, however, has begun to hone in on concepts and trends that may help to mitigate winter damage to golf course turf in the future. This session will cover what we know about winter injury causes and prevention, preparing greens for the winter, and identifying, predicting and recovering from winter injury damage. An open discussion will be included, as well as an optional tour of labratory facilities on the UMass Campus. Join Dr. Michelle DaCosta, UMass Turf Physiologist, Dr. Geunhwa Jung, UMass Turf Pathologist, Jim Skorulski, USGA Agronomist and Chris Frielinghaus, CGCS, Superintendent at Glens Falls Country Club in Queensbury, NY.

Two pesticide recertification contact hours will be available for all New England states for category 37 (turf) and category 00, Licensed Applicator. 0.20 GCSAA Education points will be offered.

To register by mail with check or PO#:   To register online with credit card: Download registration form (PDF 40K) Click for online credit card registration

For more information, contact Mary Owen (508) 892-0382; mowen@umext.umass.edu or Jason Lanier (413) 545-2965; jdlanier@umext.umass.edu

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