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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Trusty, Steve |
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| Author Affiliation: | Contributing Editor, SportsField Management |
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| Title: | New town - new turf: Developing a parks and rec department |
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| Source: | SportsField Management. Vol. 3, No. 8, August 2008, p. 12-17. |
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| Publishing Information: | Moose River Publishing LLC |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Multipurpose turf; Athletic fields; Sports turf development; Sports turf in the community; Renovation; Maintenance scheduling; Public relations; Parks
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| Facility Names: | Royal Oaks Park, in Miami Lakes, Florida |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes the parks and green space in Miami Lakes, Florida. States that "the oldest active park is the Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Along with the general use turf areas, it has four full-size, multipurpose sports fields used for football, two other fields that are used for football and youth soccer and seven baseball/softball fields." Details maintenance practices at Optimist Park, stating that "the recreation programs are outsourced to volunteer groups." Concludes that "information and education are key to the success of the program." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Trusty, S. 2008. New town - new turf: Developing a parks and rec department. SportsField Management. 3(8):p. 12-17. |
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