The Benefits of Healthy Turf Healthy turf provides many documented benefits to both people and the environment. Below is a handout listing many of these benefits. click here for a printable .pdf file
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Oct
Oct
The 2022 MALCP/NESTMA Golf Classic was held at Butter Brook Golf Club on October 6. It was a perfect day! Rain the night before that brought everything to life, including the Fall colors, followed by warmth and sunshine! MALCP hosted 144 players, our largest field ever! Thanks to all of our […]
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Sep
Sep
Below is an Article which appeared on the UMass Extension Turf Program, Amherst MA web-site: Land and Landscape Turf: A Key Resource Residential and commercial lawns and utility-type turf comprise a significant portion of the the landscape in Massachusetts and beyond. These lawns may be at private residences, at business establishments, in industrial developments, on […]
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Apr
Apr
Green Careers Event at Essex School, Fall 2021 Last year, in their, spare time, MALCP members Joe Szczechowicz, Steve Bukoff, Luke Ford, Jacob Arsenault, Bill Dixon, Austin Marsteller, and Gerry White developed a Green Careers curriculum for Lawn Care which included hands on training sessions for high school students. The first school participating […]
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Mar
Mar
Rhode Island bill looks to make all lawn care equipment zero emissions by 2027 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new bill at the Rhode Island State House is looking to make all lawn care equipment zero emissions by 2027, but it’s receiving pushback from those that use the equipment the most. “This is part […]
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Dec
Dec
MALCP’s Annual Meeting was again held in person at the Wayside Inn. It was great to be together for a delicious meal and informative conversations. Thanks to generous toy contributions, we matched our yearly goal of filling 2 large boxes for Toys for Tots. Steve Boksanski spoke with us about how the pandemic has affected […]
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Oct
Oct
Penn State Extension Releases, “Spotted Lanternfly” Management Guide The first North American detection of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) was in Pennsylvania in 2014. Although the pest has continued to spread to other states in the Northeast and beyond since then, Pennsylvania remains ground zero for many of the efforts to combat the invader, with Penn […]
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Oct
Oct
WOW!! Ideal weather, a large field of happy golfers, both seasoned and ever improving, and great food made for a memorable 2021 MALCP/NESTMA Golf Classic at Butter Brook Golf Club on October 7. A dedicated golf committee, generous sponsors and resilient problem solvers overcame worker shortages, health issues and supply concerns […]
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May
May
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the 2021 MALCP Winter Lawn Care Conference went “Virtual” with 5-Pod casts available to registered attendees for a 10-day period, 24/7! Meaning, participants were able to view the talks on their own schedule during this time period. The event started January 21 and ran through January 31, and was hosted […]
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Dec
Dec
“The online pesticide exam is now a reality in MA. It is different than what many of us have experienced over the years. With the COVID phenomenon still with us, the implementation of this new means of taking the exam is the most feasible way of handling all those who are getting their pesticide licenses. […]