Custodial and Grounds
A well-trained custodial and grounds crew knows what to do, why they are doing it, and how best to take care of park maintenance. This area contains resources applicable to staff organization, health and safety, and efficient logistical approaches to improve custodial and grounds operations.
Parks Workers Employment Overview
City of Golden: GCOtv - Golden Community Television
This video outlines the employment experience as a park maintenance professional.
Park and Preserve Maintenance Worker
I Am Pinellas County
Sample Employee spotlight video - excellent team motivator and community engagement tool
Grounds Maintenance Worker
WorkBC's Career Trek
Sample job overview video for golf course grounds staff. He describes his work in landscaping, trail maintenance, road upkeep, stonework, pest control, machine operation, and management.
Maintenance EDC & Tool Bag
CityBoy Prepper
This introductory video shows the contents of a personal Maintenance Tool Bag for everyday carry.
Minimum Maintenance - Sport Turfgrass
PA Park Maintenance Institute
Handout from our Turf Talk discussion on April 24, 2020 about Essential Athletic Turf and Sport Field Maintenance
COVID-19: Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Facility
Center for Disease Control
Everyday Steps, Steps When Someone is Sick, and Considerations for Employers
Efficient and economical mowing
Boyd Montgomery, CSFM
For the turf industry, mowing equipment has evolved over the years as regulations and innovation continue to change the paradigm.Grounds professionals continue to seek out ways to control budgets while still trying to deliver high quality results.
Why Aerification is Important
Boyd Montgomery, CSFM
Aerification is one of the most important cultural practices turf professionals can do to ensure athletic fields are safe and healthy.
Disinfection of Hot Tubs Contaminated with Legionella
Center for Disease Control
CDC-recommended best practices for cleaning contaminated hot tubs and spas
Mowing to Meadows
Greentreks
"Many open spaces, including municipal parks, are covered by groomed lawn. Most people think these mown areas are ""green and tidy."" But, in reality, they often act like parking lots. The underlying soil is so compacted that rain runs off almost as though the grass was paved.Letting mown areas become natural meadows returns them to functional parts of the water system. These meadows prevent flooding, create habitat, and are beautiful to behold."
Mowing Lawns: Use the 1/3 Rule
KSREVideos
"By following the one-third rule, you'll reduce stress on your grass and promote lateral growth for a lush, green lawn. And as an added bonus, you can reduce watering and fertilizing your lawn by recycling the grass clippings. ""Grasscycling"" saves time and money, and helps the environment."
Turfgrass Identification
Ohio State Sports Turf Management
This video describes the process for identifying turf grass by look and feel.
Doing More with Less in Sports Turf Management
Virginia Tech
Presenter Mike Skelton - valuable tools and equipment essential to athletic turf management
Sports Turf Management - Topdressing
Ohio State Sports Turf Management
This video is an instructional overview of topdressing athletic turf.
Sports Turf Cultural Practices Aeration
Jonathan Knowles
This video is an instructional overview of the benefits, process, and tools used in aeration.
