Infrastructure
Infrastructure enables access, powers facilities, connects people to recreational opportunities, creates opportunities for employment and protects our parks from an increasingly unpredictable natural environment. This area contains resources applicable to planning, installing, and upgrading various aspects of park infrastructure.
Toolkit: Developing a Water Management Program
Center for Disease Control
A Practical Guide to Implementing Industry Standards
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
Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Child Care Programs
Center for Disease Control
Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19
US Department of Homeland Security
Functioning critical infrastructure is imperative during the response to the COVID-19 emergency for both public health and safety as well as community well-being. This site provides guidelines for determining critical infrastructure.
Guidance for Building Water Systems
Center for Disease Control
Ensure the safety of your building water system and devices after a prolonged shutdown.
Extended Hot Tub/Spa Closures
Center for Disease Control
Take steps to help keep Legionella and other bacteria from growing in hot tubs/spas.
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.
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.
Small Engine Repair - Basic Tools
Eliminator Performance
This video outlines entry level tools you'll need for basic small engine repair.
How To Rebuild A Carburetor On A ChainSaw, WeedEater, Etc.
Steve's Small Engine Saloon
Partial rebuild on a cube type carb. Repairing the most common problems. This video applies to most 2-stroke carbs. Including Weedeaters, chainsaws, blowers, hedge trimmers, grass trimmers, by Stihl, Husky, Husqvarna, Echo and more. How To Rebuild a Carburetor on a Chainsaw, Weedeater Etc.
Correct Way To Sharpen A Chainsaw
Steve's Small Engine Saloon
How to hand sharpen a power saw chain. Extremely thorough video on the sharpening process. Lots of tips.
Proper Way To Sharpen And Balance A Lawn Mower Blade
Steve's Small Engine Saloon
How to sharpen a walk behind mower blade and balance it as well.
