Resource Management
Resource management is the efficient and effective development of an organization's resources when they are needed. Such resources may include the financial resources, inventory, human skills, production resources, or information technology (IT) and natural resources. This area contains resources applicable to the essential components of a comprehensive project management plan to execute and monitor a project successfully.
Evaluation of Playing Surface Characteristics of Various In-Filled Systems
Penn State Extension, 2016
This article by Andrew S. McNitt and Dianne Petrunak from The Pennsylvania State University, outlines a study that was designed to evaluate the playing surface quality of various synthetic infill systems over time.
Earthworms In Sports Turf: Making A Mess In Fall
Penn State Extension, 2016
This article by Peter Landschoot, Ph.D. explains how earthworms play an important role in turfgrass ecosystems through their burrowing activities and by breaking down thatch and organic matter.
Managing and Maintaining the Perfect Baseball Field
Penn State Extension, 2015
This article by Jeff Fowler will help you to ensure that you maintain the best soil, greenest grass, and nicest looking outfield, by following these dos and don'ts.
How to Ensure Your Soccer Field is Always In Its Best Condition
Penn State Extension, 2017
This article will give the reader Do's and Don't to always ensure a soccer field is in its best condition.
Survival of Staphylococcus aureus on Synthetic Turf
Penn State Extension, 2016
This article investigates staphylococcus aureus, which is a common bacterium, but is capable of causing diseases ranging from minor soft tissue infections and food poisoning to serious medical problems such as toxic shock syndrome. How can we manage this on synthetic turf?
Integrating Assessments Into a Municipal or School Grounds Management Program
Sports Turf Managers Association, 2020
Victoria Wallace covers the basics of assessments before delving into how they can benefit your fields, parks and programs as a whole.
Maintenance Standards For Soil Base Soccer Fields
Tom Cook
This article highlights guidelines for maintenance of fields at levels ranging from professional quality fields to unirrigated youth soccer league fields.
IPM for Invasive Species
County of Santa Clara
Best practices and alternative approaches to pest management.
Integrated Pest Management for Park Managers - A Training Manual
William Olkowski and Helga Olkowski
This manual is designed to aid parks landscape and building personnel, supervisors and assistants, within public agencies or private institutions. The text is meant to be used bythe person who will actually design the IPM program for a particular geographic area and then coordinate the implementation of theprogram.
Best Management Practices Usedat Urban Parks
National Park Service
This report looks at best management practices used at a variety of urban parks in national and international locations.
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook
Doc Palmer
The book positions planning in maintenance operations and then proceeds logically to introduce the principles of planning and scheduling and explain how to make planning work. Additional sections cover the nuances of planning preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and project work. The book concludes with helpful information on howto get started.
SAMPLE - Integrated Pest Management Plan
Clean Water Services
The approach outlined in this document is being integrated into a regional invasive species Early Detection-Rapid Response (EDRR) program currently under development in the Tualatinbasin. This vegetation management strategy emphasizes education, monitoring for early detection, and control or eradication of invasive species.
Sample IPM for Wetlands Area
Devil's Lake Wetland Management Complex
This document presents IPM strategies selected to control invasive plant species according to the Complex’s various site and soil types, with attention to resource needs. All control methods are considered, specific to each invasive and other pest species, as are prevention, monitoring, mapping, and restoration methods.
Invasive Plant Management Planning
National Park Service
This document provides an overview of key technical concepts and critical information needed to develop the content of an effective invasive plant management plan.
Invader Watch List
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Many invasive species are exceptionally difficult and costly to control. That’s why it’s important to identify invasive species before they make their impact on the environment. To aid in early detection efforts, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program staff initiated a project in 2017 to determine invasive plants likely to arrive in Pennsylvania over the next ten years, species considered “emerging threats” to the commonwealth.
