Tool Shed: Resource Management

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.

Guidelines for Maintenance of Infilled Synthetic TurfSports Fields

Synthetic Turf Council, 2013

In order to maximize the investment and benefits of a synthetic turf surface, maintenance is essential. These voluntary guidelines provide owners with objective maintenance guidance to augment, and not replace, the maintenance requirements and procedures of the company or companies providing the warranty for the field and the installation.

Plant Life Cycles 101

American Meadows, 2023

What's The Difference Between Annuals, Perennials, & Biennials?

Ultimate Field Preparation Checklist

Beacon Athletics, 2022

Baseball field preparation checklist outlined by the experts at Beacon Athletics

JumpStart Checklist

Beacon Athletics, 2022

Pre-season maintenance tasks outlined by Beacon Athletics to help groundskeepers to get a jump start on the season.

SAMPLE - RFP Athletic Field Turfgrass Manangement for a School System

Richmond County School System, 2016

This is an example RFP outlining the management service scope of work and expectations for athletic fields for an entire school system.

Athletic Fields - Specification outline, construction, and maintenance

PennState Extension, 2016

Drainage patterns for some of the more important types of fields, specification guidelines for their construction, and management practices as they apply to PA and areas with similar climates.

Root-Collar Excavation

TCI Magazine, 2023

This video provides an example of how to excavate the roots of a Bradford pear tree, which had been the victim of mulch mounding for some time and was not in the best shape.

Everything to know about a Proactive Maintenance Storeroom

UpKeep, 2022

In this webinar, Ricky Smith, UpKeep's Maintenance Expert in Residence, tells you everything you wanted to know about a Proactive Maintenance Storeroom but were afraid to ask.

Best Practices Webinar: Asset Criticality for Proactive Maintenance

eMaint, 2017

Every facility, no matter how small, needs to understand what equipment components are critical and why. With Asset Criticality, organizations are able to rate assets to determine how critical each piece of equipment is to areas such as safety, product quality, customer issues, environmental issues, and production.

Native, Invasive, and Other Plant-Related Definitions

US Dept. of Ag, 2022

Technical definitions related to the management of plant species

Cool-Season Turfgrass Pest Management

Penn State University Extension, 2015

This study guide is designed to help potential pesticide applicators prepare for the PA state certification exam in lawn and turf to meet the certification requirements listed in the state and federal guidelines.

Turf Pest Control

Kansas State University Extension, 2013

This manual provides detailed information on diagnosis and management of turfgrass diseases, insect pests, and weeds.

Integrated Management of Turfgrass Insects

Purdue University Extension, 2020

The goal of this publication is to provide property owners and turfgrass management professionals with basic information to: 1) properly identify the most common turfgrass insect pests of Indiana and adjacent states, 2) recognize insect damage, 3) understand insect biology and 4) formulate safe and effective pest management strategies.

Common Insects and Disease Pests of Turfgrasses & Ornamentals

Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities Extension, 2017

Use these images and brief descriptions to learn about the most common plant disease symptoms,insects, and related arthropods.

Maintenance Calendar for Cool-SeasonAthletic Fields

Virginia Coorperative Extension, 2021

Guideline for turfgrass maintenance schedules