Browsing by Author "Lunseth, Shay"

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    Sustainable Turf Management
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2014) Persson, Ben; Mehus, Aaron; Brettingen, Joey; Graber, Christina; Fauth, David; Melzer, Erin; Prickel, Veronica; Schwab, Ryan; Yank, Peter; Lunseth, Shay; Trout, Ashley; Wildenauer, Matt
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between the City of Rosemount and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The City of Rosemount is home to more than 30 parks, yet has only four staff working to maintain them. With limited time and expertise to determine and respond to the unique needs of each park and recreation facility in the city, the Public Works Department had mostly standardized their maintenance techniques. The goal of this project was to identify more effective and efficient long-term maintenance techniques for parks within the City of Rosemount in order to better preserve its natural public spaces and promote active living as the population grows. In collaboration with Jim Koslowski, Public Works Supervisor for the City of Rosemount, and Tom Schuster, Parks Supervisor for the City of Rosemount, four teams of students in HORT 4061: Turfgrass Management analyzed the soil, plant species, and drainage patterns at four different parks—the Dakota County Technical College Ames Soccer Complex, Brockway Disc Golf Course, Innisfree Park, and Meadows Park—and provided recommendations for how best to restore and maintain turf at these facilities. A combined final report from the project including links to brief YouTube videos on each of the parks is available.
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    Sustainable Turf Management for City of Watertown Athletic Fields
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Brettingen, Joey; Schwab, Ryan; Lunseth, Shay; Qiu, Yinjie
    This project was completed as part of the 2015-2016 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Carver County. The City of Watertown was experiencing increased demand for athletic fields in the community. With no plans to build additional fields, public works staff wanted to identify strategies to better maintain existing playing fields so they could handle increased use. The goal of this project was to develop a set of best management practices for soccer fields in Watertown that would mitigate environmental impacts, reduce maintenance costs, and meet growing demand for fields. Project lead Shane Fineran from the City of Watertown worked with teams of students in HORT 4062: Turfgrass Weed and Disease Science and HORT 4063: Turfgrass Science to develop recommendations, which included increasing aeration to improve drainage and reduce the need for irrigation, eliminating weeds to reduce turf competition, and introducing new nitrogen fertilizer techniques. The students' final report and presentation are available.