The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has approved a controversial campus renovation plan for Franklin Elementary School that includes replacing the natural grass field ...

Artificial turf fields have been rising in popularity as a low-maintenance (no mowing or watering) alternative to natural grass; North America has more than 18,000 synthetic fields, and 1,500 are ...

Nick Ogilvie Recognized as a Pioneer in the Artificial Turf Industry, Advancing Installation, Safety, and Long-Term Performance Standards Nationwide As adoption grows, the industry has to take ...

Fields of plastic, or fake turf, are spreading across the Golden State from San Diego to Del Norte counties. Some municipalities and school districts embrace them, saying they are good for the ...

Tucked into Carlsbad’s budget approved last week is funding to replace its synthetic turf fields. Another goal for next year is ramping up the city’s sustainability efforts. But it seems those two ...

As artificial turf systems are increasingly used at all levels, new research is needed to understand how these surfaces can impact athlete safety. A study presented today at the American Orthopaedic ...

A young soccer player practices at Cubberley’s turf soccer field in Palo Alto on January 28, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new study that recommends artificial turf over grass at Palo Alto’s ...

For the thousands of children who play sports in the Gig Harbor area, there often aren't enough fields to go around. That is one of the reasons city officials rejoiced at the groundbreaking for two ...

Palo Alto has spent over a year debating whether we should replace the worn out synthetic field at El Camino Park with natural grass or synthetic turf. That is a long time discussing what seems to be ...

CITYWIDE — Councilmember Christopher Marte (D-1) proposed a law as the “Touch Grass” bill, which aims to prevent the commissioner of Parks and Recreation from installing synthetic turf in city parks.