Going Green

Several area high schools are helping the environment whether they realize it out not. Many coaches and athletic directors prefer the new field turf to regular grass. Regular grass is difficult to maintain. You have to mow it, which mowers create harmful exhaust fumes, and you have to fertilize it. The fertilizers can be harmful to animals that find their way onto the field and when it rains the runoff from the grass can harm areas around the school. The new field turf offers an answer to both of those problems. And the field turf is made of recycled tire, which is a huge problem for landfills. As synthetic turf, synthetic grass, artificial grass, and many of the various names synthetic grass surfaces are being called, it is for certain that artificial surfaces are coming of age in a big way and are heading directly to the everyday residential consumer. Landscape artificial grass and synthetic turf products are making a huge impact on the home improvement sector. With rising energy costs and severe drought conditions facing many portions of North America, it's an obvious choice. Even areas prone to high precipitation are seeing major water shortages and are looking for alternatives to water hungry lawns. Today the average homeowner can enjoy a year-round green lawn that is maintenance free, water free, and extremely environmentally responsible. When looking at astro turf fields it is hard to imagine why other schools wouldn't change to astro turf at some point. Recently, Collinsville High School built a new field turf field for their football team. Other schools have already done the same including Jenks, Union, East Central, Sand Springs and Owasso. In the age of the green movement, astro turf fields are much more reliable and costs schools less in the long run especially in terms of utilities.