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CONTENTS • March 2020 FEATURES
10 Feature
The Do’s and Don’ts of Spring Fertility
DEPARTMENTS
12 Cover Story 13 Feature 2019 Year in Review
Springing Back After Spring Rain
14 Member
Spotlight
Vickie Wallace
6 President’s Message 7 Index of Advertisers 8 NESTMA HQ Update
On the cover: Bob Dill leads a tour of the Elm Bank soccer fields at NESTMA’s 2019 Summer Field Day.
Officers
Directors
Board of Trustees
President
Ed Ball Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, NH
Kim Britton Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH
Ben Polimer Town of Weston Weston, MA
President Elect
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Chris McGinty Framingham Parks Department Framingham, MA
Treasurer
Art Goodhind Town of Natick Natick, MA
Secretary
Brian Boesch University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
Past President Victoria Wallace UConn Extension Norwich, CT
Special Advisor
Mary Owen UMASS Turf Program Rochdale, MA
Ed Downing Read Custom Soils/ A.D. Makepeace Wareham, MA Matt McDonnell The Governor’s Academy Byfield, MA Ed Olsen Town of Needham Parks & Forestry Needham, MA Jason Puopolo, CSFM Clark University Worcester, MA Evan Steele Pioneer Athletics Billerica, MA Andrew Walsh Pine Banks Park Malden, MA
Michael Buras, CSFM Longwood Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, MA John Cunniff Walpole, MA
Management Team Virginia Wood, Executive Director Peggy Benjamin Kristen Dreyer Carrie Martin Charissa Sharkey
NESTMA Headquarters
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