President’s Message Virginia Turfgrass Journal is the official publication of The Virginia Turfgrass Council P.O. Box 5989 Virginia Beach, VA 23471 Office: (757) 464-1004 Fax: (757) 282-2693 vaturf@verizon.net
Collaboration Scott Woodward 2019 President Greetings Members, A group of VTC members and I recently attended a workshop and met with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, to provide recommendations to the Businesses for the Bay (B4B) Steering Committee to help them broaden that program. We were hosted by David Gunnarson at Lockheed Martin in Manassas, Virginia. By working with B4B, our goal is to educate them and their members that properly maintained turfgrass is the best filter for the bay. We are trying to build relationships with all the “Save the Bay” groups to gain their trust so that they can understand that turfgrass is not a bad thing. Some additional reasons are as follows:
By working with B4B we can broaden VTC’s outreach to increase membership and reach more diverse businesses Impact VTC revenue by increasing membership Opens more doors to reach other “Save the Bay” groups
Our relationship with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is strong and we need to continue to collaborate with them as it benefits both parties. As we continue to educate them, they will understand all the benefits that turfgrass brings. Thank you,
Scott H. Woodward
President, Virginia Turfgrass Council
Published by Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, Tennessee 37064 (615) 790-3718 Fax: (615) 794-4524 Email: info@leadingedgecommunications.com Editor Mark Vaughn, CGCS VTC OFFICERS President Scott Woodward Woodward Turf Farms (540) 727-0020 Vice President Michael Skelton Culpeper County (540) 727-3412 Treasurer Jimmy Viars, CGM Gloucester County Public Schools (804) 815-2779 Secretary Phil Bailey, CGCS Virginia Green Lawn Care (757) 572-1981 Past President Rick Owens, CGCS Laurel Hill Golf Club (703) 674-6934 VTC DIRECTORS Wes Bray Scott Caskie Tony Montgomery David Smith T.J. Skirsky Craig Zeigler VTC ADVISORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Mike Goatley, Ph.D. (Chair) Shawn Askew, Ph.D. Jeffrey Derr, Ph.D. David McCall Ph.D. Executive Director/ Director of PROGRAMS Tom Tracy, Ph.D. (757) 464-1004 Virginia Turfgrass Foundation Brandyn Baty (757) 585-3058
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