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Turf Crew Responsibilities

The Turf crew is responsible for maintaining 163 acres of turf on campus. Included in this are fertilizing, aeration, disease prevention and treatment and renovation projects. The team is made up Mike Jones, Heath Goodell, and Rich Bowman.

 Rider Fertilizing Hand FertilizingRider Weed Control Hand Weed ControlRenovations Aerating
Zone 137,716 373,521144,821 266,416411,237  
Zone 2  456,085199,658 256,427456,085  
Zone 366,705 826,017127,192 765,530892,722  
Zone 468,463 437,093131,232 374,324505,556  
Zone 51,450,085 177,728111,212 57,000   
Zone 61,382,500 154,690111,450 65,000315,280  
Zone 7  577,46525,485 20,000  577,465
President's
Residence
  142,6188,000 3,000  142,618

Student Opportunities on the Turf Crew [image, turfcrew at work]

Student crews along with fulltime staff perform many turf maintenance related tasks which include fertilizing, aerating, seeding and watering of lawns. The crews are also responsible for the installation and renovation of turf which could include the use of tractors with implements, loaders, walk-behind rototillers, slitseeders and hydroseeders. Other tasks may include mowing, string trimming and edging sidewalks. Most of this work requires the use of motorized walk-behind equipment and consists of working near large motorized equipment. Some of this work is physical, requiring heavy lifting (i.e. sod installation), raking and shoveling.

Questions

If you have any turf maintenance related questions contact Mike Jones at 734-763-5539 or Mike Jones (get address) (38.107.191.119).

If you are interested in applying for a job, apply on-line now!

If you are interested in other opportunities in Grounds check out Forestry, Horticulture and Groundskeeping.

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North Campus: Wave Field (more info)


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