1. Effects of Climate Change in Turfgrass Management By Kevin Hansen

2. Overview • Introduction • Hardiness zones • Movement of Pests • Insects • Diseases • Weeds • Shift of turf species • Water management • Benefits of turf • Questions

3. Turfgrass Management • Study of grasses in the horticulture department. • Care takers of green space • Golf courses • Sports fields • Lawn care • Strong background in science and math for daily tasks • Fertilizer and chemical apps • Irrigation scheduling

4. Climate change in the industry • Behind on the issue • Plans are just now being set up • Environmental plans • Awareness is increasing for most • Technology is improving

5. Showing global surface temperature

6. Hardiness zones

8. Zones for grasses

9. Pest migration • Factors influencing these changes • Daily temperatures • Steadily rising causing new problems • Seasonal changes (length) • Longer summers, shorter winters • Floods and droughts

10. Insect problems • European crane fly • Japanesse beetle • Winters are not cold enough to kill them anymore • Longer feeding periods

11. Turfgrass Diseases • Summer patch • Pythium Blight • Soil temperature and daytime temperatures • Even extreme heat alone can kill grass • When pest pressures increase, preventative measures increase

12. Warm-season shift • Warm season grasses moving north • Milder winters • Hotter summer • Purdue University • Cool season to warm season

13. Water issues • Less frequent water events • Droughts and floods more often • Water restrictions • Better water efficiency • “Increased efficiency can yield increased vulnerability!”

14. Positives from turf • Carbon storage (sequestration) • photosynthesis • 1500lb of carbon captured per year by a golf course fairway • Soccer field offsets 3,000 miles by a car each year • Soil, water and nutrient stabilization • Erosion • Run-off • leeching

15. conclusion • Climate change does effects the industry in many ways • Need for updated information to users • New practices and new technology

16. Questions?