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Symposium--Urban Agriculture: Understanding and Communicating the Role of Turfgrass

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 3:15 PM-6:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 303-304, Third Floor
Presiding:
Kurt Steinke
3:15 PM
Introductory Remarks
3:20 PM
A Life Cycle Assessment of Synthetic and Living Turf.
Jamie Meil, Athena Institute
3:45 PM
Climate Change and Sustainable Turf; A Teachable Moment.
Frank S. Rossi, Cornell Univ.
4:25 PM
Carbon Sequestration Potential of Turfgrass Ecosystems.
Yaling Qian, Colorado State Univ.; Ronald Follett, USDA-ARS
4:50 PM
Break
5:05 PM
Urban Biomass-Not An Urban Legend.
Tim L. Springer, USDA-ARS-SPRRS
5:30 PM
The Bio-Geo-Socio-Chemistry of Home Lawns.
Peter Groffman, Cary Inst. of Ecosystem Studies
6:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
6:15 PM
Adjourn
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