Kristen Nelson

What are the opportunities and barriers to adopting fine fescues for public land managers?

a group of people gathered around research plots at a field day

By Michael Barnes and Kristen C. Nelson, University of Minnesota

As spring activities begin, many of us are looking out our windows at last year’s turfgrass and taking much-needed walks throughout our urban green spaces. Public land managers are on the front lines of vegetation management and decision making as essential players in urban sustainability efforts. Managers can be found working at the city level, county level, or working for other organizations such as watershed districts that cut across municipal and county boundaries.