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<div class="">This coming Wednesday, September 1, will be a field demonstration to view several nativegrasses at the Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. Demonstration plots can be viewed at your convenience during the morning. <span style="text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/XEAMsufYHu7TKQG36" class="">https://goo.gl/maps/XEAMsufYHu7TKQG36</a>
(Park along North Villa Nueva Drive which is northwest of Dysart and Indian School)</span></div>
<div class="">Grasses such as alkali sacaton, bluestems, buffalograss, galleta, gramas lovegrass, purple threeawn, and dropseeds along with Kurapia can be observed for their performance in situations where turfgrasses would be removed.</div>
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<div class="">*** Save the date - morning of November 17 - for the comeback of the AZ Sports Turf Managers Association & UArizona Turfgrass Field Day & EXPO to be held at the Tempe Diablo Stadium Complex. Watch for details coming soon.</div>
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<div class="">*** Plan to attend the AZ Nursery Association Shade Marketplace on September 9 from 2 - 6 pm at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort. <a href="https://azna.org/event-4447935?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=8/10/2021" class="">Click here</a> to
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<div class="">*** The AZ Dept of Ag "Train the Trainer” pesticide safety training course is being offered online on September 13. <a href="https://agriculture.az.gov/trainingassistance/pesticide-safety-training/train-trainer-program" class="">Click here</a> too
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Interim County Extension Director<br class="">
Area Extension Agent, Turfgrass Science<br class="">
The University of Arizona<br class="">
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<br class="">
4341 East Broadway Road<br class="">
Phoenix, AZ 85040<br class="">
602-827-8214 (office)<br class="">
602-377-8292 (fax)<br class="">
602-377-5042 (cell)<br class="">
<a href="https://turf.arizona.edu" class="">https://turf.arizona.edu</a></div>
<div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://extension.arizona.edu/maricopa" class="">https://extension.arizona.edu/maricopa</a></div>
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