Resilient Palisades is hosting a webinar on high-performance natural-grass options to inform and possibly sway the members of the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association (PPBA), the Park Advisory Board (PAB), and L.A. Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) because they are strongly considering artificial turf for the Field of Dreams playing field.
The Webinar will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 3. To register, go to Eventbrite click here.
Resilient members write “We have sourced modern hybrid natural-grass varieties and found experts in the field of organic, natural maintenance practices, which, once established, these fields can:
- Use significantly less water than conventional turfgrass,
- Stay playable more quickly after rainfall,
- Improve safety for players and neighbors, and
- Avoid the environmental concerns associated with plastic turf.
The Palisades community is invited, and the format will include a 15-minute overview, brief technical highlights, and Q&A.
Grass is a no-brainer. If there is money for grading or even drainage systems to prevent puddling let’s do it…kids deserve grass for the look, feel and smell. So do we.
And tell them to stop spraying poison on the weeds on the grass which they do.
for some reason every time I comment it says it’s a duplicate and doesn’t go through
I can’t imagine why anyone with a child would want them to play on artificial turf. It’s been linked to cancer and more injuries.
Plastic grass is a petroleum product…it becomes very hot in the sun. This is just one of its negative features.
Given the lack of Fields even before the fire in the Palisades, turf is a no brainier. Don’t love turf, but like a chewed up grass field even less and with all the use the Park fields get it’s extremely difficult and expensive to keep the grass in decent shape.
As a lifelong Palisadian, I’m excited for my son to play baseball on the Field of Dreams on real grass in a few years. Real grass is a much better surface for baseball than artificial turf. Fake turf gets extremely hot, often 30–60 degrees hotter than natural grass, which creates unsafe playing conditions and can even cause heat-related injuries. The rubber pellets stick to shoes and clothing, end up in kids’ homes and cars, and contribute microplastics to the environment.
Grass is also safer for players, with fewer joint and ligament injuries and a more natural level of cushioning. The ball plays more predictably, which matters for safety and performance. On top of that, grass actually benefits the environment by absorbing carbon and supporting soil health, while artificial turf becomes tons of plastic waste every eight to ten years.
Baseball was meant to be played on grass. It plays better, feels better, and keeps players healthier and the community environment cleaner.
No more plastic!
Mother Nature knows best! Real grass, of course
Btw – Bill Gates walked back all of his climate change prediction models,
Gates said that “past investments fighting climate change have been misplaced, and too much good money has been put into expensive and questionable efforts”.