WHO WE ARE
We are an all-volunteer group that seeks to explain to you - with facts - why grass and natural surfaces are the best choice - for financial, environmental and public health reasons. Our explanations address five major areas: cost, injury, heat, toxicity to environment, and toxicity to athletes, especially kids.
OUR GOALS
- Raise awareness of the problems with artificial turf:
- Higher costs to play on fake grass
- Children playing in the elevated heat
- Environmental concerns for the streams into which chemicals are washed
- Waste tire infill is effectively a children's product but NOT regulated as a children's product
- Athletes exposed to unknown levels of toxins and carcinogens
- Get government regulation of shredded waste tire for sports fields and playgrounds
- Provide the community with news, updated information, and resources for making informed decisions
- Protect the safety and the finances of our local communities