NE1046: Management of Annual Bluegrass on Golf Courses: Improved Practices for Maintenance, Pest Control, and Viable Techniques for Transition to More Desirable Grasses
List of Annual Meetings
- Date:
- Monday 06/10/13 to Tuesday 06/11/13
- Location:
- Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
- Contacts:
- JoAnne Crouch,
- Additional Info:
- 2013 NE-1046 Annual Meeting: Management of annual bluegrass on golf courses: Improved practices for maintenance, pest control, and viable techniques for transition to more desirable grasses
When: Monday June 10 1 pm to 5 pm and Tuesday June 11 8 am to noon
Where: USDA-Agricultural Research Service Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 010A Beltsville, MD 20705
Please note: Photo id will be required for visitor's badges.
Lodging: There are several local hotels close to the ARS campus, along with a great campground site only five miles away. The closest hotel is the Holiday Inn Washington-College Park; visitors staying at this hotel have found it quite comfortable. Refer to the MASMC website for additional information about local lodging at: https://sites.google.com/site/masmc2013a/accomodations
Transportation: We are easily accessible by car, train, or air
Driving: We are right off the outer Beltway (I-495) where it meets I-95. Refer to the MASMC website for a map of the location: https://sites.google.com/site/masmc2013a/home/directions
Train: The campus is just a few miles away from the Greenbelt Metro station (Green Line), which connects to Amtrak at Union Station in D.C. http://www.metwashairports.com/file/wmatamap01.pdf
There is a shuttle that runs between the Greenbelt Metro station and the USDA-ARS campus throughout the day (https://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/ad_hoc/12000000VisitorInformation/GWCC-Shuttle.pdf)
Air: There are three major airports convenient to our location:
Reagan National Airport (DCA; Washington, DC; 20 miles south of campus)
Reagan airport has an elevated DC Metro Rail Station on the Yellow Line. Take the Yellow Line to Gallery Place/Chinatown stop to connect with the Green Line; take the Green Line to the Greenbelt station.
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI; Baltimore, MD; 20 miles north of campus)
Dulles International Airport (IAD; Sterling, VA; 25 miles west of campus)
- Last Modified:
- 15-Apr-2013
- Date:
- Friday 04/20/12 to Saturday 04/21/12
- Location:
- University of Connecticut, Plant Science Research and Education Facility, 99 Agronomy Rd. Storrs, CT 06269
- Contacts:
- John C. Inguagiato
- Additional Info:
- When: Friday April 20: 1 pm to 5 pm and Saturday April 21: 8 am to 12 pm
Where: University of Connecticut, Plant Science Research and Education Facility, 99 Agronomy Rd. Storrs, CT 06269.
Additional Details: Hotel reservations can be made at the Nathan Hale Inn which is on the Storrs campus. A block of rooms and special pricing have been arranged.
Single occupancy: $157.76/night; Double occupancy: $172.92/night, (price includes breakfast, internet, parking and taxes)
Call for reservations and refer to NE-1046 Annual Meeting
Phone: 860.427.7888
Web: www.nathanhaleinn.com/index.cfmFlying in? The nearest airports are Hartford-Bradley (approx. 50 minutes from Storrs) and Providence-T.F. Green (approx. 1 hr. 20 min.)
- Last Modified:
- 03-Apr-2012
