One on One: Turf Manager Kevin Trotta Talks Environmentalism

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Kevin Trotta takes the decades-old environmentalist mantra "think globally, act locally" to another level.

Kevin Trotta takes the decades-old environmentalist mantra "think globally, act locally" to another level. A sports turf management specialist, Trotta captains one of the 170 teams in 56 countries that comprise the Tokyo-based Global Sports Alliance, a coalition of sports and outdoor recreation enthusiasts that has promoted environmental awareness and action since 1999. "To us, the connection between the sports experience and environmental quality is obvious," says Trotta, who as captain of GSA New York helped launch GSA USA in 2008. Today, a dozen GSA teams have been established in the United States. Paul Steinbach asked Trotta, a past Athletic Business Conference speaker who also chairs the Sports Turf Managers Association's Environmental Committee, to trace the roots of his passion.

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