Artificial Turf at Canyon Middle School

I was quite upset to find out that CVUSD &HARD spent $18 thousand to put artificial turf up at Canyon Middle School. While there is controversy as to whether athletes are more prone to injury on turf , the answer may rely on the makeup of the specific turf. Professional athletes do not like it.

What is not controversial is the fact that artifical turf is Bad for the environment. It can become too hot and unusuable, it suffocates the soil and does not allow plants to grow thereby decreasing the amount of carbon absorbed from the atmosphere. It also decreases the amount of food for insects, deer and other critters. Surely $18m could have provided recycled H2O and rainwater storage and an electric lawn mower.

–Gail Lawton Castro Valley