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GARDEN PLOT

Sod taking root on revamped McKegney Field

After several months of preparation, crews recently laid the sod on Tiburon’s McKegney Field as part of the field’s $2.04 million restoration. The sod is like the icing on a cake — and a lot of work went into the cake. First, crews scraped off the old dried-up grass and excavated down several feet. That was followed by several weeks of heavy equipment grading over and over again to get the field just right. A field needs to have a little pitch so it drains but not so much that players are...

Diane Lynch
By DIANE LYNCH · 1 min read

After several months of preparation, crews recently laid the sod on Tiburon’s McKegney Field as part of the field’s $2.04 million restoration. The sod is like the icing on a cake — and a lot of work went into the cake. First, crews scraped off the old dried-up grass and excavated down several feet. That was followed by several weeks of heavy equipment grading over and over again to get the field just right. A field needs to have a little pitch so it drains but not so much that players are running noticeably up and down.

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