Project EverGreen, members of the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), the Texas Sports Field Management Association (TXSFMA), the Texas Turfgrass Association, and the City of Corinth (Texas) Parks & Recreation Department teamed up in December at Corinth Community Park Field #4 to give this well-used field a $55,000 makeover.
More than 60 sports field and landscape professionals joined forces to deliver a renovated baseball field for aspiring youth athletes and neighborhood residents. The project will transform Field # 4, an aging but well-loved space into a safer, more functional, and environmentally healthier green asset for local families, athletes, and neighbors to enjoy for years to come.
The comprehensive makeover—made possible by material donations and volunteer field work —will modernize field infrastructure while enhancing long-term sustainability. Their shared expertise and commitment illustrate how cross-industry partnerships can create greener, healthier, and more accessible public spaces.
Nature Sacred, a national organization dedicated to creating and supporting healing green spaces within communities, has announced significant leadership expansion and the completion of its ambitious five-year goal of adding 100 new Sacred Places to its pipeline. The organization now supports a national network of 200 Sacred Places—a scale comparable to the park systems of cities like San Francisco or Pittsburgh—with 135+ already open and thriving.
Unlike traditional city park systems, Nature Sacred operates through a distinctive model rooted in community-led design, non-ownership of land, and ongoing stewardship of the people and relationships that sustain these spaces. Rather than owning or managing properties, Nature Sacred guides communities through a creative process that transforms design into community building, then maintains long-term relationships to support both the physical and emotional life of each space.
“Cities maintain parks. We help communities create and sustain Sacred Places—green spaces born from care, and kept alive by it,’ says Alden Stoner, Nature Sacred’s CEO. “Across time, the reflections within them have become a living, temporal record of how nature connects and heals us. This leadership expansion ensures we can continue this work with the depth and care it deserves.”
Takeuchi has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Durante Equipment at 3285 S. Military Trail in Lake Worth, Florida. The new location will provide Takeuchi customers with new equipment sales, parts, and service support, while Durante will make a full line of Takeuchi machines available for rent from its corporate headquarters in Hollywood, Florida.
“We look for dealer partners who understand their markets and can support customers with the right machines and expertise, and Durante Equipment does exactly that,” says Eric Wenzel, Southeast regional business manager for Takeuchi-US. “With their growing presence in South Florida and the new Lake Worth location, they’re well positioned to help contractors throughout Palm Beach County discover the difference Takeuchi compact equipment can make on their productivity and bottom lines.”
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. reveals its 2026 industry trend insights, outlining the key forces set to define the architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture and design, and live events industries. The trends reflect input from global practice, industry commitments on climate and biodiversity, and Vectorworks’ own research into how designers are evolving their workflows.
For architects, the 2026 trends emphasize the convergence of BIM, AI, and sustainable design analysis as the new baseline for competitive practice. Architects are also looking ahead to increased use of digital twins, AR/VR, and open interoperability to extend value across the entire building lifecycle.
For interior designers, Vectorworks’ highlights the growing expectation that interior projects contribute meaningfully to carbon reduction and occupant well-being, not just aesthetics. Building on this shift, the trends point to flexible, shape-shifting spaces, holistic sustainability, and embodied carbon calculation as defining themes for the year ahead.
For landscape architecture, the 2026 trends are anchored in climate responsibility, with national and international action plans setting a new bar for emissions reduction, biodiversity, and long-term ecological performance.
Read the full trend report here: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/newsroom/aec-trends-2025-report.
Coverings, the largest and most influential event in North America dedicated to ceramic tile and natural stone, has unveiled extensive educational programming for Coverings 2026, taking place March 30–April 2, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coverings 2026 attendees will gain impactful insights to strengthen professional skills, deepen market intelligence, and support leadership growth across the tile, stone, design, and construction industries. Show registrants and prospective attendees can explore the full scope of educational sessions and partner programs for Coverings 2026 by visiting the official 2026 show schedule at coverings2026.eventscribe.net.