The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) was established in 1911 as a professional society with the purpose of education and professional advancement. The majority of PGMS members are institutional grounds managers who work for organizations such as colleges and universities, municipalities, park and recreation facilities, office parks, apartment complexes, hotels/motels, cemeteries, theme parks, and landscape management companies. 

The national board of directors of PGMS recently gathered in Salt Lake City for a strategic planning session and board meeting. The group toured both Red Butte Garden and the Conservation Garden Park at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District and met with representatives of the Utah Chapter of PGMS. CWEL director Dr. Kelly Kopp, is the Educator Representative to the national board.