Prince George, B.C. – Consider the  many sport fields in Prince George right now to be closer to “Field and Stream” than  “Field of Dreams”.

The City says  while it may be tempting  to  get outside and  do a few laps on one of the more than 50 baseball diamonds or sport fields,  the turf just isn’t ready for any  activity.

“We know everyone has a little spring fever and wants to get out there and enjoy the sunshine, but our fields are at a very vulnerable stage at this time of year,” says the City’s Parks Supervisor Sean LeBrun. “A bunch of people having fun can ruin the ground for others including organized sporting groups if they go out too early.”

The City doesn’t have enough  staff to police all the fields to make sure  folks are staying off until conditions improve but the  Recreation and  Cultural Service department  has  been in touch with  sporting groups throughout the City  to  make sure  teams don’t hit the   fields before the fields are ready.

“At this time of year, a little patience and common sense can pay big dividends for the rest of the sporting season” says LeBrun.

So, if Mother Nature cooperates,  and there is plenty of sunshine ahead, the City figures the fields could be ready  for action on the weekend of May 10th, but  that could change, it all depends on the weather.