Summary California’s 30x30 Initiative highlights the pathways to conserve 30% of the State’s land and coastal waters by 2030 to protect biodiversity. In doing so, climate resilience and public outdoor access goals are also furthered. Working together, the State of California and Esri created CA Nature, a suit of authoritative data and interactive tools [...]
September 14, 2021: ASLA Southern California sat down for a midday discussion with Kelly Comras, FASLA and Claire Latane to discuss schools, mental health and Claire's new book "Schools that Heal, Design with Mental Health in Mind".
Presented by Nate Cormier, ASLA from RIOS on January 20, 2022
Presented by Niki Brice and Mary Kay Schaffer of David Silverman Associates (DSA)
Presented by John Bela.
Shawn Maestretti and Leigh Adams of Studio Petrichor presented about the growing climate crisis, solutions, and empowering people to protect natural and living systems. Embracing real-life solutions, accessible to homeowners, garden enthusiasts, communities, municipalities, and landscape professionals, this presentation is timely and informative and engages the audience to provide a blueprint for inspired actions.
In this presentation we discuss climate change, local sustainability efforts, how Landscape Architects will be the key to humanity’s future and how you can get involved. In 2018, the United Nations' International Panel on Climate change (IPCC) released their special report recommending keeping the world at 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. [...]
Tim Zhang led us through the SketchUp and Lumion process beginning with a black and white site plan and moving step-by-step to an illustrative rendering and 3D model. This webinar explained the basics of SketchUp and Lumion and shared shortcuts designed to help you produce professional level presentation renderings and 3D models. About [...]
Join the ASLA SoCal Webinar series, as the UC Irvine Office of Environmental Planning & Sustainability, and UC Cooperative Extension researchers speak about green infrastructure on the UC Irvine campus as well as the impact of the shot hole borer beetle on the campus’ urban forest. UC Irvine staff will provide an overview of green [...]