Southern California ASLA

UCLA - ASLA Honor and Merit Awards Jury
2024-09-21 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | A Zoom Meeting
Tricia is coordinating jury selection from the membership. Jury members should be full members (not Associate members) and be a member in good standing. Students selected to present need to be ASLA student members.

ASLA jurors for Sept 21st:

Vinita Pugal, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP, Design Director at Designodal
Carlos Flores, PLA, ASLA, Landscape Architect at the National Park Service – RTCA Program
Nanda Raghunathan, ASLA, Principal at TGP Inc Landscape Architecture
Cheryl Fields, ASLA, Senior Landscape Architect, Cheryl Fields Landscape Architecture
Kathleen McKernin, PLA, ASLA, Associate Landscape Architect, Alta Planning + Design, Inc

Addressing Air Quality Impacts in Schoolyards
2024-10-03 11:00 - 12:00
Part of a series, speakers in this session will discuss schoolyard air quality, including air pollution concerns and risks and design features that can improve schoolyard air quality, as well as those that may have an adverse impact. They will focus on considerations and recommendations for planting trees and vegetation at schools to reduce air pollution and protect vulnerable students, while creating vibrant, shaded, living green schoolyards.
Speakers will include Richard Baldauf, PhD, Senior Research Engineer at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Brent Bucknum, Founder, Hyphae Design Laboratory (Oakland, CA). The session will be recorded and posted to the Green Schooyards website.
We invite school district facilities staff, schoolyard designers, landscape architects, architects, public agency staff, and others who are involved in creating green schoolyards and schoolyard forests or want to learn more to join us for this interdisciplinary series. However, all are welcome!
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ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture
2024-10-06 - 2024-10-09
See you next year in Washington DC

LARE 1: Inventory, Analysis and Project Management
2024-10-19 | Virtual
Learn More About this course here

LARE 2 - Planning and Design
2024-10-20 | Virtual

Member Appreciation and ASLA 125th ASLA Celebration
2024-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Museum of Latin American Art
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Location: Museum of Latin American Art (MOLA)

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LARE 4 - Grading, Drainage and Storm Water Management
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-02 | Virtual
Learn More about this 2-day course here
November 1 – 12 noon to 5 p.m.
November 2 – 8 am to 5 p.m.
Cost: $626

2024-2025 Annual Leadership Retreat and Planning Meeting
2024-11-02 | Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

LARE 3 - Construction Documentation and Administration
2024-11-03 | Virtual

2024 Green Industry Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
2024-11-07 18:00 - 21:30 | Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), 628 Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90802
2024 Green Industry Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
Join us on Thursday, November 7th, 2024, at 6 p.m. for a spectacular awards ceremony at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), 628 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach. This year we’ll be hosting a dinner which will be the backdrop for our fifth annual television extravaganza that will air on the award-winning PBS|KLCS television show, Things Green.
2024 Inductees include: Javier Reyes, Villa Park Landscape; Lisa Smith, The Tree Resource; Robert Stone, NUVIS; Art Ludwick, formerly Rainbird; Inge Bisconer, Surf ‘N Earth Enterprises; James Huston, JR Huston Consulting.
Cost:
$150 per person | Tables of 8 or 10 available
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ExCom Monthly Business Meeting
2024-11-19 17:30 - 18:45

Demystifying Scholarships: How to Get the Funds to Propel Your Future
2024-11-21 17:30 - 19:00 | MLA Studio, 251 South Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
Finding scholarship opportunities is tough, and understanding what will position yourself in the best light is even harder.
Just in time for applications season, the Association for Women in Architecture Foundation (AWAF) is partnering with SoCal NOMA, NAMLA, and the AAa/e Foundation to provide information and resources.
Meet representatives from each of these organizations and learn about what scholarships are offered, what goes into a good submission/portfolio, and how to tell a story with your work to make a compelling submission.
Light food and drink will be served at the venue, but virtual attendance is offered via Zoom too!
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
2024-12-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Online Webinar
A Webinar | Wednesday, Dec 4 | 10:30 AM PST (1:30 PM EST)
Join us with urban designers, Aditi Subramanian and Cassandra as they present their research-backed study challenging traditional design ideologies in public spaces and explore how these spaces can be made more inclusive for girls and young women. Hear key takeaways from their study and engage in a conversation about reimagining public spaces for all.
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AWA Foundation Holiday Fundraiser 2024
2024-12-07 15:00 - 19:00 | AWA
December 7 | 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. | Practice in Old Town Pasadena
Each year, the AWA Foundation (AWAF) holds its largest fundraising event on the first Saturday in December. In 2024 we’re thrilled to be hosted by Practice in Old Town Pasadena. Learn More Here
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2025 ASLA SoCal Emerging Professional Virtual Kick-Off Event: January Lunch Bunch
2025-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
This lunch session will feature an outlook for 2025 followed by a conversation with our ASLA SoCal 2025 President, Scott Rice, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, President at Community Works Design Group! Scott will share about his background, his practice, and some of his goals for 2025 with ASLA SoCal, and we will also open up the session to questions/discussion with our local Emerging Professionals! We look forward to seeing you on 1/28 – this event is FREE, and geared toward emerging professionals, but open to all ASLA members.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81343777498?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 813 4377 7498
Passcode: [REDACTED]

LARE 1: Inventory, Analysis and Project Management
2025-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar
Cost: $357
Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep

LARE 2: Planning and Design
2025-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar
Cost: $357.
Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep

Wildfire Taskforce Summit
2025-02-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Please join SoCal President-Elect, Melanie Buffa, ASLA and SoCal Climate Action Chair, Alyssa Moffitt, Assoc. ASLA for this very important hour long Summit.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83392473730?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial by your location
1 669 444 9171
Meeting ID: 833 9247 3730
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Are You Ready to Grow ?
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
“Harnessing the power of native plants to enable future generations to flourish”
Native plants are more than just beautiful – they provide essential habitats for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife facing increasing threats. By integrating native species in the spaces where we live, work, and play, we create lifelines that support biodiversity and help ecosystems thrive. Learn More Here
Speaker: Dr. Steve Winager, Executive Director – Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

LARE 4: Grading, Drainage and Storm Water Management (Part 1)
2025-02-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar
Cost: $626 for two days
Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep

LARE 4: Grading, Drainage and Storm Water Management (Part 2)
2025-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar
Cost: $626 for both days (Feb 21 and Feb 22)
Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep

LARE 3: Construction Documentation and Administration
2025-02-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Online Webinar

USGBC Wildfire Defense Certificate Training
2025-02-25 16:30 - 19:00
Wildfire Defense Certificate Training – Landscape Pros
Online Event
A 150-minute training on fire risk reduction and community safety through landscaping.
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2025 ASLA SoCal Emerging Professional Committee (EPC) Virtual Kick-Off Event: March Lunch Bunch
2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
We will officially kick-off our programs for this year with our 2025 Virtual Kick-Off Event on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from 12-1pm Pacific. Join us for a virtual Lunch Bunch to discuss programs and opportunities for our ASLA SoCal Emerging Professionals Committee in 2025, followed by a conversation with our 2025 ASLA SoCal President Scott Rice, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, President at Community Works Design Group in Riverside, CA! Scott will share about his background, his practice, and his goals for 2025 with ASLA SoCal, and also open up to questions and discussion with our Emerging Professionals! This event is FREE and open to all ASLA SoCal EPs (Student ASLA, Assoc. ASLA, and ASLA members), and we hope to see you on Zoom next Wednesday:

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 | 12-1pm PST (Virtual)

Zoom Meeting ID: 883 3455 0920

Zoom Passcode: [REDACTED]

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88334550920?pwd=[REDACTED]

Decarbonizing the Design Process: A Phase by Phase Approach for Landscape Architects
2025-03-06 10:00 - 11:00
Thursday, March 6, 2025| 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
The ASLA guide Decarbonizing the Design Process offers a phase-by-phase structure to decarbonize design through big ideas, strategies, and best practices. This webinar will explore the guide, with its high-level approach that can be implemented regardless of project type, scope, and scale.

ASLA Honor and Merit Awards - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2025-03-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Cal Poly SLO
Our 2025 esteemed CPSLO jurors are:
Brian Brodersen, ASLA, Principal/Owner of Brodersen Associates
Baxter Miller, FASLA, President of BMLA
Eric JH Berg, ASLA, Principal of Pacific Coast Land Design, Inc
Dan Veyna, ASLA, Principal Landscape Architect of Sierra Designs, Inc.

Fire Resilience through Grassland Restoration and Regenerative Grazing
2025-04-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Webinar
Following the Los Angeles fires, concerns about the fuel loads of invasive grasses has inspired discussion around restoring grasslands in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). While some consider the endeavor too costly and requiring extensive management, others question why this isn’t a more widespread practice. We invite you to hear Channel Islands Restoration and Cuyama Lamb discuss the realities, potentials, and constraints of grassland restoration and regenerative grazing as a means to enhance ecological fire resilience.
Channel Islands Restoration, based in Santa Barbara, was established to protect rare and endangered plants and animals by restoring habitats in sensitive and unique natural areas on the California Channel Islands and the adjacent mainland. They have undertaken significant work in invasive plant removal, including efforts to reduce fuel loads. In 2019, they initiated a research project at San Marcos Foothills Preserve. and Cuyama Lamb has partnered with them to implement regenerative grazing. The goal was to determine if grazing could benefit the native grassland while reducing wildfire risk. The project proved successful and the Fire Marshall of Santa Barbara County Fire credited with buffering t the surrounding neighborhood during the 2019 Cave Fire. Lauren Harris, Staff Ecologist for Channel Islands Restoration, and Jack Anderson, founder of Cuyama Lamb, will discuss their methodologies and lessons learned as they continue managing the grasslands at San Marcos Foothills.
Lauren received a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolution and a Master of Environmental Science & Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara. During her schooling, Lauren conducted research on a broad range of topics from wildfire-related seed germination for California chaparral restoration to the effects of climate change on habitat fragmentation in the Southeast. Lauren is currently the Staff Ecologist for Channel Islands Restoration (CIR) where she directs ecological research, develops and manages habitat restoration projects, and conducts community education and outreach. She has worked at CIR since 2023 and has experience in a variety of habitats including chaparral, grasslands, coastal sage scrub, oak woodlands, tidal wetlands, and sand dunes. Much of her time is spent at the San Marcos Foothills Preserve on management and restoration projects including the Chumash Ethnobotanical Garden, the Coyote Springs wetland restoration, and the prescribed herbivory program.
Jack Anderson co-founded Cuyama Lamb with his wife, Jenya Schneider, in 2018, with the mission of providing ecological services and restoring native California grasslands. Over the past six years, they have focused heavily on fire fuel management and weed mitigation. Starting in 2019, they participated in the native grassland management program at San Marcos Foothills, where they helped develop the management protocol in collaboration with Channel Islands Restoration and implemented grazing impacts up to twice a year. Through this program, they have observed the exciting ecological benefits of their efforts, which align well with important fire mitigation goals. Additionally, the local communities have expressed delight in seeing their lands reintegrated with animals as ecological stewards. Besides their ecological work, Cuyama Lamb also produces high-quality lamb meat and fine wool products.

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ExCom Meeting
2025-04-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual
Monthly business meeting of the Chapter’s Executive Committee.

Happy Passover
2025-04-12
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Climate Action Symposium - ASLA Sierra Chapter
2025-04-18 08:30 - 18:30
Registration is open for the Climate Action Symposium hosted by ASLA Sierra Chapter. Join us for a day-long interactive, multidisciplinary experience where designers, state and local agencies, academics, and community leaders will converge to share actionable strategies to further climate solutions.
This event will be an exchange of ideas and opportunities, uniting voices of those committed to making a difference. Register now to learn, share, connect and strategize for meaningful change!

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