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 REGISTER Screenshot
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 [...]
Cost: $357 Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
Cost: $357. Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
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=8Twp6zdj8wrDxjYHPxF7KuNDjeh10L.1 Dial by your location 1 669 444 9171 Meeting ID: 833 9247 3730 Passcode: 663268
"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 [...]
Cost: $626 for two days Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
Cost: $626 for both days (Feb 21 and Feb 22) Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
Cost: $357 Register here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
Wildfire Defense Certificate Training - Landscape Pros Online Event A 150-minute training on fire risk reduction and community safety through landscaping. Reserve Here Screenshot
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 [...]
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.
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.
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 [...]
Monthly business meeting of the Chapter's Executive Committee.
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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 [...]
Climate resilience is often narrowly framed around avoiding the worst harms of climate change. In this talk, Shalini will offer a broader perspective on how designing for resilience can help expand our ambitions for our public infrastructure systems — creating beautiful spaces that generate multiple social, economic, and ecosystem benefits and protect against that ‘once [...]
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Douglas Kent, author of Firescaping: Protecting your home with a fire-resistant landscape (2nd Ed.)and Ecological Land Management, will discuss comprehensive best practices in regenerative landscaping, focused on reducing fire hazards and preparing cities and large property owners for safety before, during, and after a firestorm. Not your typical firescaping approach, he will discuss how strengthening our [...]