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UID:11939-1727953200-1727956800@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Addressing Air Quality Impacts in Schoolyards
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSpeakers 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. \nWe 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! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/addressing-air-quality-impacts-in-schoolyards/
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Committee
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241010
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
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UID:11243-1728172800-1728518399@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture
DESCRIPTION:See you next year in Washington DC \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/asla-conference-on-landscape-architecture-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241020
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T221013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T222032Z
UID:11850-1729296000-1729382399@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 1: Inventory\, Analysis and Project Management
DESCRIPTION:Learn More About this course here \n  \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-1-inventory-analysis-and-project-management-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:LARE Classes,UCLA Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241021
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T223955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T223955Z
UID:11867-1729382400-1729468799@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 2 - Planning and Design
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about this course here \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-2-planning-and-design-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:LARE Classes,UCLA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240702T223655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T145450Z
UID:11798-1729792800-1729803600@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Member Appreciation and ASLA 125th ASLA Celebration
DESCRIPTION:RESERVE NOW! \n  \nLocation:  Museum of Latin American Art (MOLA) \n  \nView Full Announcement Here \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/member-appreciation-and-asla-125th-asla-celebration/
LOCATION:Museum of Latin American Art
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241103
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T221819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T185657Z
UID:11856-1730419200-1730591999@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 4 - Grading\, Drainage and Storm Water Management
DESCRIPTION:Learn More about this 2-day course here \nNovember 1 – 12 noon to 5 p.m. \nNovember 2 – 8 am to 5 p.m. \nCost: $626
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-4-grading-drainage-and-storm-water-management-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:LARE Classes,UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241103
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T205837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T205837Z
UID:11847-1730505600-1730591999@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:2024-2025 Annual Leadership Retreat and Planning Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/2024-2025-annual-leadership-retreat-and-planning-meeting/
LOCATION:Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241104
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T221536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T221536Z
UID:11854-1730592000-1730678399@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 3 - Construction Documentation and Administration
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about this course here
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-3-construction-documentation-and-administration-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:LARE Classes,UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20240731T205606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T205606Z
UID:11841-1731002400-1731015000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:2024 Green Industry Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:2024 Green Industry Hall of Fame Awards Dinner\nJoin 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. \n2024 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. \nCost: \n$150 per person | Tables of 8 or 10 available \nREGISTER HERE \nScreenshot
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/2024-green-industry-hall-of-fame-awards-dinner/
LOCATION:Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)\, 628 Alamitos Ave\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90802
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T184500
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CREATED:20241103T204508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T204508Z
UID:9481-1732037400-1732041900@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:ExCom Monthly Business Meeting
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URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/excom-monthly-business-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241106T151755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T151853Z
UID:11997-1732210200-1732215600@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Demystifying Scholarships: How to Get the Funds to Propel Your Future
DESCRIPTION:Finding scholarship opportunities is tough\, and understanding what will position yourself in the best light is even harder. \nJust 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. \nMeet 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. \nLight food and drink will be served at the venue\, but virtual attendance is offered via Zoom too! \nREGISTER \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/demystifying-scholarships-how-to-get-the-funds-to-propel-your-future/
LOCATION:MLA Studio\, 251 South Mission Road\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90033
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241126T224707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T225532Z
UID:12058-1733308200-1733311800@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
DESCRIPTION:A Webinar | Wednesday\, Dec 4 | 10:30 AM PST (1:30 PM EST) \nJoin 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. \nREGISTER \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/girls-just-wanna-have-fun/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241111T190034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T190256Z
UID:12007-1733583600-1733598000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:AWA Foundation Holiday Fundraiser 2024
DESCRIPTION:December 7 | 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. | Practice in Old Town Pasadena \nEach 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 \nREGISTER \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/awa-foundation-holiday-fundraiser-2024/
LOCATION:AWA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250128T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20250109T224256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T182542Z
UID:12103-1738065600-1738069200@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:2025 ASLA SoCal Emerging Professional Virtual Kick-Off Event: January Lunch Bunch
DESCRIPTION: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. \nZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81343777498?pwd=W3qmRRM9T2g975ATs3xHHw9AawEBwK.1  \nMeeting ID: 813 4377 7498\nPasscode: ASLAEPC \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/2025-asla-socal-emerging-professional-virtual-kick-off-event-january-lunch-bunch/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241105T175444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T175507Z
UID:11985-1739001600-1739034000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 1: Inventory\, Analysis and Project Management
DESCRIPTION:Cost:  $357 \nRegister here:  https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-1-inventory-analysis-and-project-management-4/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241105T175647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T175647Z
UID:11988-1739088000-1739120400@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 2: Planning and Design
DESCRIPTION:Cost: $357. \nRegister here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-2-planning-and-design-4/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:UCLA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250213T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20250204T204151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T204151Z
UID:12160-1739467800-1739471400@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Wildfire Taskforce Summit
DESCRIPTION:Please join SoCal President-Elect\, Melanie Buffa\, ASLA and SoCal Climate Action Chair\, Alyssa Moffitt\, Assoc. ASLA for this very important hour long Summit. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83392473730?pwd=8Twp6zdj8wrDxjYHPxF7KuNDjeh10L.1 \nDial by your location \n1 669 444 9171 \nMeeting ID: 833 9247 3730 \nPasscode: 663268
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/wildfire-taskforce-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150702
CREATED:20241211T192215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T213607Z
UID:12069-1739966400-1739970000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Are You Ready to Grow ?
DESCRIPTION:“Harnessing the power of native plants to enable future generations to flourish” \nNative 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 \nSpeaker:  Dr. Steve Winager\, Executive Director – Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/are-you-ready-to-grow/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20241105T180023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T180023Z
UID:11992-1740139200-1740157200@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 4: Grading\, Drainage and Storm Water Management (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Cost:  $626 for two days \nRegister here:  https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-4-grading-drainage-and-storm-water-management-part-1-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20241105T180203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T180203Z
UID:11995-1740211200-1740243600@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 4: Grading\, Drainage and Storm Water Management (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:Cost: $626 for both days (Feb 21 and Feb 22) \nRegister here: https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-4-grading-drainage-and-storm-water-management-part-2-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:LARE Classes,UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250223T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20241105T175830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T212826Z
UID:11990-1740297600-1740330000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:LARE 3: Construction Documentation and Administration
DESCRIPTION:Cost:  $357 \nRegister here:  https://www.uclaextension.edu/lare-prep \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/lare-3-construction-documentation-ad-administration/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:UCLA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20250212T185512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T185651Z
UID:12170-1740501000-1740510000@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:USGBC Wildfire Defense Certificate Training
DESCRIPTION:Wildfire Defense Certificate Training – Landscape Pros \nOnline Event\nA 150-minute training on fire risk reduction and community safety through landscaping. \nReserve Here \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/usgbc-wildfire-defense-certificate-training/
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20250228T170657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T171258Z
UID:12195-1741176000-1741179600@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:2025 ASLA SoCal Emerging Professional Committee (EPC) Virtual Kick-Off Event: March Lunch Bunch
DESCRIPTION: 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:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 5th\, 2025 | 12-1pm PST (Virtual) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 883 3455 0920 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Passcode: ASLAEPC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88334550920?pwd=6aZYCcIF2Ao8aDwzyey6LfeElnHSo4.1
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/2025-asla-socal-emerging-professional-committee-epc-virtual-kick-off-event-march-lunch-bunch/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20250228T172625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T172625Z
UID:12201-1741255200-1741258800@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Decarbonizing the Design Process:  A Phase by Phase Approach for Landscape Architects
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 6\, 2025| 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST\nThe 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.
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/decarbonizing-the-design-process-a-phase-by-phase-approach-for-landscape-architects/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250308T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20250228T180352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T181050Z
UID:12228-1741424400-1741442400@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:ASLA Honor and Merit Awards - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
DESCRIPTION:  \nOur 2025 esteemed CPSLO jurors are: \nBrian Brodersen\, ASLA\,  Principal/Owner of Brodersen Associates \nBaxter Miller\, FASLA\, President of BMLA \nEric JH Berg\, ASLA\, Principal of Pacific Coast Land Design\, Inc \nDan Veyna\, ASLA\, Principal Landscape Architect of Sierra Designs\, Inc. \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/asla-honor-and-merit-awards-cal-poly-san-luis-obispo/
LOCATION:Cal Poly SLO
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
CREATED:20250313T155253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T173748Z
UID:12250-1743595200-1743598800@socal-asla.org
SUMMARY:Fire Resilience through Grassland  Restoration and Regenerative Grazing
DESCRIPTION: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. \nChannel 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. \nLauren 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. \nJack 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. \n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/fire-resilience-through-grassland-restoration-and-regenerative-grazing/
LOCATION:Virtual Webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate Action Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250409T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150703
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SUMMARY:ExCom Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monthly business meeting of the Chapter’s Executive Committee. \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/excom-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Happy Passover
DESCRIPTION:Screenshot
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/happy-passover/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250418T083000
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SUMMARY:Climate Action Symposium - ASLA Sierra Chapter
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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! \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/cimate-action-symposium-asla-sierra-chapter/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250418T120000
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SUMMARY:Designing for Resilience With Shalini Vajjhala
DESCRIPTION: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 in a thousand years’ event. She will highlight examples of projects from across the US and show how public infrastructure design\, planning\, and funding processes can be adapted to serve communities’ deepest needs. She will also share how her early architecture training has shaped and carried through her career in public policy\, project finance\, and community engagement. \nAbout Shalini Vajjhala \nShalini Vajjhala\, PhD is the Executive Director of PRE Collective and a nationally recognized infrastructure and climate resilience expert with 20 years of experience designing\, funding\, and financing community-centered resilient infrastructure solutions. Over the last decade\, she founded and led the design firm re:focus partners and co-founded The Atlas\, an online platform for local government collaboration and innovation. \nPreviously\, Shalini served as Special Representative in the Office of Administrator Lisa Jackson at the Environmental Protection Agency. In this position\, she led the US-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS) announced in March 2011 by Presidents Obama and Rousseff. She also served as Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Office of International & Tribal Affairs at the US EPA and as Deputy Associate Director for Energy and Climate at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. She joined the Obama Administration from the environmental think-tank Resources for the Future\, where she was awarded a patent for her climate adaptation mapping work. \nShalini received her B.Arch in Architecture and PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She was a visiting associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) from 2013-2014\, where she designed and taught courses on International Environmental Diplomacy and Case Studies in Sustainable Development. She is currently a Board Member of Smart Growth America and a nonresident senior fellow with the Brookings Metro Program. \nwww.precollective.org \nLearn More Here about program and registration info \n  \n 
URL:https://socal-asla.org/event/designing-for-resilience-with-shalini-vajjhala/
LOCATION:USC School of Architecture Harris 101
CATEGORIES:USC Events
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