It was a wonderful day at the Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens in Long Beach on Saturday December 6. The SoCal Chapter Executive Committee met for our annual day of planning to review the Strategic Plan and upcoming goals for 2026. 2026 is shaping up to be a good year and there is [...]
This year the Climate Action Committee will embark on an exploration of how we can support and play a role in community self-reliance and climate change resilience. This month many of us will enjoy the ASLA Conference in New Orleans, he ASLA 2025 Conference "Beyond Boundaries' where the profession will "celebrate the power of landscape [...]
The Luskin Lab is conducting a survey on tree activities or projects at California K-12 schools, seeking to learn from people involved in the advocacy, design, installation, maintenance, management, education, and fundraising, for trees located on school campuses (such as schoolyards, school gardens, entryways, parking lots) or adjacent street trees. They are looking to include the [...]
CLASS Fund is pleased to announce that a very important milestone was achieved on August 13, 2025. The CLASS endowment fund surpassed the goal of "Campaign Two Million" to $2,014,151.00. This goal was the dream of Bob Cardoza, FASLA, one of the founders of CLASS Fund. CLASS Fund achieved the original $1 Million goal in [...]
Cal Poly Pomona 2024 jury consisted of Stacey Isaac, ASLA, Landscape Architect; Bob Borthwick, Emeritus ASLA formerly of Borthwick Guy Bettenhausen; David Dahlke, ASLA of Studio MLA; and Zinni Zhang, ASLA of Fiore Landscape Design BSLA Winners Gabriel Stein – BSLA Honor Award Daniel Lopez- BSLA Honor Award Naui Olin Tanatuh Munoz, BSLA Honor Award [...]
Are you passionate about mentoring the next generation of landscape architects? The SoCal Chapter is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic professional and Full Members to serve as the Liaison to Students on the Chapter's Executive Committee. This rewarding role involves close collaboration with student chapters at USC, UCLA, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly San [...]
The Southern California Chapter is seeking candidates who are interested in the advancement and advocacy of the landscape architecture profession, committed to their community, and willing to share their talents and creativity to grow their leadership skills and professional network. You can nominate yourself or a peer for a position on the Executive Committee by [...]
The State Legislature returned to Sacramento on January 6 to begin the 2025-2026 session in earnest. 35 of the members elected in 2024 have never held a seat in the Legislature before. When taken with the 37 new legislators elected in 2022, the Legislature is experiencing its most significant turnover in a decade with over [...]
The Southern California Chapter celebrates this year's ASLA Honor and Merit Award Winners. Merit Awards: Judah Braman Olivia Reichert Gracie Mitchell Honor Awards: Henk Veld Kacie Fetzer Ayver Libes Thank you to our Jurors: Baxter Miller, FASLA - President, BMLA, Inc. Jack Kiesel, ASLA - Founder and Principal, Kiesel Design Brian Brodersen, ASLA, Principal/Owner of [...]
March 4, 2025 - 2025 EPC Virtual Kickoff included the 2025 Outlook (Events + Programs) and Conversation with ASLA Southern California's President, Scott Rice.
