February 21, 2024 - This course focused on "Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management" and is free to members and $50 for non-members. Member Access Click Here Request Access
December 2023, Presented by Jon Wreschinsky, LATC Committee Chair and Nicholas Barnhart, LATC Examination Coordinator.
As your Southern California Chapter Liaison to Students, I would like to ask for your assistance in serving as a juror for our upcoming 2024 Student ASLA Honor and Merit Awards. We seek licensed landscape architects who are current ASLA Full or Fellow members willing to volunteer their time by participating in a student presentation [...]
Organized partly from the defunct Pacific Coast Chapter, Katherine Bashford and Fred Barlow, Jr. were both involved in founding the “Southern California Chapter” in 1937. Ralph Cornell was Chapter President elected by a handful of members at a time when the American economy was experiencing the third worst downturn of the 20th century, [...]
We are sadly sharing the news that long time irrigation industry member Tom Gentile, Gentile & Associates, Inc., passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2024, at the age of 81 in Murrieta, California. Tom was a long-time member and supporter of the ASIC. Born in 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa, he moved to Southern California [...]
Verdical Group is pleased to announce that our 2024 Net Zero Conference will be hosted on September 17 + 18 in Anaheim, CA! Join us for the main conference at the Anaheim Convention Center -- directly across from Disneyland! -- on September 18, where we will have zero carbon learning opportunities across all industries, exciting [...]
Hosted by USGBC Los Angeles, we highly encourage submissions that address multiple categories. *Submission Deadline: Feb. 7th, 2024* TABLE TOPIC SUBMISSION: Presenters will be asked to lead a 30-minute topic-focused discussion on a field of their own expertise at a community table of 10-15 participants in a conversation-style dialogue. Click here to submit your [...]
Dear Members, Thank you for the privilege to serve as Trustee of the Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. In October, I had the honor to represent the chapter on the Board of Trustees at the 2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis. Led by the goals established in ASLA’s 2022-2024 [...]
Dear Members, Creating memorable and sustainable open spaces is more than design techniques of landscape architecture; it is about weaving stories that evolve dynamically, touching lives in unique ways. As we navigate the challenges of our time—global crises such as climate change, healthcare issues, geopolitical conflicts, and economic impacts—we, as landscape architects, find a profound [...]
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, the ASLA SoCal Emerging Professional Committee hosted a November Meet-Up at Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los Angeles, the 2023 recipient of ASLA National's Landmark Award. The event began with networking from 10:30-11am followed by a brief address by ASLA SoCal President Hongjoo Kim, and an introduction by the ASLA [...]
