by Dan Lambert, PLA, ASLA

NCASLA held our first ever fully virtual Conference on Landscape Architecture May 19th and 20th where we were greeted by excellent attendance and a very informative, enlightening and engaging series of speakers and an impressive collection of vendors in their virtual booths for membership to interact with. NCASLA would like to thank our event sponsors and vendors who attended for their support in a time when virtual interaction has become ubiquitous but still not the same as a traditional face-to-face conversation and networking opportunity.

by Mike Askin, PLA, ASLA

Currently the NC Licensure and State Advocacy Committee has been tracking a couple of bills that have been introduced into the legislation which concerns our practice.

The first bill is House Bill 936 – Support for North Carolina Trails/Greenways. This bill will help fund Greenways and trails by providing funds to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. Using the iAdvocate network from ASLA, we have asked NCASLA members to write their representatives asking for their support for the bill.

by Sahar Teymouri, ASLA

Thank you for Attending the Virtual LARE Review Workshop on June 4-6

Earlier this year, the Emerging Professionals Committee hosted the LARE Roundtable Conversation with four panelists sharing their exam experiences and study tips. The EPC has continued its effort by preparing landscape architecture professionals to pursue licensure by facilitating the June 4-6th three-day LARE review workshop. The team of instructors Donnie Longenecker, RLA, ASLA, ULI, Madie Fischetti, RLA, ASLA, AICP, and Reid Ferrero, RLA, that guided participants through this process hold more than 15 years of experience in the LARE Review realm.

Join us for a FLO Hike at the NC Arboretum in Asheville on June 26!

Earn up to 3 CEUs (approval pending)

Meet us at the North Carolina Arboretum to pay tribute to Fredrick Law Olmsted’s (FLO) lasting influence in North Carolina.

Whether you register for all the sections or only sign up for a few, this virtual LARE Review Workshop will give you the skills you need to pass your LARE.

Plus, you’ll get the recordings for each of your enrolled sessions. That means you can go back and review any section at your convenience!

Welcome to World Landscape Architecture Month! I hope you are enjoying our Instagram page as much as I am as firms take over our page all month. NCASLA took over ASLA’s Instagram page on April 12, so head on over to see what we posted there!

The month of March has had our Chapter extremely busy putting not only the Instagram take-over into motion (thanks to our Communications Committee), but several other items.

Early Bird Registration for the virtual 2021 North Carolina Conference on Landscape Architecture ends tomorrow!

Register now to take advantage of our best rate.

Your registration grants you access to eight live sessions, three recorded sessions, and a chance to network and engage with vendors and other attendees. You especially don't want to miss our two keynote sessions with Sara Zewde and Nette Compton!

It is busier than ever right now and work is abundant throughout the state, but what is it that enables landscape architects to do this work? Licensure!

Do you want to share your knowledge of Landscape architecture with your state representative and Senator?

This year due to the pandemic, the Licensure and State Advocacy Committee has decided to go virtual in our advocacy efforts. We invite you to participate during the first week of May. NCASLA will provide you with literature that highlight points relative to the main advocacy issues that are important to ASLA National.

To align NCASLA’s legislative awareness with National ASLA’s Advocacy for licensure efforts, the NCASLA executive committee has revised the name of our Legislative affairs committee to The Licensure and State Advocacy Committee.

Check out our Member Spotlight with NCASLA President Elect, Hollie Colony!

NCASLA: How is Landscape Architecture a part of your daily life?

Hollie: Beyond being a Landscape Architect for my career, I think that it’s something that changes the way I see the world as I encounter it. For example, when I walk through any public space, I’m constantly taking mental notes of spatial proportions, wondering if and how they are dealing with stormwater, slopes, trip hazards, lighting, and other site features. I also find myself getting really excited about gorgeous planting design, and then quickly praying that whoever installed it has the budget to maintain it.