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Indiana ASLA

Ball State University is currently in the process of evaluating a masters program for an urban design degree. A minimum of six students is required to make the program feasible. Members are urged to complete the online survey:
http://www.bsu.edu/cap/urbandesign/survey/

Office of Land Quality Remediation Consultants Day
Three sessions for consultants who do business with IDEM’s Office of Land Quality Remediation Program are planned for Wednesday, April 18; Wednesday, July 18; and Wednesday, October 17, 2007. All sessions begin at 1:00 and will be held in Conference Room C at the Indiana Government Center South. For more information, please contact Laura Steadham at lsteadha@idem.in.gov or (317) 232-8866.

National Landscape Architecture Month Committee
The Indiana Chapter committee met on January 12 to brainstorm ideas for April. Possible events discussed include lunch chats, student project tours, INASLA team for Susan G. Komen Walk, Arbor Day tree planting, and Planting with the Pros in Columbus, Indiana. To volunteer to be involved with planning, please contact Katie Clark at caclark@hntb.com.

Iowa ASLA

The Iowa chapter is planning a campaign to celebrate and publicize National Landscape Architecture Month (NLAM) during the entire month of April. Plans for 30 Days of Landscape Architecture are already under way and include Wednesday, April 4, for Lobby Day at the State Capitol and Thursday. April 5. for the 2007 Iowa Chapter ASLA Spring Conference and Awards Dinner in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center in Hy-Vee Hall.

More upcoming Iowa ASLA events:

2007 Regional ASLA Awards
Regional awards, in conjunction with the Central States Conference: Deadline is February 2, 2007. For more information: http://www.pgasla.org/07awards.htm

2007 ASLA Central States Conference, Kansas City, Missouri
A conference of landscape professionals from the Great Plains, Iowa, Oklahoma, Prairie Gateway, and St. Louis Chapters of ASLA.
Schedule: April 19–20, 2007
Location: Country Club Plaza Embassy Suites Hotel
Please visit http://www.pgasla.org/conference.htm for additional information about the conference.

GIS Short Courses: Iowa State University Extension Geospatial Technology Training Short Courses
Two courses of special note for landscape architects:
“Introduction to 3-D GIS,” taught by Chris Seeger, ASLA, extension landscape architect, and
“Landscape Modeling for Site Suitability,” taught by Paul Anderson, ASLA, Landscape Architect Department at ISU
For more information: https://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/arcgis/quickregister.html

Iowa Architectural Foundation Seeks Landscape Architects
The Iowa Architectural Foundation (IAF) is planning four or five charrettes in 2007 for their Community Design Program. IAF is seeking landscape architects to participate in these events. The IAF Community Design Program was developed to serve the many communities across the state of Iowa that are in need of urban planning and design assistance. The Community Design Program helps those communities by providing a very open and public decision-making process that brings organizational representatives, community officials, and concerned citizens together with professional designers. After months of organizing, these parties come together for an intense weekend of exchange and visioning. Considerable time is also devoted to follow-up on ideas generated after the workshop. Each workshop is tailored to fit the specific community. Recent workshops include Walnut, Carter Lake, Grinnell, and Estherville.
For more information, please contact Kim Wagner, Iowa ASLA, at 515-225-2323 or ia-asla@assoc-serv.com.

New Jersey

Jeffrey A. Tandul, ASLA (NJASLA immediate past president), and Jack Carman (NJASLA immediate past trustee) were interviewed for NJ SAVVY LIVING magazine (October 2006) for a feature article about using plants with multi seasons of interest.

Oregon ASLA

"Inside the LA Studio: Residential Design in the Pacific Northwest with Steven Koch, ASLA—A Reprise Presentation from the 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting"
Steven Koch, ASLA, is an award-winning designer practicing in the Portland/Pacific Northwest area whose designs reflect a pastiche of influences ranging from European/East Coast formalism to a warmed, regional modernism, to expressions of cultures around the Pacific Rim. In spite of these influences, a connection to nature and the dramatic, regional landscape remains central to his work. This reprise presentation from the 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting was inspiring and explored this premier landscape architect's residential work in a key region of the United States, delivering lessons learned from his international residential projects. GreenWorks PC hosted the event.

University of Oregon Shadow Mentor Day
University of Oregon students visited firms in the Portland area and shadowed landscape architecture professionals on Monday, January 29. Annie Walters, ASLA, coordinated this event.

Continuing Education Committee
The monthly Continuing Education Committee meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 5 pm at the office of Vigil–Agrimis Inc., 819 SE Morrison Street, Suite 310, Portland. Please contact Tracy Johnson, ASLA, with questions: tjohnson@vigil-agrimis.com

St. Louis ASLA

LARE Review
March 3–4, 2007
For more information go to www.stlouisasla.org or contact:
H. Lenn Miller, ASLA
American Society of Landscape Architects
St. Louis Chapter President
P: 314-206-4313; F: 314-421-1741

Mississippi ASLA

Writers Needed for Magazine
Mississippi Gardener magazine is seeking landscape architects to write articles in 2007.
Published nine times a year, Mississippi Gardener plans to have at least one regular landscape feature per issue, possibly two. This opportunity is available to landscape architects, landscape architecture students, or faculty. Writers will be compensated with a small fee and a quarter-page ad in the magazine, as well as the recognition that comes with being published. For more information, please call 1-888-265-3600 or visit www.msasla.org/events.htm for an information sheet.

SketchUp 6 Workshop to be Held at MSU
The Student Chapter of ASLA will be hosting a SketchUp 6 Workshop on the MSU campus on February 10. The workshop will be taught by a professional trainer direct from SketchUp. For more information visit http://www.orkin.org/sketchup. For a registration package and more detailed information about the course content, contact Jeffrey Orkin, Student ASLA, at jorkin@asla.org or 601-209-6243.

Garden Tours Offered
Jeff Sainsbury is offering the following tours: March 6–18, 2007—A Brazilian Odyssey: the Gardens and Landscapes of Roberto Burle Marx. Early June 2007—The Legacy of Thomas D. Church: The Donnell Garden and Private Gardens in the San Francisco Bay Area. These unique tours, custom designed for landscape architects, include visits to many private gardens rarely, if ever, open to the public. They thus represent a rare opportunity to see some of the most renowned and exciting work of two of the 20th century's major figures in landscape architecture. Both tours will be personally managed by Jeff Sainsbury, with landscape architects Isabela Ono and Richard McPherson, ASLA, specialists in Burle Marx and Church respectively, accompanying each group to many of the gardens. For full details visit: http://www.jeffsainsburytours.com/brazil2007.html

LARE Review Session Offered at MSU
The Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects is offering a Landscape Architecture Registration Exam review session April 14 and 15. The session will be taught by Professor Sadik Artunc, FASLA. Proceeds will establish a new student chapter ASLA scholarship. Seating is limited. For a registration packet contact Jeffrey Orkin, Student ASLA, at jorkin@asla.org or 601-290-6243.

MSASLA Launches New Website
The Mississippi Chapter launched its updated website in December 2006. Visit www.msasla.org to keep up with current news and events, including CEU opportunities. For more information on advertising on the site, please send an email to admin@msasla.org.