Chapter Chat
For the list of chapter activities for National Landscape Architecture Month, please visit the NLAM chapter page here.

Boston

Vicki Carr, of the Boston ASLA Chapter office, produces AfterSchoolDIGEST for members of the AfterSchool Professional Network. She featured the following about ASLA’s green roof:

The American Society of Landscape Architects has developed an education program about green roofs for school-age children. The Roof is Growing can be used in classrooms (K-12), after school, and more. The website "will keep students captivated with its interactive pages and informative videos. It includes a movie on the four subjects, downloadable teacher and student workbooks for work in the classroom, and a 360-degree tour of the green roof on the ASLA headquarters in Washington.” (Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts)

Thank you for helping to spread the word, Vicki!

Connecticut

The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (CTASLA) announced the winners of its annual Connecticut Design Awards competition. CTASLA conducts the Connecticut Design Awards each year to recognize excellence in Landscape Architectural Design, Planning and Analysis, Communication, and Research. To be eligible, an applicant must be a licensed landscape architect in the state of Connecticut, and the entrant or project location must be based in Connecticut.

To read the entire article visit http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/news/news.asp?ID=6217.

For more information, contact
Jeff Mills, Executive Director
Connecticut Chapter of ASLA
c/o J.M. Communications
205 North Farms Road
Coventry, CT 06238
860-742-7234

Nevada

The Revere Golf Club
2600 Hampton Road
Henderson, NV 89052
877-746-5337

Friday, June 6, 2008 ! 6:30 AM Check-in ! 7:30 AM Shotgun Start
Format: Four-person modified scramble
Cost: $175 per player. Price includes green fees, cart rentals, unlimited range balls, Breakfast, and lunch.
Events: First, Second, and Third Place prizes, longest drive contests, closest-to-the-pin contests, Hole-in-One contests, raffle prizes, drinks, food, and more. Mulligans will be available for sale.

Please contact Tammi Gaudet at 702-458-2551.
Make checks payable to NASLA
Mail forms to NASLA PO Box 12507
Las Vegas, NV 89112
Fax forms to: 702-454-3097
Payment due by: May 16, 2008 (After May 16, cost will be $225 per player)
 
New Jersey

NJASLA Encourages Families to Participate in the NJDEP Global Warming Summer Challenge

Global Warming Summer Challenge
Students, take action at home this summer to combat global warming!
Learn to change your energy habits. Your actions have potential!
Challenge Highlights:
The challenge begins on Monday, July 16 and ends on Friday, August 31, 2007.

Attn: Global Warming Summer Challenge
NJDEP Communications Office
P.O. Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402
609-292-3198 (fax)
609-777-3373 (phone)
Questions about the challenge can be emailed to NJglobalwarmingcontest@dep.state.nj.us.

Tennessee

2008 Annual State Conference
September 11–12
Knoxville, TN
Details will follow soon. Go to the website www.natureofdesign.org for more information. The site will be updated as new information about the conference becomes available. The TN ASLA “call for awards submittals” will be sent out this month. This year’s awards dinner will be held on Friday, September 12 at L&N in Knoxville, TN.

Washington

Click on links to see full description of events

 May 8: Economics, Sustainability, & Historic Preservation