The 2026 benefits overhaul is designed as an investment in your success and everyday practice. New and enhanced benefits to include:

These are designed to ensure that every dollar of your dues provides you with real, tangible value in the form of learning, tools, and connections.

 

 

To better support emerging professionals, ASLA is simplifying and improving the Associate membership structure starting in January 2026.

 

Associate Member dues will be set at 50% of the Full member rate each year—simple, predictable.

 

This change eliminates the old 4th- and 5th-year Associate tiers, which added complexity without improving engagement or value. The new three-year Associate pathway is easier to understand, simpler to budget for, and better aligned with ASLA’s commitment to supporting emerging professionals on their path to full membership.

 

Student dues remain $0, ensuring the pathway into the profession is accessible from the very start.

 

 

To sustain and expand these high-impact programs, ASLA is making a modest, phased dues adjustment:

• Full, Affiliate, and International member dues will increase by $30 on January 1, 2026, and 2027. Associate member dues will be set at half of the Full Member rate for each of the first three years
• Dues can be paid monthly at no additional cost. For Associate members, this equates to less than $19 per month for National Dues
• Student dues remain $0, keeping the pathway into the profession accessible from the very start. 

 

Your ASLA membership connects you to a community of peers, mentors, and allies who help you grow your skills, confidence, and career. Professionally, your dues power the advocacy, research, and public-facing work that protects licensure, elevates the value of landscape architecture, and positions the profession as a leading climate and resilience solution.

 

Together, we’re not just maintaining a strong professional home—we’re shaping a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future for the communities we serve.

 

*This benefit does not include recordings from the current year's ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture. Complimentary access to SKILL|ED programs is exclusively for Associate members.