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December 11, 2008
Climate & Biodiversity

About THE DIRT TM

THE DIRT TM is a blog of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). It covers planning and design solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss and features the work of landscape architects.

Published weekly, THE DIRT tells the story of how designers, communities, and policymakers are advancing solutions at all scales -- from the region to the site.

Solutions covered:

  • Greenhouse gas emission reduction
  • Carbon drawdown
  • Resilience
  • Biodiversity gain
  • Ecological restoration
  • Equity
  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  • Transportation
  • Advocacy

ASLA seeks to facilitate open, respectful dialogue in its public forums. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of ASLA. By participating in ASLA’s websites, blogs, and social media accounts, the user agrees to the Terms of Use.

Header image: ASLA 2018 Professional General Design Honor Award. Tippet Rise Art Center, Fishtail, Montana. Oehme, Van Sweden | OvS

Editor & Writer: Jared Green

Student ASLA Contributors:

Margaret Baldwin (University of Virginia) Hannah Barefoot (University of Virginia) Dakotah Bertsch (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) Matt Busa (University of Maryland) Liz Camuti (Louisiana State University) Katherine Cannella (University of Virginia) Dana Davidson (University of California, Berkeley) Brian Davis (University of Virginia) Ian Dillon (University of Pennsylvania) Asa Eslocker (University of Virginia) Kate Hayes (University of Virginia) Jenna Harris (University of Virginia) Luke Harris (University of Virginia) Johanna Hoffman (University of California - Berkeley) Beth Jacobson (Smith College) Laura Kendrick (University of Maryland) Aaron King (University of Pennsylvania) Shannon Leahy (University of Pennsylvania) Dasha Lebedeva (University of Virginia) Elizabeth Lee (California State University, San Luis Obispo) Peter Malandra (University of Virginia) Lucy Mcfadden (University of Virginia) Lara Mehling (Harvard University) Chad Miller (University of Virginia) Grace Mitchell (University of California, Berkeley) Heidi Petersen (Illiois Institute of Technology) Chris Roach (Harvard University) Amanda Rosenberg (Brown University) Matt Scarnaty (University of Virginia) Sarah Schramm (University of Virginia) Julie Shapiro (University of Virginia) Yoshi Silverstein (University of Maryland) Tyler Silvestro (CUNY) Jasmine Sohn (University of Virginia) Rachel Stevens (University of Virginia) Emily Vaughn (University of Virginia) Rachel Vassar (University of Virginia) Ben Wellington (Louisiana State University) Nate Wooten (University of Pennsylvania) Andew Wright (Louisiana State University) Andrew Zientek (Harvard University)

About ASLA

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 16,000 members. Landscape architects lead the planning, design, and stewardship of healthy, equitable, safe, and resilient environments.