2026 Biodiversity & Climate Action 101 Webinar Series Kicks Off on 2/18

The next installment in the Biodiversity & Climate Action 101 for Landscape Architects webinar series will take place on February 18. This free series for ASLA members is hosted by the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee, which leads the implementation of the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Plan. Join climate and biodiversity action leaders to explore innovative strategies for decarbonization, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.

Landscape Architecture 2040: The New ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Wednesday, February 18
2:00 p.m. (Eastern) / 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)
Free for ASLA members!

This live encore presentation of the 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture education session about the new ASLA Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan explores the plan's new goals and detailed actions for landscape architects and ASLA for 2026-2030. The scope of the new plan has been expanded—the climate and biodiversity crises are treated as equal priorities, and the focus is on actions that tackle both crises in an equitable way.

Speakers:

• Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA, SITES AP, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, North Carolina State University
• Mariana Ricker, ASLA, PLA, Associate Principal, SWA Group
• Jennifer A. Dowdell, ASLA, Practice Leader: Landscape Ecology, Planning, & Design, Biohabitats Inc.
• Diane Jones Allen, FASLA, PLA, Director of Landscape Architecture / Principal Landscape Architect, UT Arlington / DesignJones LLC
• Andrew W. Wickham, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, Project Leader, LPA Design Studios

ASLA members may register now for the 2026 series and will automatically be signed up when future webinars are added.

All previous presentations from the 2025 and 2024 series are also available for free to ASLA members.

This webinar series is underwritten by: