Trees such as these in Sequoia National Park will continue to absorb carbon dioxide at generous rates through at least the end of the century, a new study finds. (Image credit: Kolibrik/Pixabay) By analyzing decades of experiments, the researchers mapped the potential of carbon dioxide to increase [...]
BY SARAH CAFASSO An international team led by Stanford University and the University of Washington is working to bring the mental health benefits of nature to city-dwellers. To do so, the team has created a way of helping city planners, landscape architects, developers and others anticipate the mental health [...]
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels A mirrored house in Santorini appears to float over the ground, reflecting the natural landscape in its walls. Exciting trends in modern design are widely sought-after in homes, public buildings and open spaces, but landscaping in a modern way can be [...]
7/8/2019 ASLA Career Discovery and Diversity Extends Travel Award to 2019 Diversity Summit Participant, Patricia Algara, ASLA, Principal, BASE Landscape Architecture ASLA Career Discovery and Diversity is awarding 2019 Diversity Summit participant, Patricia Algara, with a travel award to support her participation in the 46th APIMONDIA International Apicultural Congress, [...]
A new study analyzes patterns of urban irrigation and vegetation health during extreme drought. Its findings could inform urban water conservation and water infrastructure development under climate pressures. The grass is not always greener if you water it, a new study finds. A recently published Stanford-led paper couples water-use [...]
When it comes to environmental health, yards and gardens are generally talked about negatively. With invasive species accounting partially for the decline in 42% of US endangered species, it makes sense. Invasive plants, like water hyacinths and cordgrasses, often spread from gardens, and there are other environmental concerns as [...]
This year's Advocacy Day was another success. Past-President-Carolyne Orazi, Trustee-April Philips, and President-Elect Blake Rhinehart traveled to Washington DC to advocate for important issues that affect our profession. We met with each of our House Representatives: Nancy Pelosi, Jared Huffman, and Barbara Lee as well as our Senator's; Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris.
The ASLA student chapter awards are part of a national program that recognizes academic achievement. Students from accredited programs are nominated by their faculty, and a panel of professional members judge the work. The Northern California Chapter coordinates with UC Berkeley on this program. This year we are pleased [...]
This year was the 3rd annual Pre-Lecture Social in the Grove at Stanford University. Bay area landscape architects traveled from as far as San Jose and San Francisco to network and enjoy a drink under Stanford's historic oak trees. There was a special guest appearance by Mark Rios, from [...]
With wine glasses and hors d'oeuvres in hand, members and their guests, along with our sponsors, gathered at Nile Hall in Preservation Park in Oakland on April 25 to celebrate the outstanding work of landscape architects in the Northern California Chapter. This year, twenty seven projects from a strong [...]