AB 1142 (Gray) Mining and Reclamation Watch Chaptered 4.18.16 AB 1142 (Gray D) Mining and geology: surface mining. Current Text: Chaptered: 4/18/2016 pdf html Status: 4/18/2016-Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 7, Statutes of 2016. Is Urgency: N Location: 4/18/2016-A. CHAPTERED Summary: The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act [...]
On April 25, 2016, members of the California Council of ASLA gathered in Sacramento for a one-day retreat. Director John Nicolaus, representing the Sierra Chapter, hosted the meeting at the Sacramento headquarters of Wood Rodgers. CCASLA Board of Directors 2015-16. From Left, John Nicolaus (Sierra), Cathy Blake (N [...]
by Derek Schubert, ASLA, Coordinator of the Sierra Club Tree Team Thanks to our volunteers, the Sierra Club Tree Team has planted around 300 trees in Oakland since mid-November, and roughly 1,500 trees in total since 2010. We hope you can join us. We'll provide the shovels, gloves, and [...]
On April 21st, 2016 at the ASLA-NCC Annual Meeting and Awards Gala, David Mitchell was awarded the ASLA-NCC Special Recognition Award for Continuous and Dedicated Membership. Dave served for 23 years as a member of the Northern California Chapter's Executive Committee beginning his tenure in the early 1990's as [...]
by Jan Merryweather, PlantRight I saw Elvis today. Actually, he's quite the regular at Sustainable Conservation's San Francisco headquarters these days. More than a titan among musical icons "The King" has become a muse to the PlantRight team, especially this National Invasive Species Awareness Week . We love Elvis' [...]
The Executive Committee of the NCC volunteers spend their time working on behalf of our members, often behind the scenes with little fanfare. We spend our time organizing lectures and events, ensuring fiscal health and advocating for landscape architects locally and at the State level. Our key goals are [...]
On the weekend of January 8th 2016, I attended The American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA)'s Public Awareness Summit in Charleston, South Carolina. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, it was my first ever ASLA National event. There were 56 total attendees, representing all of the 49 chapters [...]
If you have been to a game with ASLA-NCC you would know these events aren't your average sports viewing experience, but instead opportunities to make memories that will last a lifetime! From all the effort that is put into the social before the game to the bonus activities after, [...]