Save the date August 27th, 2026
San Franciso Giants vs. Arizona Diamond Backs. Tickets will be on sale in July
"SHAAARRKKKSSSS!" ASLA-NCC kicked off 2020 with our first event of the new year: the annual Sharks Night! Sharks Night is part of our annual events, and is one of our leading events in the South Bay area! On January 29th, ASLA-NCC members joined together at the SAP Center aka [...]
The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today's agriculture industry.BY SARAH CAFASSO, STANFORD NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECTHow we farm can guard against climate change and protect critical [...]
The researchers set out to understand where nature contributes the most to people and how many people may be affected by future changes. By 2050, up to 5 billion people could be at higher risk of water pollution, coastal storms and underpollinated crops. BY SARAH CAFASSO Stanford Natural Capital [...]
BY KATRINA MAJEWSKI, ASLA 2018 - 19 PRESIDENT'S REPORT To the 2018-2019 ASLA Northern California Executive Committee Members: Blake Rhinehart, Carolyne Orazi, April Philips, Liz Boults, Amy Cupples, Carmen Erasmus, Tala Fatolahzadeh, Kris Davis, Loretta Drummond, Will Green, Siobhan Hussey, Andy Nowak, Krista Van Hove, Blake Sanborn, and of [...]
The Presidents' Reception is an annual event held by ASLA Northern California each December by the current President and the immediate Past-President. It serves as a time for chapter members, affiliates, students of landscape architecture, friends and family to gather in one place to celebrate the years' accomplishments. With [...]
BY MAY WONG Consider the last time you hired an electrician, plumber or painter. Did you care to check if they were licensed or not? If licensing status was not your priority, you are not alone, according to new research by Stanford economist Brad Larsen. Larsen's research finds that [...]
By Brock Keeling Walter Hood, founder of Hood Design Studio-the firm responsible for the restoration of the Bayview Opera House, landscaping of the gardens at the de Young Museum and the Broad in LA, and the upcoming plan to transform the Oakland Museum of California's roof into a public [...]
By Johanna Silver The garden was designed by Rudolph Ulrich in the late 1800s. Today, the place is an oasis of sustainability-and awe-inspiring greenery. CLICK HERE to start the slideshow.
Photo Courtesy: Alexis Woods More than 1,200 people registered for the nearly sold-out What's Out There Weekend San Francisco Bay Area, organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and featuring a Friday reception followed by two days of free, expert-led tours throughout the region on September 14-15. [...]
It was 'root, root, root for the home team' on July 18 as chapter members and their guests cheered the San Francisco Giants on to victory at our ever-popular annual baseball event. The Giants beat the New York Mets by a score of 3-2 in a marathon 16 innings! [...]