ASLA UTAH FEBRUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE!! ASLA Utah Annual Conference
September 8th & 9th
More Detail Coming Soon!

WINTER SOCIALASLA Utah Annual Conference
Thursday, March 10th, 6:30pm
ASLA UT Office, 280 S 400 W RSVP HERE

Leadership Express

Adam Castor, Chapter President

Hello ASLA Utah Chapter Members!

I hope you are all doing well and staying busy. Each month ASLA sends CPC News and Leadership Express to its chapter presidents, which helps keep us up to date on current events happening at the national level and within other state chapters. There is an incredible amount of information that is provided by ASLA about a lot of things going on, too much to share in our newsletter. But in the spirit of sharing information and keeping you all up to date, here are a few notable topics from the February CPC News and Leadership Express:

Honors and Awards: Accepting Entries for the ASLA Professional and Student Awards. Submissions are now open for the ASLA 2022 Professional and Student Awards! Each year, the ASLA Professional Awards honor the best in landscape architecture from around the globe. At the same time, the ASLA Student Awards give us a glimpse into the profession’s future. Recipients receive coverage in Landscape Architecture Magazine and are honored at the awards presentation ceremony during the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Francisco, November 11-14, 2022.

Highlights: On February 1, ASLA kicked off its Black History Month celebration with the Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN). This year, ASLA's celebration of Black History Month is dedicated to the BlackLAN and the advancements made within the organization over just the last year.

Development and Strategic Partners: The ASLA Fund is raising money for ASLA’s inaugural Minecraft Design Camps to take place in underserved high schools around the country in conjunction with ASLA Chapters. You can sponsor a school to participate in these camps here.

Public Relations, Communications, and Marketing: A video of the ASLA 2030 Vision presentation at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture by immediate past ASLA President Tom Mroz, FASLA, and ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen, along with the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan with milestones, was publicly released and incorporated into the About ASLA section and home page of ASLA.org. For future reference, please go to About ASLA to review and share the 2030 Vision and 2022-2024 Strategic Plan with milestones.

Landscape Architecture Magazine: Landscape Architecture Magazine Online’s website design refresh is scheduled to debut in April, World Landscape Architecture Month. When complete, the emphasis will be on making the magazine’s extensive online content mobile friendly and easier to find and share, as well as introducing and testing new features in anticipation of the 2023 launch of the new LAM Online.

Government Affairs: As of Monday, February 14, forty-five states were convened for legislative session. Staff is tracking 165 occupational licensing bills. The state government affairs team has worked closely with several chapters on legislative advocacy initiatives.

State Government Affairs is also working closely with the Idaho/Wyoming Chapter to voice concerns on the creation of a combined landscape architecture and architecture board. This newly created combined board would provide unequal representation, giving architects sole regulatory authority over landscape architect’s best interests.

Recently, the White House unveiled the Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – a roadmap to funding available under the law, which informs the public about what to apply for, who to contact, and available funding. ASLA also informed members about a series of training webinars on all the types of infrastructure funding available.

Professional Practice: On February 1, ASLA hosted The Year to Achieve: How to Grow Your Business with Bill Truby Achievements, ASLA’s newest affinity partnership. The webinar recording is now available in the ASLA Online Learning Library. ASLA members have access to a special discount for Truby Achievements leadership training courses, which can be found on ASLA's member benefits page under Affinity Partnerships.

Mentorship Program: ASLA’s Mentorship Program has a total of 174 active relationships, in addition to 46 that have already been completed. Additional mentors are still needed for the mentorship program. To register, please enroll here. Emerging professionals are now invited to enroll in the program as an added member benefit.

Here at Home

· March 10th – Winter Social. Always a good time to catch up with other landscape architects and an opportunity to thank our sponsors for all that they do for our chapter. I hope to see you all there.

· April – World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM)

· September 8th – 9th – ASLA UT Annual Conference. I’m looking forward to meeting in person again at this year’s conference. Seth is compiling a meaningful agenda of topics and speakers, and the venue should provide a great experience for a two-day format. More details and information to come on that as well.

As always, please reach out with any questions, concerns, ideas, or you are interested in volunteering for a subcommittee position. Despite the political and social issues that we’re currently experiencing, it’s a good time to be a landscape architect and it’s a fun experience to be a part of the chapter executive and sub committees. We have a lot going on and welcome anyone interested in helping us meet our objectives.

Cheers! Adam Castor, Chapter President

World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM)

Aaron Johnson, VP of Visibility/Public Affairs

It’s that time of the year again! World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM) is coming soon in April. Every year in April National ASLA, in conjunction with the state chapters, launches a large media campaign to promote the profession of Landscape Architecture through social media, community interaction, print media, interviews and volunteer activities. The goal is to promote and showcase the importance of Landscape Architecture to government and elected officials, private developers and most importantly the public. I’m sure many of us have been asked the “What is landscape architecture exactly?... or… Can you mow my lawn?”, though these are great questions and a start they don’t quite encompass the dynamic capabilities our profession provides to our mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. WLAM is our chance to provide a platform to spread the how important the profession of Landscape Architecture is to our built environments.

The Utah ASLA Chapter is proud to be a part of this movement and prioritize participating each year. In years past there has been an opportunity for each chapter to “takeover” the National ASLA Instagram page with projects and events that are happening locally in Utah. This year, however, there will not be an Instagram takeover rather a concentrated effort to reach our communities and local residents that make Utah so unique. To reach many individuals and families, the Utah ASLA Chapter will still be utilizing a variety of media platforms to showcase our great profession. To help us accomplish this goal we are asking for help from you! We are looking for unique, inspiring, beautiful, and meaningful landscape architecture projects that have made your communities one of a kind. Doesn’t have to be a park, it could be anything in our landscape or urban communities that have created a sense of place for you and your loved ones. Please reach out to me, Aaron Johnson, to submit, share ideas and for ways to get involved with WLAM 2022.

Please email a2ron1991@gmail.com to help promote the profession of Landscape Architecture

ASLA Utah 2022 Annual Conference

Seth Bockholt, Past President

The Business of Design

The ASLA UT 2022 Conference held September 8th and 9th on ‘The Business of Design’ will offer attendees education opportunities on the ins and outs of working in, starting, and running a design business. You will have the opportunity to learn from local business leaders in architecture, engineering, and landscape architecture highlighted with an insightful Key-Note address from Mark Johnson FASLA, founder of CIVITAS.
The conference will kick off with breakfast at the general session where you will have plenty of time to catch up with colleagues. Later, sessions will provide attendees Continuing Education Credits to fulfill their requirement for licensure and the Vendor EXPO will provide access to over 40 expert consultants, manufacturers, and suppliers.

The educational sessions will kick off on the morning of September 8th and begin with a quiz intended to diagnosis your design-business acumen; helping you choose which breakout sessions to focus on attending. Specific sessions will include classes on various aspects of the business of design including:

Sales - Sessions on the advantages of specialization, marketing and pricing models.
Administration - Sessions on contracts, healthy work environment & design business accounting.
Operations - Project management, teaming models and design process’.

Lunch will be provided during the session and Vendor EXPO and the first day will be capped off with a Principals Roundtable and questions and answer period.

Day two of the ASLA UT 2002 Conference September 9th, join your colleagues for breakfast at the Vendor EXPO and stay to visit with over 40 sponsoring manufacturers, suppliers, and consulting experts. Simple sessions will be held on the nuances of working with various client types such as Private Developers, Contractors on alternative delivery models, Government departments as well as sub consulting with architects and engineering firms. The conference will culminate with an inspiring keynote address by Mark Johnson, FASLA founder of CIVITAS.

Save the date! Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to grow your business acumen. Whether you want to start your own firm someday, raise the bar with your current practice, or learn how to be a more valuable team player, this year’s ASLA UT conference will provide a lot of fun and growth opportunities for all!

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