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Nature's Healing Gardens Presentation

via ASLA Oregon WVS Co-Chairs Arica Duhrkoop-Galas and Justin Lanphear

Dear friends and colleagues,

We apologize that May’s presentation date had to be changed from our typical third Thursday. We hope you will join us on Wednesday, May 23 instead. The noon time and the venue remains the same; McMenamin’s North Bank. Please let me know if you will be attending or not, so I can confirm our reservation.

Please join us for a presentation on “Nature’s Healing Properties: What is Needed in Healing Gardens for Veterans”. Michelle Parkins, MLA, ASLA, biologist and Navy veteran will present her findings on Healing Gardens. Michelle is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon’s Landscape Architecture program and is in the process of formalizing a presentation based on her thesis that she will co-present with Annie Kirk, B.S.W., MLA, ASLA, ANLD Associate APLD, owner of Red Bird Design, at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s July 2012 seminar program, “Healing Through Nature: Healthcare Gardens for Veterans and Children with Sensory Processing and Spectrum Disorders”. Michelle is specifically interested in creating spaces for veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.


ASLA Oregon, WVS Co-Chairs

Arica Duhrkoop-Galas
541.484.7367

Justin Lanphear
541.485.7385

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Mt Hood Section PDH Event

via Joyce Jackson, ASLA, Mt. Hood Section Co-Chair

Tour the June Delta Key Community Center –
A Living Building Challenge Demonstration Project

If you attended or missed but wanted to attend the Living Cities, How Do We Get There? session at the recent ASLA Oregon symposium and want to learn more about the living building challenge process, come to the MT Hood chapter meeting at the June Key Delta Community Center on May 31st.

Architect Mark Nye will be there to discuss how this community center was developed from an old gas station site and how it was transformed into a community asset with minimal environmental impacts.

Topics will include:
• An overview of the building and site’s fulfillment of the Living Building Challenge ‘petals’.
• Transformation of a brown field site to a usable property.
• Inclusion of the community in the programming and design process.
• Provisions for opportunities in urban agriculture and food education
• Collecting and reusing stormwater on site.

Spend an hour on the tour and then mingle with your colleagues at the Community Center.

(2) HSW PDH's are being offered at this event!.
Thursday, May 31 2012
5940 North Albina Ave., Portland, OR

Agenda:
5:30-5:45 - Gather together
5:45-6:45 - Tour and talk
6:45-7:45 - Social hour

Cost:
Free!

Maul Foster Alongi will be sponsoring the event by providing snacks and drinks.

Please RSVP to this event!

For more information and to RSVP email Joyce Jackson:
jjackson@maulfoster.com

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Juniper Tour

via Beth Flanagan, Sustainable Northwest Wood

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Upcoming LARE Review Workshop!

via Emily Hull, ASLA Oregon Education Chair / EP Committee Co-Chair 

Spring 2012 LARE Section C & E Workshop

The workshop will benefit those preparing to take LARE sections C and/or E for the first time, those who are repeating the exam and seeking more study direction and those interested in connecting with potential study partners.

Download PDF Flyer for More Information

Register Today!

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SMPS Leaders Event

via SMPS Oregon

TRANSITION PLANNING FOR NEW AND EXITING LEADERS
A Town Hall with Internationally Acclaimed Consultant Hugh Hochberg

As more and more Baby Boomers retire in the Oregon architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C), transition is becoming an industry norm. With this in mind, SMPS Oregon brings The Coxe Group partner Hugh Hochberg to Oregon for a ‘town hall’ style, interactive presentation on the do’s and don’ts of transition/succession planning.

This event is sponsored by:

Transition planning, also known as succession planning, is all the rage in Oregon’s architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) industry.

Firms such as FFA, Lease Crutcher Lewis, and Kennedy-Jenks Consultants have recently negotiated this great abyss with success but there are countless other firms in line behind them.

With this in mind, SMPS Oregon brings The Coxe Group partner Hugh Hochberg to Oregon for a ‘town hall’ style, interactive presentation.

Hochberg, an AIA Handbook of Professional Practice author, and a co-author of McGraw-Hill’s Success Strategies for Design Professionals will tap his 36 years of consulting to an estimated 800 A/E/C clients to provide Oregon Principals, Associates and Marketers with the ingredients of successful transition -- in Hugh’s words “how to make it happen.”

The Coxe Group partner will draw on concepts, case studies, and consulting experiences to provide the audience with real-life examples across a wide spectrum of situations and cultural dynamics.

The aim of the presentation will be to arm today’s and tomorrow’s leaders with the information they need to appropriately position their organizations -- and their careers - for the highest likelihood of success during transition.
Hugh’s “interactive” talk (participation required!) will address the components of transition, including:
• Ownership
• Management
• Governance
• Marketing
• Leadership

Hugh will make it a priority to pay very close attention to ownership – which he says often gets the most attention -- and leadership which, he describes as usually the most challenging and most critical to sustaining success.

Hugh adds that without a successful transition, firms languish and then disappear. He says to expect to walk away from this presentation with clarity about “what’s going well” in your firm in the context of transition and “what needs attention.”

Beer, wine & hors d'oeuvres will be available at this event.

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
4:30 pm Registration
5:00 - 6:30 pm Program
6:30 – 8:00 pm No-Host After Party

WHERE:
McMenamins Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 223-4527

PRICING:
Member: $45 (Only $35 if registered by May 2nd!)
Member Firm: $50 (Only $40 if registered by May 2nd!)
Non-member: $60 (Only $50 if registered by May 2nd!)
Group Discount: Receive a $10 per person discount when registering 5 or more people at one time!

RSVP:
On-line registration will close Tuesday, May 8th.
Late registrations will be subject to a $5 late fee per person.
Contact Viv Perry directly at vperry@froelich-engineers.com to request late registration,
but please register early to ensure your attendance!

More Information and RSVP

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NAEP Conference

via Robin Gyorgyfalvy, ASLA Oregon Chapter Public Awareness Representative 

NAEP Conference being held in Portland on May 21-24: 
Of particular interest to landscape architects is the Symposium for Advanced Topics in Visual Resource Impact Assessment being held on Monday, May 21, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. This day-long symposium targets visual resource specialists, public land managers, NEPA practitioners, and developers with a basic understanding of visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures.

More Information 

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EP Summer Greenroof Tour

Summer 2012 Emerging Professionals (EP) 101 Series:

Local Innovation in Greenroofs: Wildlife, Plants and Technology
A Green Roof Tour and Roundtable Discussion

6:00-8:30pm
June 13*, 2012 (tentative as we confirm roof tour availability, check back for updates!)
$20 non-member / $15 members / $10 students and emerging professionals
PDH's available!

Hosted by the ASLA EP Committee and Columbia Green this summer's EP 101 Series Event offers a guided green roof tour, showcasing three of Portland’s most noteworthy ecoroofs, followed by a roundtable discussion touching on wildlife, plants and technology. Space is limited to 25 attendees so RSVP today! Attendees will be eligible to receive PDH credits. All are encouraged and welcomed to attend!

Tour stops may include: The Indigo + Multnomah County Library + Ecotrust Building + Ladd Tower
A Portion of this event is a walking tour – bring appropriate footwear and keep an eye on the forecast!

*Note: Date has been changed from June 14 to June 13!

Register as an Emerging Professional (link coming soon)

RSVP Today! (link coming soon)

DONATE $150 to support this event as an EP Continuing ED Sponsor

Contact Christopher Olin for more information

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More April Events!

via ASLA Oregon WVS Co-Chairs Arica Duhrkoop-Galas and Justin Lanphear, ASLA

Dear friends and colleagues,
There are quite a few events happening during the month of April that we would like to bring to your attention.

First, and foremost, we would like to encourage you to attend the Oregon ASLA Symposium on April 21. Due to this event falling in the same week we would normally hold our section meeting, we are opting to cancel our meeting in the hope that you will be even more likely to venture up to Portland for this wonderful Saturday happening.

The annual HOPES conference is taking place once again on the University of Oregon campus April 13 & 14, with some very interesting speakers. The theme this year is DIRT. Diana Balmori speaks on April 13 and Walter Hood speaks April 14. See http://hopes.uoregon.edu/ for more information.

Jeff Howe will be speaking at the University of Oregon on April 27 at 4:00 pm. Paula Morgan is scheduled to speak May 25 at noon. More details to follow.

Mid-term studio reviews in Lawrence Hall are scheduled for early May; please contact the UO Department of Landscape Architecture if you would like to offer yourself as a reviewer. Ron Lovinger is teaching a studio on the “butterfly” parking structure within our downtown park blocks, and there might be a different topic to suit your fancy. Remember; hours spent in the classroom can be applied to some of your your PDH requirements.

We are looking forward to better weather this summer and would like to prime you to start thinking about projects tours. What do you want to see? What can you offer? Please keep this in mind as we plow through the next couple of months at warp speed.

ASLA Oregon, WVS Co-Chairs
Arica Duhrkoop-Galas
Justin Lanphear, ASLA

For More Information Contact Arica Duhrkoop-Galas

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Landscape Field Day

via Jim Larson, Cascadian Nurseries

Sign-up today for Landscape Field Day - May 17, 2012!

Please RSVP for seminars at: Seminar RSVP
Click on the link for more information and for seminar schedule: 2012 Landscape Field Day.
Continuing education credits are available for OLCB, ASLA, and APLD.
We also need a head count for lunch. RSVP by May 10th: jlarson@cascadiannurseries.com 

More Information and to RSVP

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Upcoming Events Poster

 via Christopher Olin, ASLA Oregon Chapter Communications Chair

April is Landscape Architecture Month!

ASLA Oregon is pleased to announce our Spring 2012 Chapter lineup of Portland Events!
Join fellow like-minded student and professional peers in networking, learning and fun!

To learn more, register for events, find resources and subscribe to our mailing list visit www.aslaoregon.org.

Download Upcoming Events Flyer PDF - 11x17 Screen

Download Upcoming Events Flyer PDF - 11x17 Print

Visit ASLA Oregon's NLAM Page

Visit ASLA Oregon's Online Event Calendar

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Designing Sustainable Splashpads Seminar

Via Ross Recreation

Please join us for a free seminar on Designing Sustainable Splashpads.
This session is intended for Landscape Architects and qualifies for LA CES credit.
Register today as spaces are limited!

This seminar will bring you up to date with the latest innovations on how to design environmentally responsible Splashpads.

We will explore:

• The innovative Capture & Repurpose Water Management System
• Traditional Water Management Systems options
• Factors influencing the sustainability of your installation

April 9, 2012
9:00am to 10:30am
RiverPlace Hotel
1510 SW Harbor Way
Portland, OR 97201
Call us at 1.877.5VORTEX Ext. 311 to reserve your place.

April 10 2012
9:00am to 10:30am
Hilton Eugene & Conference Center
66 East 6th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401-2667
Call us at 1.877.5VORTEX Ext. 311 to reserve your place.

These events are sponsored by:

Ross Recreation
nickp@rossrec.com
(503) 432.8950
rossrec.com

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ASLA/OLCA Golf Tournament

2012 ASLA/OLCA Golf Tournament

when
Friday, June 1, 2012


where
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club

12930 Old Pumpkin Ridge Road. North Plains, Oregon 97133

schedule of events
Registration Begins - 12:30 pm
Tee Time (Shotgun Start) -1:30 pm
Dinner & Prizes -7:30 pm

rules and registration
Your registration includes: 18 holes of golf, shared cart rental, a 1-hour custom club fitting & swing evaluation session in Pumpkin Ridge Learning Center, dinner & prizes.

Register Today!

Event Flyer PDF

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March 2012 Newswire

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Living Future 2012 unConference

via Beth Flanagan, International Living Future Institute 

Join Cascadia Green Building Council May 2-4 for Living Future 2012, where the green building movement’s leading thinkers and practitioners come together to share their deep expertise and dearest hopes, to leap ahead as a movement and as a society. Living Future is where cutting edge practice meets inspiration and where visionaries get down to business. This three-day unConference has earned a reputation as the must-attend event for many of the green building movement's most innovative and influential leaders. This years conference will take place in Portland, Oregon and is themed “Women Reshaping the World”. For more information please go to the Living Future 2012 Website.

For questions please contact Beth Flanagan at beth.flanagan@gmail.com

Quick Links:

Living Future Website

Registration

Program and Speakers

Keynote and Reception, Dr. Vandana Shiva

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Happy Birthday, FLO!

ASLA Oregon LANDbytes MARCH 2012 Feature:

Happy Birthday, FLO!
By Rebecca Wahlstrom

What are you doing on April 26? Join the coast to coast party, celebrating the 190th birthday of Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted with all your fellow ASLA members! April 26 is a day to remember and celebrate the man who first brought to the forefront many of the ideas that we practice today in Landscape Architecture. So gather some friends, blow out some birthday candles for Mr. Olmsted, and make a wish for the continuation of great designs that stand the test of time. 

Check out more fun ways to celebrate Landscape Architecture month at www.aslaoregon.org/updates/articles/national-landscape-architecture-month.

Visit ASLA Oregon's NLAM Webpage!

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National Landscape Architecture Month!

ASLA Oregon LANDbytes MARCH 2012 Feature:

Get Ready! National Landscape Architecture Month is Coming!
By Rebecca Wahlstrom

April has been set aside by the ASLA as a month when activities happen nationwide to celebrate and promote the profession of landscape architecture. The focus of this month’s activities is “Public Health and Active Living 2012”, showing how we are addressing the major problems of obesity and chronic health problems due to lack of exercise by designing healthy community structures. This topic is a great fit for our active state – what a perfect chance to show people how we promote healthy lifestyles. Are there playgrounds or trail systems where you can show people how landscape architecture has been part of its creation? How about plaza’s where farmers markets happen or places where people wait to catch the MAX or bus? Can you get out there and let people know who designed that space? Now is the time to celebrate all you have done and promote the future of landscape architecture.

You might be asking, “what can I do?” Glad you asked! ASLA has put forward a whole webpage of ideas for activities along with detailed instructions and tips (and has a picture of Portland’s Mt. Tabor Middle School rain garden design). The below is just a sampling of what the website provides on the ‘Career Discovery Activities’ page. http://www.aslaoregon.org/updates/articles/national-landscape-architecture-month.  Boy Scout troops can learn about plants and earn a badge during your time with them; Connect with middle and high-school students and design a rain garden or reading garden; Are you a native plant expert? Visit your local high school and show them how essential native plants are to our landscape.

One doesn’t need to be hampered by this list – create your own activity that will appeal to you and the audience you wish to reach. Back on 8.17.11, the first roll-out of the Understory, the Bend folks led a design charrette, people in Springfield did a workplace information blast to enlighten their co-workers on what their department had accomplished, and Portland canvassed downtown parks. http://www.aslaoregon.org/blog/2011/9/14/dues-increase-effective-january-2012 What will Oregon do this time to celebrate landscape architecture? I believe our fit and active state is primed and ready to show off all that we have done to promote physical activity and public health to the general public and to the nation. Be creative – have fun – and be sure to let people know about landscape architecture in April!

Visit ASLA Oregon's NLAM Webpage!

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Landscape Field Day

via Jim Larson, Cascadian Nurseries

Cascadian Nurseries 2012 Landscape Field Day - May 17th, 2012
Featuring Dan Hinkley (Plantsman, Author, Speaker, Horticultural Consultant) and Nicholas Staddon (Monrovia).

Don’t miss it!

CEU credits are available for OLCA members and PDH credits are available for ASLA members.

Questions? 

Contact Jim Larson
Ph: 503.647.9292
jlarson@cascadiannurseries.com
www.cascadiannurseries.com

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Pine Nursery Design Charrette

Join ASLA Oregon Chapter at an NLAM Design Charrette Event, April 12, 2012, in Bend, Oregon!

Join landscape architects as they lead a People’s Garden Design Charrette at the Bend Pine Nursery in Bend, Oregon. This partnership is a collaborative effort involving community members, the Deschutes National Forest, and Bend Parks and Recreation District.

Contact Robin Gyorgyfalvy for more information!
rgyorgyfalvy@fs.fed.us
541.383.4786

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Transportation Research Board Meeting

via Robin Gyorgyfalvy, ASLA Oregon Chapter Public Awareness Representative

To Landscape Architects and Students interested in Transportation:

You are invited to a Transportation Research Board Landscape and Environmental Design Committee Mid-Year Meeting to be held in Bend, Oregon this summer on August 5-8, 2012. If you are interested in meeting outstanding and outgoing landscape architects in transportation, this would be a fabulous opportunity in a fabulous place. The theme for the meeting is “Multi-Modal Transportation and Community Connections” with experts from across the country and local presenters showcasing great things happening for Central Oregon communities through collaboration and partnerships. Give me a call if you are interested and if you have any questions. Hope to see you!

All the best,

Robin Gyorgyfalvy
rgyorgyfalvy@fs.fed.us
541.383.4786

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Volunteer as a LARE Workshop Instructor!

LARE EXAM Spring 2012: We are looking for 1-2 workshop instructors!

Have you recently passed Section C and E of the LARE exam? If so, we need you! ASLA Oregon is looking for practitioners/instructors to lead a one day workshop to assist fellow landscape architects who are preparing for the exam in June. The workshop will be held the end of April/May depending on available schedule.

ASLA Oregon will offer reasonable compensation for your time.

Interested?
contact:

Emily Hull
ASLA Oregon Chapter
Educaton Chair / EP Committee Co-Chair
hulle@pbworld.com
503.417.9364

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April is National Landscape Architecture Month!

National Landscape Architecture Month 2012 (NLAM) Quick Links:

NLAM HOMEPAGE 

NLAM PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 

NLAM POSTERS FOR DOWNLOAD

CAREER DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES

NLAM 2011 RECAP

FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED & THE CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

APRIL 2012 National, State and Local Activities:

04.04.12 COMMUNITY TREES FIELD CLASS

04.20.12 ASLA OREGON NORTH PARK BLOCK DESIGN CHARRETTE

04.20.12 ASLA OREGON EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SOCIAL

04.21.12 ASLA OREGON ENLIGHTENED LANDSCAPE[S] SYMPOSIUM

04.26.12 AND YOU

04.26.12 THE UNDERSTORY

04.26.12 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON A&AA CAREER SYMPOSIUM

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Community Trees Field Class

via Maria Cahill

Happy Oregon Arbor Week!

Community Trees Field Class

Join me for a field class on urban forestry to learn about planning, design, & construction strategies critical to increasing long-term tree canopy in urbanized settings. You'll learn about what trees need to survive and thrive and how you can make good decisions about locating new trees and preserving and protecting existing trees. (However, don't ask me to identify or recommend tree species. This isn't my expertise and won't be part of our discussion unless someone with a horticulture background signs up.)

Cost: $10

How: We'll visit trees around Multnomah Village on foot. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.

When: Wednesday, April 4th

Where: Starting at the Multnomah Center: 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR (If you're driving, there should be parking available on the street or in front, behind or to the south of the Arts Center.)

Registration: http://www.greengirlpdx.com/Events.htm 

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NLAM, 04.26.12, and You

via LAND E-news from ASLA

We’re one month out from April, which promises to be the busiest National Landscape Architecture Month (NLAM) yet. Last year all 48 of ASLA’s chapters realized the benefits of public outreach during April, participating with a variety of amazing events, and this year will prove no different.

Alaska, for example, will continue with its Garden Design Workshop concept, but will expand it to three cities. Mark Kimerer, ASLA, the chapter’s president, cites the benefits of outreach and NLAM.

“The Garden Design Workshop is an opportunity for local landscape architects and designers to reach out into the community and teach what they know to enthusiastic participants,” he says. “Typically AK ASLA only does one Garden Design Workshop per year. We will be setting a high mark by hosting three in different parts of Alaska. Our toughest challenge will be getting our small membership to be able to cover all the volunteer time in each area. We are up to the challenge and happy this will be a great NLAM in Alaska.”

Partnerships can make the planning easier and help bring notice to your events. The Idaho/Montana chapter is working with the Barber Pool Conservation Area Interpretive Trail Design Workshop to organize an educational trail design charrette involving the National Park Service, the Idaho Foundation of Parks and Lands, and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. This exciting project will provide a rare opportunity to work with students and the local high school environmental education program. The critical design themes will include stewardship and conservation, recreation and being active, landscape and resource management, and community agriculture.

The Prairie Gateway chapter will address tragedy in its community by building a series of rain gardens for Joplin, Missouri, still recovering from a devastating tornado. The work is being done with area nonprofits as part of a grant-funded program through Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center.  Student chapters are getting to work, too. University of California–Davis students will create and host a float to display the profession of landscape architecture during its highly visible Picnic Day.

We’re still waiting to hear from chapters so that we can properly publicize NLAM 2012. We have reached millions through media outreach during NLAM, and we need to hear from you now to do it again. Report events using this form and stay tuned for further updates.

04.26.12 and Olmsted’s Birthday

As chapters finish up their NLAM events, landscape architects across the country will drop what they’re doing, 08.17.11-style, for an hour to once again take to the streets. LRSLAstudio has taken the lead, creating an inside-joke poster to recruit landscape architects and allies to participate. Can you best them? Join the competition at www.facebook.com/theunderstory to form a team creating a piece similar to LRSLAstudio’s—the design with the most likes will win T-shirts for everyone on the team to wear on 04.26.12.

View the full article at ASLA.org

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Living Building Challenge Luncheon

via Arica Duhrkoop-Galas, ASLA Oregon, WVS Co-Chair

Dear friends and colleagues,

Living Building Challenge: We’re fortunate to have Scott Stolarczyk, AIA, CDT, LEED AP BD+C, from Robertson Sherwood Architects to present to this month’s ASLA luncheon. Scott has been actively involved in sustainability efforts on design projects and within our community.

Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, advocacy tool and certification program that addresses development at all scales. It is comprised of seven performance areas: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty. These are subdivided into a total of twenty Imperatives, each of which focuses on a specific sphere of influence.

The purpose of the Living Building Challenge is straightforward – it defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions. Whether your project is a single building, a park, a college campus or even a complete neighborhood community, Living Building Challenge provides a framework for design, construction and the symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.

This month’s luncheon will be held at McMenamin’s North Bank, Thursday March 15th from 12:00 to 1:30 pm.
Presentation will begin at 12:15.

Please reply with your attendance as we will need to provide accurate numbers to the venue for our reservation,

Thank you,

Arica Duhrkoop-Galas, ASLA Oregon, WVS Co-Chair

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CNU Summit and Micro-Charrette

via Mary Vogel, PlanGreen

March 15th: CNU Cascadia Low Carbon Neighborhoods Micro-Charrette: Participatory Workshop on the Seattle 2030 District in South Lake Union, 1-5 pm, South Lake Union Discovery Center, Seattle WA. Engage in collective brainstorming and dialog exploring opportunities for the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle to achieve 2030 District energy, water, and transportation goals. Attendance is limited for this advanced workshop. Info and registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109540

March 16th: CNU Cascadia Regional Summit: Envisioning Resilient Communities, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA. Join us for educational sessions, keynote presentation by Prof. Patrick Condon and expert panel, and tours of Downtown Bothell and Seattle Waterfront. Info and registration: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109540

Mary Vogel, CNU-A
PlanGreen and Chair, Advocacy & Alliances CNU Cascadia
A Woman Business Enterprise/Emerging Small Business in Oregon
503-245-7858
http://www.plangreen.net
Sustainable Industries PlanGreen Blog

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UO A&AA Career Symposium

via Kassia Dellabough, PhD
Director, UO A&AA Office of Outreach & Development for Students

You are invited to participate in the 9th Annual A&AA Career Symposium. This is an opportunity to meet with students from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts and serve as a mentor and assist with their career choices and preparation for their respective Fields. The school has nine departments and programs: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Fine Art, Arts Administration, Art History, Product Design, Historic Preservation, and Planning Public Policy and Management. Your candid feedback and advice is invaluable! Students from both the Eugene and Portland campus will be attending. We provide transportation for the Eugene students and they all pre-register.

NEW THIS YEAR!
Recruitment Opportunities - info table displays and individual interviews. Sign up for space. LIMITED SPACE so sign up early! We will follow up directly with you with billing and set up details.

MENTOR SESSIONS:
Select from roundtable topics, small group portfolio reviews or practice interviews all designed as informal mentoring opportunities to assist students in their next steps.

DATE: April 26, 2012

LOCATION: Left Bank Annex, 101 N. Weidler, Portland, OR

SCHEDULE:
9:00 - 5:30 Optional Recruitment Table/interviews
*welcome to participate in regular sessions

8:30 - 9:15 - check-in, coffee & pastries

9:15 - 9:30 - WELCOME

9:30 - 12:30 -MORNING SESSION:
Opt for small group portfolio reviews, practice interviews or round table discussions

12:30 - 1:45 - networking lunch

2:00 - 5:00 - AFTERNOON SESSION:
Opt for small group portfolio reviews, practice interviews or round table discussions. Also a “speed dating” activity

Hope you can join us!
DEADLINE to register, Monday, April 2

Kassia Dellabough, PhD
Director, A&AA Office of Outreach & Development for Students
264 Lawrence Hall
541-346-2621
d:541-346-8272

Learn More and Register Today!

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Portland Mayoral Candidates Forum

Event Notice: Portland Mayoral Candidates Forum

March 14, 2012
7:30-9:30pm / Doors Open at 6:30
Aladdin Theater
3017 SE Milwaukie Avenue 
Portland, Oregon

Why Should We Care?

The future Mayor of Portland will have help shape the quality of life and the future of our neighborhoods, our largest city, our metropolitan region, and our state. This forum is designed to give us all a “beyond the sound bite” insight into the candidates’ understanding of the issues, their views and their leadership skills – and to hold them accountable for what they tell us.

Moderator: Urban Studies and Planning Professor Sy Adler, PSU

Live Music and Refreshments:
Food and grog available at the theater.
Live music by Don West; piano courtesy of Classic Pianos.
http://www.classicportland.com

Tickets: $5 for PSU students, OAPA and ASLA members at the door (with student ID or member coupons)
$10 at the door or Ticketmaster (no discounts)

Sponsored by:
Oregon APA
ASLA Oregon
Winterbrook Planning 

Download Event Flyer PDF

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EP 101 Series Save the Date!

via the ASLA Oregon Chapter Emerging Professionals (EP) Committee

Hosted by the ASLA EP Committee and Columbia Green, this summer's EP 101 Series will feature a guided green roof tour and roundtable discussion taking a closer look at the wildlife, plants and technology associated with green roofs. A tentative date is set for June 14, 2012 - attendees will be eligible to receive PDH credits.

All are encouraged and welcomed to attend!
Pencil this event in on your calendar today!

June 14, 2012 ASLA Oregon Emerging Professionals (EP) 101 Series
Local Innovation in Green Roofs: Wildlife, Plants, and Technology
Green Roof Tour and Round Table Discussion

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February 2012 Newswire

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St. Paddy’s for Parks

via Cheri Martin, Executive Director, Clark County Parks Foundation

Upcoming event:

March 16 St. Paddy’s for Parks at Shorty’s Garden and Home on Mill Plain in Vancouver. Enjoy celtic music performed by Beltaine, then groove to the music of Patrick Lamb. There’ll be traditional Irish food prepared by Beaches Restaurant and, of course, plenty of Irish beer! All to benefit the parks, trails, and recreation programs of Clark County.

For more information about St. Paddy’s for Parks and the Parks Foundation, please visit our website: www.parksfoundation.us.

We hope to see you there!
Cheri Martin

Download St. Paddy's for Parks Event Flyer

Learn more about the Parks Foundation's Community Grant Award Program