Survey for Portland residents with a chance to win a gift card!

See the message below from a student at OHSU:

Hello,

 

We are reaching out to you on behalf of the GreenME team at OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. You or your organization has been identified as a Greencare partner in Multnomah County, OR, and we are asking you to fill out our survey and/or distribute it to your contact network.

 

Our survey aims to understand how people living in North Portland, SE Portland East of 82nd Ave, and Gresham feel about their green and blue space usage in the past 2 weeks. Please use the link below to complete this survey for a chance to win a $40 Fred Meyer gift card! 

 

Survey link:

https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NI6QQl12hpR9LU

 

Thank you in advance for your efforts!

 

Sincerely,

  • GreenME Team

LAF Deb Mitchell Research Grant Survey

Brenna Castro Carlson, ASLA, and Haven Kiers are conducting research funded by the LAF Deb Mitchell Research Grant entitled Keeping Up: Maintenance and Management of Ecologically Vibrant Landscapes. The project investigates the maintenance-related challenges to creating habitat and increasing biodiversity in large-scale public and institutional landscapes.

Please consider supporting their work by filling out these short 5-7-minute surveys:

Survey link for landscape architects, designers, and planners


Survey link for landscape managers and maintenance workers

Audrey McCall Beach! Splashdowns and Upcoming Charrette

Splashdowns Tuesdays 5:30 - 8:30 pm, just south of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland

Charrette on a date TBD in August

Join the Human Access Project on Tuesdays 5:30pm - 8:30pm in July and August for music, swimming, and foodcarts—a quintessential celebration of Portland summer. Check out how this space is being activated.

And look out for the Audrey McCall Beach charrette announcement coming soon!

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the North Butterfly Lot in Downtown Eugene

The North Butterfly Lot is a .67 acres shovel-ready site, immediately north of the new Farmers Market Pavilion in the heart of Downtown Eugene. It sits at the threshold between the Park Blocks in the traditional downtown core, the Market District and the Downtown Riverfront. It is at the center of Eugene’s most walkable and complete neighborhood, with shopping, groceries, services, restaurants, and entertainment all within close proximity. Activating the site with housing and a pedestrian-oriented ground floor could be catalytic for the area and we hope you will be a part this once in a lifetime opportunity. Full property and RFQ details are available on the project website.

 

The City of Eugene recently established the Downtown Core Housing Initiative, which includes two new incentives for residential developments and a property acquisition and disposition program. This RFQ is the first disposition process under the program and the site is eligible for both the Accelerated Multi Unit Property Tax Exemption (Accelerated MUPTE) and Downtown Fee Assistance.

 

RFQ responses are due July 31, 2025. An evaluation committee will review submissions and ultimately the Agency Board will decide which team will be invited to prepare a full project proposal. Interested teams are encouraged to let staff know of their intent to submit by emailing Amanda D’Souza on or before July 15th.

Submit abstracts to the Sustainable Stormwater Symposium (Deadline extended to July 23rd)

Abstracts are due by 5 pm PST on July 23rd, 2025. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words. You are welcome to submit more than one abstract. For additional information on the Symposium please visit the Symposium website at https://www.oregonewrg.org/ewrg-symposium or contact the program coordination team at program@stormwatersymposium.org.


Click here to submit.


Announcing: the 2025 Symposium Student Poster Showcase 


Through this showcase, students have the chance to win up to $2,500! Details are available on our website: https://www.oregonewrg.org/ewrg-symposium


Do you know or work with any students in the water resources field? Share this opportunity for them to win a scholarship through our Student Poster Showcase.


Early Bird Registration is open


Register Now

If you're interested in sponsoring this year's event, please visit https://www.oregonewrg.org/ewrg-symposium for details or contact us at sponsors@stormwatersymposium.org. 

New ASLA Oregon Climate and Biodiversity Action Committee Website

The ASLA Oregon Climate and Biodiversity Action Committee is excited to share our new website and resource hub. Our goal is to help landscape architects, designers, and land managers to understand key issues and find helpful resources specifically related to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Please check it out, share it with your networks, and let it inform your projects. The hub can be found at https://www.climate-aslaoregon.org/

UO Spring studio reviews

Spring studio reviews at UO will be happening during the week of June 2-6. Below you will find our complete schedule. As always, we welcome visitors from outside the university to drop in on any of these reviews. For those who are interested in serving on a review in a more official capacity, each studio instructor's contact info is included below. All reviews are held on the UO campus in Lawrence Hall - we look forward to seeing you there!

LA 289: Landscape Architecture Design
Topic: UO McKenzie Hall Courtyard
Instructor: Peter Olson (polson2@uoregon.edu) & Sara Loquist (sloquist@uoregon.edu)
Monday, June 2
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

LA 639: Landscape Architecture Foundations
Topic: Forest Ranch
Instructor: Jeff Krueger (jkruege2@uoregon.edu)
Monday, June 2
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

LA 4/589: Oregon Sequence - Site Design
Topic: Resisting Settler Colonial Legacies on the Klamath Basin
Instructor: Alaa Suliman Hamid (ahami@uoregon.edu)
Tuesday, June 3
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

LA 439: Landscape Architecture Design and Process
Topic: Gerlinger Annex Plaza
Instructor: John Anderson (jander22@uoregon.edu)
Tuesday, June 3
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

LA 4/589: Oregon Sequence - Site Design
Topic: McMinnville Public Library
Instructor: Daniel Phillips (drph@uoregon.edu)
Wednesday, June 4
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

LA 699: MLA Comprehensive Project Presentations
Instructor: Ellee Stapleton (estaple2@uoregon.edu)
Thursday, June 5
8:30 am - 11:30 am

LA 699: MLA Comprehensive Project Presentations
Instructor: Ellee Stapleton (estaple2@uoregon.edu)
Friday, June 6
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A Successful Experience at the NW Youth Career Expo

We had the wonderful opportunity to introduce high school students to the exciting world of landscape architecture at the NW Youth Career Expo. The enthusiasm and curiosity the students brought to the event were truly inspiring, and we were thrilled to engage with them about the diverse opportunities this field offers. From large-scale urban planning to intricate design work, the students' questions and ideas reflected their unique perspectives and ambitions.

A huge thank you to Oregon ASLA President Laura Hartzell and past president Lauren Schmitt for their invaluable support. Their successful careers in the industry have been a true inspiration, and their dedication in volunteering at the booth helped make this experience even more impactful.

It was a rewarding experience for everyone involved, and we’re grateful to have had the opportunity to inspire the next generation of landscape architects. The event was a great success, and we look forward to continuing to engage with young minds about the exciting career possibilities in our field!"

Architects in Schools

Bringing design to students across Oregon

Introduce elementary school students to the power and possibilities of design through the Architecture Foundation of Oregon Architects in Schools program. Your participation creates lifelong learners and critical thinkers who have a greater understanding of their environment and its impact on people’s lives.

Volunteer professionals such as architects, engineers, contractors and other designers are paired with an elementary school teacher to deliver creative, design-based lessons. Sign up to share your passion and expertise on design, while increasing student engagement and success.

Learn more and apply to participate today: bit.ly/ais_programinfo

 

A Virtual Lunch & Learn is scheduled for Monday, October 16, 12-1pm on Zoom for those interested in learning more. Register here.

 

2023-24 Program Information: bit.ly/ais_programinfo

Volunteer Application: bit.ly/ais23-24_volunteerapp

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 22, 2023

Trust for Public Land - Oregon Rural Community Schoolyards Program

The Trust for Public Land’s Oregon Rural Schoolyard Program is a statewide pilot project to renovate three outdated playgrounds throughout the state, into vibrant nature-rich Community Schoolyards. Community Schoolyards are for the students during the day and open to the public outside of school hours. The first two schoolyards are in Madras and Ontario, which are some of the most diverse rural communities in Oregon. Through a community-led iterative design process, both the Madras and Ontario Schoolyard Projects have final design concepts and TPL is in a fundraising phase for capital costs. Both of these areas of Oregon are primarily low-income, Title I schools, at great risk for wildfires and climate change, and counties with poor health outcomes. Creating safe engaging green spaces will ideally provide mental and physical health resources for the youth and greater community.

TPL is reaching out to communities throughout Oregon to help jumpstart fundraising efforts. Below are the go-fund-me links to both schoolyards. Please consider contributing to these fundraising efforts!

 

Madras Elementary Community Schoolyard Project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/madras-elementary-schoolyard-community-fundraiser

 

Alameda Elementary Community Schoolyard Project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/alameda-schoolyard-community-fundraiser

 

Please visit Oregon Rural Schoolyard Program for more information.

INSTANT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY

Kenneth Helphand is looking for a home for his collection of Landscape Architecture periodicals. Rare opportunity for a personal or office library or landscape historian.

In return, he asks for a donation to the Kenneth Helphand Lecture Fund, Department of Landscape Architecture, UO in any amount.

Contact Kenny Helphand, helphand@uoregon.edu or 541 206-8959

 

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Eleven linear feet of shelf space.

1937-2019 (almost complete with only a few omissions)

LANDSCAPE JOURNAL

VOLS:  1-42 (complete run)

LANDFORUM  (complete run. 1997-2002)

Issues !-14

TOPOS

Numbers 3, 6, 7, 21-107

Congratulations to the 2023 Class of the Council of Fellows!

The American Society of Landscape Architects has elevated 48 members as ASLA Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Two of this year's awardees are Oregon practitioners: Laurie Matthews, ASLA, MIG; and Mauricio Villarreal, ASLA, PLACE.

ASLA Fellows will be elevated during a special investiture ceremony at the 2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture, which will be held in Minneapolis, October 27-30, 2023.

Congratulations and thank you for your good work!

ASLA Fellow Laurie Matthews

ASLA Fellow Mauricio Villarreal

Call for Volunteers - Burns-Paiute NPS Old Camp Park

Final Production Wrap-up Team 

ASLA members and affiliates interested in continuing the work with the Burns-Pauite Tribe and National Park Service, this is your chance. The University of Oregon student group successfully presented to Tribal Council and our draft was adopted, but now the students are on summer break after giving six months of their time and efforts.  

We foresee needing assistance in the following areas. First, changes to graphics and maps created for the plan and second, a final InDesign document for the smaller outreach edition. All of this allows the Tribe to begin fundraising. The Planning Committee's review process is moving along and we expect to have their review comments in early-mid August. Some work could begin after that. We anticipate the edit and review process for the outreach document, led by NPS staff, will be ready for final production in early September.  

If you can volunteer or if you have questions, including time commitments, skills required, and/or what has been presented so far please reach out to Arica Duhrkoop-Galas at aricad@uoregon.edu

Call for Volunteers - OSLAB

Help shape state requirements for landscape architects!

OSLAB is seeking Registered Landscape Architects to help with assessment of standards for registration (licensure) and continuing education requirements. Volunteers who can bring diverse voices and experiences to the conversation and represent practitioners in varying career stages are a key part of this effort. Emerging professional? Mid-career? Seasoned practitioner? OSLAB wants to hear from you. 

Contact the Oregon State Landscape Architect Board (OSLAB) at oslab.info@bgelab.oregon.govor 503-589-0093. Visit our website to learn more.