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From February to October, the featured Free PDH of the Month will be the webinars offered as part of the Biodiversity Climate Action Webinar Series.
A free webinar series for ASLA Members hosted by the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee.
(Note: the date and time for the final webinar is TBD and will be announced once confirmed.)
For more than a year, the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee has been leading the implementation of the ASLA Climate Action Plan. Join climate action leaders for a 9-part webinar series to share collaborative research and knowledge to advance the goals of decarbonization and biodiversity protection.
This series is designed to expand knowledge within the profession to achieve the Climate Action Plan Vision for 2040 – All landscape architecture projects will simultaneously:
- Achieve zero embodied and operational emissions and increase carbon sequestration
- Provide significant economic benefits in the form of measurable ecosystem services, health co-benefits, sequestration, and green jobs
- Address climate injustices, empower communities, and increase equitable distribution of climate investments
- Restore ecosystems and protect, conserve, and enhance biodiversity.
This webinar series is underwritten by
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 11/19/2024 at 1:00 PM (EST)
Webinar date/time will be announced soon...
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 11/13/2024 at 1:00 PM (EST)
Clear and effective communication is essential for both leadership and the success of any organization. Whether written or verbal, messages to employees should be clear, relevant, and articulate to ensure productive daily operations. Join the PuzzleHR L&D team as they guide you through top tips and best practices for mastering effective communication.
Clear and effective communication is essential for both leadership and the success of any organization. Whether written or verbal, messages to employees should be clear, relevant, and articulate to ensure productive daily operations. Join the PuzzleHR L&D team as they guide you through top tips and best practices for mastering effective communication.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of course participants will be able to:
- Communicate efficiently: This objective will empower participants to streamline their communication processes, ensuring that their interactions are both productive and impactful, leading to more effective collaboration and understanding.
- Properly convey your message: Mastering this objective will emphasize the importance of delivering messages in a way that resonates with the audience, ensuring that the key points are clearly understood and reducing the risk of miscommunication.
- Adapt to different communication styles: By achieving this objective, participants will gain the ability to recognize and adjust to various communication preferences, enhancing their ability to connect with diverse groups and fostering more inclusive and effective dialogue.
- Craft messages that are clear, concise, and to the point: This objective highlights the value of clarity and brevity in communication, enabling participants to convey their ideas more persuasively and efficiently, thus capturing the attention and comprehension of their audience.
Rebecca Burbridge
Founder and Vice President of Customer Success
PuzzleHR
Rebecca is a co-founder of Puzzle and serves as Vice President of Customer Success with over 30 years of broad experience helping businesses achieve their goals through strategic management of their human capital. She most recently served for 14 years with Paychex, Inc. in senior leadership roles within their ASO/PEO, Retirement Planning and Payroll divisions. She has a track record of demonstrated leadership through developing national award-winning teams and consultants. Rebecca brings a wealth of client-centric human capital experience across recruiting and HR Consulting, which positions Puzzle to respond to our clients’ need for strategic HR solutions.
Heidi Hernandez
Learning & Development Consultant
PuzzleHR
As a SHRM-certified professional, I possess a solid foundation of knowledge in HR (Human Resources) practices and principles. I have over 17 years of experience in Human Capital Management from account management to sales. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to train and develop individuals on my team. This ignited my passion for people development, and I have loved every minute of it!
During the earliest years of my career, I worked for the largest privately held talent management firm, The Allegis Group, to identify top-level talent. For me, this taught me the foundations of professionalism, a strong work ethic, striving for excellence, and crushing goals!
Following my time with The Allegis Group, I spent 10 years working for Paychex, one of America’s Most Admired Companies. While at Paychex, I managed overly complex client accounts within the Professional Employment (PEO) division. Looking for a new challenge within Paychex, I shifted my focus toward becoming a sales representative and succeeded admirably. Consistently ranking among the top 15% of sales reps nationwide, I gained invaluable insight into what clients prioritize and how to respond to their needs.
My background in both operations and sales has provided me with valuable insight into what clients prioritize and how to meet their needs. This has broadened my understanding of the motivations and mindsets of sales and service professionals.
In 2020, I was approached by PuzzleHR to help assist in establishing a successful client onboarding experience for our new clients. The goal was to ensure a stellar first experience with our service divisions. Shortly thereafter, I joined the Learning & Development Team. My primary goal is to build and facilitate training programs; programs that foster the development of important skills such as emotional intelligence, a growth mindset, effective leadership in times of change, the ability to set clear expectations, and professional mentoring. I take tremendous pride in providing people with the skills and knowledge they need to reach their full potential!
My career has been marked by excellence and drive within each role I have held.
Derek Higgs
Learning Consultant / Certified in Emotional Intelligence
PuzzleHR
Derek is a dedicated advocate for personal and professional development, bringing with him years of leadership development experience. After spending over 25 years in the corporate world, he found his calling in helping others reach their full potential and launched his own company. Derek's role extends beyond a career—it's a passion and vocation, inspired by the belief that one should love what they do. As a certified coach, trainer, and speaker, he empowers individuals to broaden their horizons and achieve their goals. Leveraging his extensive experience, Derek provides valuable insights, strategies, and tools for effective leadership. He believes the answers lie within us, aiding clients in navigating their inner selves to uncover these solutions. Encouraging a commitment to exploration and embracing change, Derek views the transformative journey as an ever-evolving process.
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/29/2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
Invasive species and climate change are interacting to exacerbate negative impacts on native ecosystems. This talk will discuss several research projects aimed at informing proactive invasive species management in light of climate change, focusing specifically on managing the introduction of invasive plants through horticulture.
Invasive species and climate change are interacting to exacerbate negative impacts on native ecosystems. This talk will discuss several research projects aimed at informing proactive invasive species management in light of climate change, focusing specifically on managing the introduction of invasive plants through horticulture. Our current policy framework for addressing the issue of range expansion of invasive plants is insufficient, with a clear need for better regional coordination. Strategies for addressing this will be discussed, using examples from invasive species networks in the Northeast U.S. Case studies will include the Native Plant Trust's habitat management in Concord, MA, to protect a rare violet threatened by the continued presence and spread of glossy buckthorn.
Learning objectives:
- Gain a better understanding of how invasive species and climate change are interacting to exacerbate negative impacts on native ecosystems.
- Glean insights from current research on invasive species management, specifically on managing the introduction of invasive plants through horticulture.
- Learn strategies for counteracting the range expansion of invasive plants.
Hosted by the ASLA Sustainable Design & Development Professional Practice Network (PPN)
Image credit: courtesy of Evelyn Beaury
Evelyn Beaury
Assistant Curator
New York Botanical Garden
Evelyn Beaury is a global change ecologist specializing in the biogeography of invasive plants, climate change and land-use change. She received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and conducted Postdoctoral research at Princeton University. Evelyn recently started a permanent position as an Assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden.
Erik Sechler
Ecological Programs Coordinator/Ecologist
Native Plant Trust
Erik Sechler has worked as Ecological Programs Coordinator for Native Plant Trust for six years. Prior to being at Native Plant Trust, Erik has worked for the Trustees and NY and PA Natural Heritage Programs as a staff ecologist/ecological information specialist and has a MS in Conservation Biology from Antioch NE University.
CeCe Haydock, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP, LEED AP, WEDG (Moderator)
CeCe Haydock, ASLA, PLA, SITES AP, LEED AP, WEDG, is a licensed New York landscape architect WBE and has practiced in the public as well as the private sector. She is an officer for ASLA’s Sustainable Design & Development Professional Practice Network (PPN), a trustee of the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, NY, a member of the International Council of the Preservation Society of Newport County, and a visiting lecturer at the New York Botanical Garden.
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Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/06/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
This workshop helps candidates understand and prepare for the Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management exam. NOTICE: If your intention is to attend the workshop in-person, please register for the workshop at www.aslaconference.com
Elevate your preparation for the Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management section of the L.A.R.E. Review critical sub-domains and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for success.
NOTICE: If your intention is to attend this workshop in Washington DC, please register for the workshop at www.aslaconference.com
Donnie Longenecker
University of Georgia College of Environment and Design
Donnie Longenecker is an entrepreneur and educator. His firm, DTC, provides a planning, program and project management services for a wide variety of clients and projects. Donnie also serves as a Lecturer and Continuing Education Coordinator for the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design.
Kristian Kelley
Arizona State University
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Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/06/2024 at 9:00 AM (EDT)
This workshop helps candidates understand and prepare for the Construction Documentation & Administration exam. NOTICE: If your intention is to attend the workshop in-person, please register for the workshop at www.aslaconference.com
Elevate your preparation for the Construction Documentation & Administration section of the L.A.R.E. Review critical sub-domains and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for success.
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Jeff Holzer, PLA
Landscape Architect
Kimley-Horn
Jeff Holzer is a licensed Landscape Architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector for Kimley-Horn and Associates. Jeff has 7 years of experience with a practice in active and passive parks, playgrounds, streetscapes, school/universities, and athletic fields. As Kimley-Horn's only CPSI, Jeff has advised on over 70 playgrounds across 19 states. Jeff volunteers on the LARE Prep committee for ASLA, and the REC TALK committee for the National Recreation and Park Association. In 2020, Jeff won the ANOVA sponsored napkin sketch design competition with a sketch and essay entitled Inclusive Playgrounds for All.
Thomas Nieman, PhD, FASLA
Professor of Landscape Architecture, Emeritus
University of Kentucky
Thomas J. Nieman, PhD, PLA, FASLA, is Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at the University of Kentucky where he taught for 39 years. He is a practicing landscape architect specializing in the design and layout of thoroughbred horse farms. He has taught and continues to present Landscape Architecture licensure review sessions at the ASLA Annual Meetings, LABash, and numerous state chapters. Licensure of all landscape architecture graduates is his mission for the profession.
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Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/05/2024 at 12:30 PM (EDT)
This workshop helps candidates understand and prepare for the Planning & Design exam. NOTICE: If your intention is to attend the workshop in-person, please register for the workshop at www.aslaconference.com
Elevate your preparation for the Planning & Design section of the L.A.R.E. Review critical sub-domains and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for success.
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Madeline Steigerwald, ASLA, PLA
Landscape Architect, Jr. Project Manager
Dix Hite + Partners
Madeline is a former Akronite living in Orlando, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture degree with a French minor from The Ohio State University in 2010. After the recession, she found her way back to landscape architecture with a position at Nimrod Long & Associates in Birmingham, Alabama. She gained experience in both public and private work then obtained licensure in June 2017. Later that year, Madeline joined Dix.Hite + Partners where her current project focus includes campus, roadway and streetscape design, multi-family developments, residential design, community hardscape and landscape renovations, and exterior building color studies.
Dana Hernalsteen, PLA
Landscape Architect
GMB Architects
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Contains 2 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/05/2024 at 8:30 AM (EDT)
This workshop helps candidates understand and prepare for the Inventory, Analysis, and Project Management exam. NOTICE: If your intention is to attend the workshop in-person, please register for the workshop at www.aslaconference.com
Elevate your preparation for the Inventory, Analysis, and Project Management section of the L.A.R.E. Review critical sub-domains and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for success.
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Elizabeth Van Sickel, PLA
Kimley-Horn
Darneka Waters
Planner
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
Darneka Waters is a Park Planner for Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, responsible for capital planning and development coordination, public engagement, and master plan implementation for parks, greenways, nature preserves, and more. As an emerging professional and alumna of NC State University, she is known for her participation in industry and community-based organizations. Currently, she is a Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN) Board member and regularly volunteers within the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Before joining Mecklenburg County, Waters worked on numerous urban design and planning projects as a Landscape Designer at an interdisciplinary firm in Charlotte, NC.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/26/2024
This webinar will briefly review the fundamentals of the biodiversity crisis. Through case studies, we will then explore ways landscape architects can apply conservation science and design practices to protect and enhance biodiversity.
Biodiversity is a simple word for the unimaginably complex sum of all life on Earth. Our societies are responsible for the accelerated loss of biodiversity, primarily through habitat destruction and fragmentation. Landscape architects are uniquely qualified to take a leadership role in protecting the diversity of life on this planet. More so than all the other design professions.
This webinar will briefly review the fundamentals of the biodiversity crisis. Through case studies, we will then explore ways landscape architects can apply conservation science and design practices to protect and enhance biodiversity.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the fundamental reasons for the decline of biodiversity and how landscape architects can play a role in stemming the loss.
- Become familiar with the links between the loss of biodiversity, climate change, and environmental justice.
- Learn approaches, strategies and practices - at different scales - to protect, enhance, and off-set impacts to biodiversity.
- Explore ideas for deeper dives into biodiversity design practices.
Image above: Fern Hill Treatment Wetlands. Forest Grove, Oregon. Biohabitats / Jim Maloney
Keith Bowers, FASLA
Founder/Team Leader
Biohabitats, Inc.
As the founder and president of Biohabitats, Keith has pioneered the practice of nature-based design, green infrastructure, and regenerative design within the landscape architecture community. As a multidisciplinary organization with a mission to Restore the Earth and Inspire Ecological Stewardship, Biohabitats practices at the crossroads between biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation and environmental justice. Keith’s mission is to change the way capitalism is practiced. As a B-Corp and 1% for the Planet organization, Keith has instilled Self Governance, Wholeness, and Evolutionary Purpose as the guiding principles behind Biohabitats success. Keith is an advocate for biodiversity and ecological restoration around the world.
Sohyun Park, ASLA, PhD, SITES AP
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
University of Connecticut
Dr. Sohyun Park, ASLA, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Connecticut. She earned her Ph.D. degree in Environmental Design and Planning from Arizona State University, a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Seoul National University, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Sookmyung Women's University. She is a SITES Accredited Professional.
David Cutter, FASLA, SITES AP (Moderator)
Landscape Architect
Cornell University
David Cutter, FASLA is the University Landscape Architect for Cornell University, renowned for its spectacular landscape, diverse architecture and sustainability ethos. He is licensed in New York, and a SITES AP with 30 years’ experience in planning, design, and management. Prior to joining Cornell, he worked as a consulting landscape architect and an environmental scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia, and as a county planner, national scenic byway landscape architect, and community planner for the Army in upstate New York. While his primary duties revolve around campus planning, design and stewardship, working for a leading university has rekindled his interest in education and the nexus between academic and professional practice. He embraces the premise of the campus landscape as a living classroom and is always open to opportunities to collaborate with instructors, students and researchers to incorporate real sites, issues and research into the student experience. David has also been an active advocate for the profession, serving as a leader, mentor, and volunteer in the American Society of Landscape Architects at the state and national level, and a founding member of the Association of University Landscape Architects.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/24/2024
Discover how landscape architects are helping to protect Lower Manhattan from climate impacts through design. Learn about some of the most cutting-edge coastal risk reduction projects.
Co-hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and ASLA's New York Chapter as part of Climate Week NYC
Discover how landscape architects are helping to protect Lower Manhattan from climate impacts through design. Learn about some of the most cutting-edge coastal risk reduction projects.
After Superstorm Sandy, Manhattan below 14th street was without power for weeks. Storm surge flooded buildings and caused widespread infrastructure failures. Since then, plans to create a more resilient Lower Manhattan have been shaped through efforts like NYC’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency and the Rebuild by Design competition. Landscape architects were heavily involved in both projects. These plans have come together in The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) and The Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) Project.
These are coastal protection initiatives aimed at reducing flood risk from coastal storms and sea level rise. They seek to increase resilience while preserving access to the waterfront and integrating public space. As part of this new infrastructure, landscape architects are playing a critical role in combining flood defense with exciting new open space. We are integrating new infrastructure into the city’s fabric and harnessing nature.
The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project – along with other resilience efforts in Battery Park City, South Street Seaport, and the Financial District – are now well underway.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how nature-based solutions, like wetlands and vegetative buffers, protect coastal areas and mitigate climate risks.
- Examine how differences in funding, FEMA certification, project timing, and governance / maintenance impact the design and implementation of coastal resilience projects.
- Analyze how evolving climate projections and research influence long-term coastal resilience projects, focusing on how landscape architects incorporate flood and resilience data into designs at different stages – from planning to construction.
- Gain insights into ecological design techniques, such as tidal gardens and dune systems, that promote both human and environmental health.
Image: The Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) Project, NY, NY / SCAPE
Gonzalo Cruz
Vice President and Principal of Design, Landscape and Urban Design
AECOM
Gonzalo leads AECOM’s Landscape and Urban Design as a Vice President and Principal of Design in the New York Metro area as well as strategic collaborations across the Americas and abroad.
In recent years, his team’s portfolio has put forward innovative work at the intersection of large-scale landscape infrastructure and placemaking, including South Battery Park City Resilience’s Wagner Park and Pier A Plaza, Brooklyn Montgomery Coastal Resilience and Seaport Coastal Resilience Waterfronts in Lower Manhattan and Hoboken’ Harborside Waterfront Resilience Park to name a few.
His award-winning practice has received numerous awards from ASLA, AIA, NYC by Design, and the Chicago Atheneum Design Excellence Award in Open Space design for the World Trade Center’s Liberty Park.
Gonzalo holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the City College of New York and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Molly Bourne, ASLA
Principal
MNLA
Molly Bourne sees landscape architecture practice as a medium to celebrate and explore the environment and our place within it. She is deeply dedicated to elevated design thinking that advances the public good. Since joining the firm in 1999, Molly has led award-winning, multidisciplinary teams on high-profile projects for waterfront parks, cultural institutions, and urban revitalization. Activating public space dialogue, tackling climate change, reclaiming industrial sites and shorelines, and protecting pollinators are her professional passions.
Developing the next generation of practitioners, Molly is a visiting lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design and volunteers with the ACE Mentor Program for New York City high school students. She enjoys engaging with the profession and public alike, speaking widely, leading site tours, and exchanging inventive ideas about how to better urban environments.
Molly’s key projects include the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, Governors Island Park and Public Space, Waterline Square, South Bronx Greenway Master Plan and Implementation, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center Master Plan and Implementation, and the Renovation of Roberto Clemente State Park. Molly received her BA at the University of Florida.
Greta Ruedisueli, ASLA
Associate
SCAPE
Greta Ruedisueli is a landscape architect and associate at SCAPE with design experience in landscape architecture, architecture, planning and branding. Passionate about the iterative design process, Greta works predominantly on built-work projects with SCAPE, leading design teams from concept and schematic design through design development and construction documentation with a special focus on telling the story of a place through materiality.
Greta is currently working on the Northwest Battery Park Resiliency Project and a design-build University landscape. Her past experiences at SCAPE include the design and implementation of rooftop terraces for the New York Disney Headquarters and the design of the Amazon campus in Washington DC.
Greta holds a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the University of Virginia.
Rachel Claire Wilkins, Affil. ASLA
Senior Landscape Designer
BIG/CSM
Rachel serves CMS as a sub consultant to the Bjarke Ingels Group as a Project Lead for the North Battery Park Resiliency project.
She is dedicated to building sustainable and resilient landscapes that preserve community fabric and explore the role nature can play in urban environments. She has nearly a decade of experience designing and executing landscape work in a wide range of large-scale projects, including resiliency, parks, corporate campuses, mixed-use developments, and historic preservation.
Rachel graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana with a degree in biology/premedical studies. She holds a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Houston. She transitioned to landscape architecture in 2013, with roles at OJB Landscape Architecture and SWA Group.
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