Climate Action Now: Level Up Your Climate Advocacy - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

Sarah is passionate about leveraging landscape design to better address the climate crisis, and advocates for the necessity of landscape architects’ voices in shaping environmental policies, Her research and project work foregrounds embodied carbon, low-impact development (LID), and sustainable design solutions that are sensitive to their ecological and social contexts. She is an active volunteer with ASLA and was a co-author of the recent ASLA Climate Action Plan.

Aida M. Curtis is a nationally recognized landscape architect with over 40 years of experience advancing climate-responsive design and resilient infrastructure. As Founder and Principal of Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, a leading Hispanic- and woman-owned firm in South Florida, she delivers nature-based solutions that address sea-level rise, extreme heat, and coastal vulnerability while promoting social equity. Aida chairs the ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee, advising leadership on policies and strategies elevating biodiversity, and climate adaptation across the profession. She serves on the Board of the Landscape Architecture Foundation, championing research, advocacy, and the next generation of climate leaders.

Dalton is a Sacramento-based Landscape Architect with 16 years of experience in the Urban Places team at Stantec. Urban resilience, sustainability, and climate change advocacy are at the forefront of his design and professional practice. Dalton is active on local/national platforms for the advancement of our profession. His service has included leadership as the California Sierra Chapter's Trustee, President, Public Awareness Representative, Climate Change Committee Chair and Director/Vice President on the California Council of ASLA tracking statewide legislative efforts to ensure that landscape architects have a voice in the Governor’s plan to promote climate change responsiveness, conservation, and nature-based solutions.