News + Events
08/27/2008 Virginia Garden Festival More info 08/17/2008 Stormwater BMP Maintenance Seminar More info 08/17/2008 Water Bill Makes Progress More info 07/20/2008 New EPA Publication - "Reducing Stormwater Costs through LID Strategies and Practices" More info 07/20/2008 STORMWATER STRAIN: No Economic Drain More info

Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Flash Image Rotator Module by Joomlashack.
Discovery Communications Headquarters
Discovery Communications Headquarters
Elevation 314
The Dell at the University of Virginia
The Dell at the University of Virginia

2007 Award Winners

Learn more

Enhancing the practice and benefits of landscape architecture in Virginia through advocacy, education, and service.

Featured

LARE Review Session - Sections C & E

October 25
Richmond, VA

The VA ASLA will host a LARE Review Session on Sections C & E October 25, 2008 in Richmond, VA. See the link below for more information or contact Tom Derrickson, Membership VP, 757-253-2975; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

On-line Registration

2008 LARE Review Session Flyer (122.94 KB)

VA ASLA 2008 Spring Conference A Success!

2008 Spring Conf General reduced.jpg

On Friday, April 4^th the VA ASLA held a very successful spring conference in Richmond with over 80 participants. Focusing on "Regenerative Design" the day-long conference included 2 learning tracts, a multitude of exhibitors, and afternoon field trips on the James River Canal development and Maymont Gardens.

See below for available conference presentations and site tour photos.

Pennsylvania Landscape Architects Defend their Right under PA Law to Undertake Stormwater Work

Pennsylvania officials have ruled that the state's landscape architects are legally qualified to complete structural stormwater design. The January decision reverses a previous ruling that placed stormwater design work outside of landscape architects' job description. Now the state's LAs can "prepare and seal" stormwater plans.

The Pennsylvania/Delaware ASLA Chapter reports that a Jan. 17 letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reverses the department's earlier position that landscape architects were not qualified to design stormwater BMPs. The DEP letter states that landscape architects "are qualified to design certain structural stormwater BMPs."