Registration Eligibility
Open to both ASLA members and non-members
Start Date
08/21/2024
End Date
08/20/2026
Description
Hear from experts and project leaders across the country as they share success stories that have shaped policy and advanced nature-based solutions. Learn about transformative projects like the Los Angeles River Master Plan and San Antonio Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project – both U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-backed initiatives – and the Butte, Montana Sustainability, Health, and Resilience Plan. Discover how these efforts are influencing policy and fostering collaboration at all scales and creating opportunities for federal funding.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Gain insight into the newly announced US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) directive and its implications for civil works projects.
Understand the collaborative efforts between landscape architects, USACE, local public agencies, and community stakeholders in implementing policies on nature-based solutions.
Understand how these large scale master plans are creating opportunities to pursue federal funding for nature-based solutions, particularly focusing on stormwater management and water quality, habitat restoration, multimodal transportation networks, and agricultural land management.
Explore how initial implementation projects act as a catalyst for new policies on nature-based solutions at the scale of the city, watershed, and region.
Instructors
Jessican Henson, ASLA, Michelle Garza, Hayden Akana, Eileen Takata, Megan Terry, ASLA
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects