The Atlanta BeltLine and the Georgia Chapter of ASLA will host the second annual Symposium on Organic Land Care at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Monday, March 5, 2012. The event will feature three 75-minute sessions and a fourth roundtable discussion with many of the presenters.  Currently, the schedule includes Jeff Lowenfells (nationally recognized organic gardener [...]

In the wake of several natural disasters that have devastated many communities around the Southeast, a massive recovery and rebuilding effort is currently underway. This year’s Green Building Focus Conference & EXPO will be dedicated to this sustainable rebuilding effort. Case studies of best practices in disaster recovery will showcase communities that have emerged better [...]

Registration for the 2011 Tri-State ASLA Conference is NOW OPEN! The Georgia ASLA chapter invites you to join them in Atlanta, GA during April 28-30, 2011 for the premeir event for landscape architects in the tri-state area.  Please visit the conference website, for detailed information on education sessions, tours, hotel discounts, and registration.

Lunch-and-learns come and go, but every once in a while something comes along that only happens once in anyone’s career.  This is one of those opportunities:  A chance to tour the historic Swann House on Red Mountain. Alabama Heritage magazine offered this description in its Summer 2007 issue:  ”Perched on the summit of Red Mountain, [...]

Registration for the 2011 Twin States Conference is live!  Click here for the schedule and registration form. Register by March 1 for the early-bird discounts. This year’s host hotel is the Wynfrey Hotel at the Galleria in Hoover, Alabama.  Use code 1B83PK to get the best rate.

The Trees and Development Workshop has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 2011, because of the snow and ice storms on the original date. This educational workshop is a cooperative effort between Auburn University’s Cooperative Extension System, CAWACO RC+D and The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham. This multi-agency supported workshop responds to a growing [...]

The Alabama Road to Restoration oil spill forum in Perdido Beach, AL, October 5-6, 2010. There are still plenty of hotel rooms available.  Of special note, the Perdido Beach Resort (the host accommodation site) has extended the offer of the conference rate 3 days before and after the conference so that you could stay and [...]

The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham has announced the 2010 Building Communities Conference. This year’s theme is “Coordinating Transportation and the Built Environment for Sustainable Growth,” and the event has grown into a two-day workshop offering opportunities for educational sessions and networking with other landscape architects, architects, civil engineers and public officials.  The workshop runs [...]