VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!!!!
The PA-DE Chapter of ASLA is proud to announce the opening of our new website on Saturday, December 8, 2012. We are
confident that you will find even more useful information on this new completely redesigned site. Please take some time to
look at this in the next week or so.
3rd Quarter Issue of PLAN
The 3rd Quarter and final electronic issue of PLAN will be available for you to download on our new website beginning
Saturday, December 8, 2012. You will continue to receive a paper copy of the Awards Issue of PLAN each year as we have
provided in the past.
We plan to begin our new and improved weekly ePLAN for members during the week of 12/17 which will include all the
pertinent information you are used to receiving in PLAN plus more great industry articles. We look forward to providing
this information in a new format and on a much timelier basis. Watch for this great new member benefit!
Continuing Education State Board of Landscape Architecture Update
Check our website for this important update on Continuing Education requirements by the State Board of Landscape
Architecture. The Board hopes to notify registered landscape architects by electronic newsletter in the future, but you can
be informed today through our website. Although the 2013 relicensure requirement has been dropped back to 10 CEUs,
keep in mind that you will be able to carryover up to 12 extra CEUs for the licensing period ending in 2015.
Interested persons can sign up to receive email updates and newsletters from the PA State Board Of Landscape Architects
at the following web page:
http://www.dosstate.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsltters/19087
2013 LAF Awards Information Now Available
The Landscape Architecture Foundation has recently issued information concerning its 2013 Awards and Scholarships.
For more information concerning the various awards and scholarships available, schedules of deadlines, and eligibility
requirements, visit:
http://www.lafoundation.org/scholarship/leadership-in-landscape/awards-available/
Susan Weiler Named as one of the “52 Bold Minds” in Philadelphia Magazine
The November Issue of Philadelphia Magazine was labeled as the “The Innovation Issue”. In this Edition, Susan Weiler of
Olin was named as one of “52 bold minds”, “the brains behind the brightest ideas in Philly right now”. Sue is labeled as
the Landscape Visionary, “a major player in the transformation of the connective tissue along the Ben Franklin Parkway”.
The article states that her goal is to turn the Philadelphia Parkway into “the biggest urban arboretum in the country”. Her
works include renovating Logan Circle, the Rodin Museum, the PMA Sculpture Garden and the Sol LeWitt Garden. She is
currently working on revitalization of the Italian Fountain, and the Dilworth Plaza.
Congratulations to Susan Weiler on being chosen for this impressive recognition.
Call for A.E. Bye/Landscape Architecture Archives Research Fellow
The Department of Landscape Architecture at Penn State is announcing a call for the A.E. Bye / Landscape Architecture
Archives Research Fellow for the calendar year 2013. The Fellowship provides a $2,500 stipend for a minimum of one
week of archival research in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State's University Park campus in State
College, Pennsylvania. The records (drawings, papers, photographs, and videos) of the celebrated twentieth-century
American landscape architect A. E. Bye ( as well as those of landscape architects John Bracken and Stuart Mertz) are held
at Penn State.
Applications are due on or before January 31, 2013. Applicants will be notified of the selected Fellow on or before February
15, 2013. Selection will be made by a committee of the department head and appointed faculty. Inquiries and Fellowship
applications (PDF, less than 2Mb) should be sent via e-mail to:
Kelly Riser
Penn State Department of Landscape Architecture
kjr1@psu.edu
Legacy Project RFP Released
On November 20-22, 2013, The Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) and the City of Philadelphia will host the
2013 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.
The theme for the Philadelphia conference is "Greenbuild Nation," drawing on Philadelphia's roots as the birthplace of the
nation. To build upon the Delaware Valley’s long and storied history of innovation, USGBC and DVGBC seek to leave the
City with a lasting gift of service as a thanks to people of the City of Philadelphia. The “Legacy Project” will show a
commitment to not only green building and sustainability but also to Philadelphia and its diverse communities.
With your participation, we can continue this tradition in Philadelphia. To that end, the Greenbuild 2013 Host Steering
Committee is inviting proposals for the Greenbuild 2013 Legacy Project for Philadelphia; providing a minimum of $10,000
as seed funding for the Legacy Project(s); and seeking Legacy Project Community Partners to support the execution of the
Legacy Project(s).
Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia: Call for Legacy Project Proposals
Greenbuild 2013 Proposals Now Open:
Education Sessions & Reviewers
The U.S. Green Building Council is now accepting proposals for presenters and topics for Greenbuild 2013, including all
associated Summits.
This conference features educational sessions covering all aspects of sustainable design, construction, and operations
practices for buildings and communities, including their impact on people, the environment, and the economy.
Visit the Call for Proposals and Call for Reviewers pages for further details.
2013 National Wetlands Awards
administered by the Environmental Law Institute
The National Wetlands Awards are presented annually to individuals who have excelled in wetlands protection, restoration,
and education. ELI offers awards to individuals in six categories: Conservation and Restoration, Education and Outreach,
Landowner Stewardship, Science Research, State, Tribal, and Local Program Development, Wetland Community Leader.
Nominations are now open for the 2013 National Wetlands Awards.
More information on the program is available at www.nationalwetlandsawards.org .
Questions can be forwarded to Gwendolyn Brown at brown@eli.org
URBAN PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP: AWBURY
Cope House @ Awbury Arboretum,
1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia
Saturday, 12/15/2012
1:00 p.m.
This workshop, led by Peter Bane and Phil Forsyth, will introduce Permaculture strategies to build resilient and
abundantcities and neighborhoods. 1-4pm.
Seating limited, registration required at http://www.awbury.org/permaculture.
Saturday, December 15... 07:30 PM
PETER BANE PERMACULTURE TALK:
Ethical Society of Philadelphia,
1906 S. RittenhouseSquare
Saturday, 12/15/2012
7:30 p.m.
Please join us for a talk and book-signing by Peter Bane, author of "The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town
and Country" (2012). The talk will focus on designing resilient communities, how our towns and suburbs can incubate the
new eco-agriculture and launch a food security revolution. 7:30pm - 9pm with $5 suggested donation.
Respond at http://www.phillyorchards.org/volunteer/schedule