• American Hydrotech Legacy Lounge

• Rain Bird

• Building relationships with allied professionals: advocating for landscape architecture when working with interdisciplinary teams

MSU Campus hosted by MSU faculty and students

• LARE - Legacy Lounge

• Berliner Play Equipment

Including Portfolio Challenge & Liminaire

Montana’s first water efficient landscape ordinance, learn how the public and private sectors can work together to protect our water supplies.

Story Mill Park Breakout Sessions

Story Mill Park Overview

School Design: Moving Outdoor Learning to a More Informed Place

Attendees can park in lot 20 which is closest to the entrance Gate 14. Then take the elevator to 2nd floor where the reception will be.

TBD

Megan Barnes, LAF will inspire us with ideas generated through the Green New Deal Superstudio. Eugenia Martin, FASLA, ASLA President, will close with remarks on the upcoming ASLA conference in San Francisco.

Eugenia Martin, FASLA, ASLA President; Megan Barnes, LAF; Dan Cronan, University of Idaho; and Keith Dixon, Principal at Architects West. will participate in a panel discussion on the future of landscape architecture. Moderated by Chad Lorentzen.

Presented by Rachel Gooen, MS, MSW, LCSW

People have a strong sense of place which they become passionately attached to. As Landscape Architects guiding future land use and community design your job puts you at the crossfire of people’s desire to have input, their diverse perspectives and their primary personal needs. This session will share how the human psychological “threat system” which compels people to argue, defend, and resist change, can be softened through personal engagement techniques. This session will explain the psychology behind this, share ad example of a forum designed to reduce conflict and give you some tips on how to design meetings, large or small, for engagement.

Bernardo Wills Architects will lead an immersive walking tour of recent site improvements at the University of Idaho. While on the tour sketching activities and exercises will be incorporated to highlight the essential connection that sketching plays on our professional development and growth. Sketch pads and pens will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite pencil. Everyone that completes the sketch activities gets entered into a raffle for a prize!

Join us to celebrate outstanding Idaho and Montana projects and to introduce a special new chapter award. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Presented by Matthew T. Adams, Principal of The Land Group, Inc.

What is a mentor? How can a mentor support professional and personal growth? What are the benefits of being a mentor? How can attendees start a mentoring program?
This session will:

• Discuss the importance of human capital in design firms, how to support employees and their professional development, and the benefits of a mentored workforce

• Detailed overview of The Land Group mentoring program

• Case study: Experiences and feedback from mentees

Presenter: Landscape Architecture Foundation

Understanding the environmental, social and economic benefits of sustainable landscapes is essential for designers, developers, investors, and policymakers who influence land development and want better results. This session introduces and explores the concept of landscape performance and why it is critical to achieving sustainability and reaching key decision-makers. The Landscape Architecture Foundation will present an overview of the Landscape Performance Series, an online, interactive set of resources to help evaluate performance, show value and make the case for sustainable landscape solutions. Learn how the Case Study Briefs, Benefits Toolkit, Fast Facts, and Scholarly Works can be used to evaluate and demonstrate the impact of projects and how you can be part of this growing online resource.

Presented by Erik Sweet, PLA, ASLA and Matt Mathes.

The session will meet multiple learning objectives.

• Available information about licensure exam core content

• Success tips for prep for passing exam

• Improve chance of passing at first attempt

• Experiences with 100% remote format for all 4 exam sections

• Prep session attendee comments 2008 to 2021

There will be a drawing for LARE review books written by Matt Mathes.