• 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.

Join the western Montana chapter members for happy hour at the Bozeman Taproom on May 30th from 4:30-6:30 pm. Have fun mingling with colleagues and enjoy an update from our sponsor Oldcastle on their new products.

Join us in Partnership with Landscape Forms rep and Studio 431, Emily Noh and Jarred Beal, for connecting and having fun at Happy Hour at Payette Brewing. First 2 rounds on Landscape Forms.

To participate complete form by Friday April 16

Call for ASLA Student Award Jurors

When: April 20, 2024 @ 9 – 11 am Pacific or 10 am – 12 pm Mountain

Where: Virtual or In-person @ UI LARC Building

(virtual login information to be provided to participants)

What: Participate in (2) approx. 30-minute student presentation, then work with the jury to select students for ASLA honors. More information.

If you wish to participate, please fill in this form and

additional information will be provided.

(Please sign up by 4.16.2024)

UI LARC Program Accreditation Celebration

When: April 19, 2024 @ 2 pm Mountain or 1 pm Pacific

Where: Virtual or In-person @ UI LARC Building

What: Help the University of Idaho Landscape Architecture Program celebrate their successful accreditation visit.

Next in the Series: Material Selection for Low Carbon Design

 Explore how to decarbonize construction through material selection and detail composition. Our session will explore how to reduce the embodied carbon of landscape structures, including pavements, walls, stairs, decks, soils, planting, railings, and other site structures. We will also share resources for measuring and evaluating the carbon footprint of details and materials, including the SITES v2 rating system. 

 Learning Objectives:

• Explore the results of the CarbonConscience literature review of landscape material carbon factors, including which materials have the lowest footprint for masonry, wood, and metal fabrications.

• Understand key decarbonization strategies for material and product selection, in support of SITES v2 Site Design – Materials credits.

• Understand how state department of transportation specifications impact emissions from concrete pavements.  

• Examine key considerations for specifying low carbon concrete, including how supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) can reduce the carbon footprint of concrete. 

Thursday, April 18th at 11:00 AM Mountain Time Register Here 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

ASLA’s BIM Working Group (part of the Digital Tech PPN) has been working with the BIMForum over the past several months to finalize new Landscape LOD (Level of Development) definitions for inclusion in the 2023 LOD Spec. Please join us as we review the new spec and look forward to the next round of effort and landscape elements that could be added to the spec in 2024. Register Here

Image credits: LOD graphics from new landscape elements in the LOD Spec: Trees and Large Shrubs and Planting Soil / image: Lauren Schmidt, ASLA. ©Vecerka/Esto, courtesy SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI. Alan Karchmer.

Please join the Idaho Montana Chapter of ASLA for a live conversation on the unique challenges that women encounter in the design firm workplace and how we can achieve individual and company success through a greater level of understanding. This panel discussion will be a valuable hour for all professionals working in a variety of fields.

Where: Zoom – pre-registration is required: Zoom Link
Date and Time: February 22 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. MST
Continuing Ed: 1.0 PDH through LA/CES
Sponsored by: Victor Stanley

WOMEN WORK… Individual and Company Success Through Understanding

The panel discussion topics will help us:

• Learn how to support women to pursue and hold positions of leadership.

• Learn to advocate for entry level professionals who seek advancement.

• Learn the advantages of flexible work for individuals and firms.

Our terrific panel of professionals includes:

 Alexis Townsend, President & Principal - Lombard Conrad Architects
Ann Moyer, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP – Place Landscape Architects
Carrie Iverson, Landscape Architect in Training – Breckon Land Design
Lori Martin, Co-Founder – Consilio

Where: Virtual
When: September 21st at 5:00pm MST
What to expect: Two sessions and a climate resiliancy panel. LACES credits available

Session 1- Rethinking Softscape Design

Materials used within the landscape play a significant role in the environmental and aesthetic performance of the site. In this session, we explore the nexus of biodiversity, climate, and water conservation through alternatives to softscape design through case studies and research by design methods. Climate advocacy and green decisions start within the workplace before they can spread to the clientele.

Session 2- Sustainability, Health, and Resilience Plan for Butte-Silver Bow

This session will discuss how landscape architects are leading the development of a climate action plan in a complex ecoregion with multiple contaminated sites, five unique watersheds, and century-old infrastructure. We will address how Justice40 initiatives have influenced the planning approach and how social justice, indigenous knowledge, affordable housing, and public health are shaping the implementation strategies across this cultural landscape.

Climate Resiliency Panel Discussion to follow sessions.

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.