LARE Section E Review Workshop
NMASLA will be hosting a LARE Section E Review Workshop in October. Registration is now open! Please see the attached flyer for the scoop and feel free to share with your members. Information is also available on:
asla.org/LAREPrep.aspx.
Please note that registration has limited seating. NMASLA is greatly subsidizing the cost in hopes that this will encourage folks to get the help they may need to pass the LARE and to encourage more memberships because of such benefits.
Save the Date for the next NJASLA - Sponsored L.A.R.E. Preparation Course Sunday, January 24, 2010
This review course will be held, once again, in conjunction with the NJASLA Annual Meeting at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ.
Description: This 6 hour review course will cover all five sections of the LARE exam, as well as the New Jersey Section. An exam environment will be simulated by having the candidates work through sample vignettes for Section C -Site Design, and Section E - Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management. Efficient solutions for passing designs and time management strategies for completing the vignettes will be explored. Review for the multiple choice sections will be provided in addition to references related to each section. Participants in the 2010 L.A.R.E. Review Course can prepare questions in advance with new free study materials available through the CLARB website: https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/Pages/default.aspx
In addition, L.A.R.E. course attendees can participate in the remaining Sunday Annual Meeting lectures and activities. What a great way to network! More information to follow.
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Make Your Choice for NJASLA Leadership!!!!
2009 NJASLA Executive Committee Elections Have Opened!
Be Sure to Vote!
Submit Your Project for State Award Recognition!!!!
2010 Save The Date
Call for Entries
Entry Form
The USDA Peoples Garden Project
Design by M. Arnn, B. Snieckus, M. Hill
Getting back to their roots, the United States Department of Agriculture created a demonstration garden to highlight sustainable and healthy landscape practices within its own backyard, their headquarters, the Jamie L. Whitten Building and grounds in Washington, D.C. The national Landscape Architect, Robert Snieckus (RU ’76) was instrumental in developing this concept.
To exhibit integration of sustainable landscape planning with a cultural context for public buildings, a comprehensive plan for management of the functional areas of the site is being implemented. You can download a brochure going into the details of the project.
at http://www.usda.gov/documents/OC/Peoples_Garden_Brochure.pdf . More information on this program can be found at http://www.usda.gov/peoplesgarden
In the meantime, getting back to our roots, as well, NJASLA TODAY presents the pollinator plant list and hand drawn plan for your consideration and inspiration.
POLLINATOR PLANT LIST FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN
June 5, 2009
| Latin Name | Common Name | No. of plants | |
| Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ | ‘Autumn Brilliance’ serviceberry | 3 | |
| Betula nigra ‘Little King’ | ‘Little King’ river birch | 1 | |
| Prunus cerasus ‘North Star’ ‘ | North Star’ cherry | 2 | |
| Lindera benzoin | spicebush | 4 | |
| Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ ‘ | Ruby Spice’ summersweet | 5 | |
| Fothergilla gardenia | fothergilla | 5 | |
| Ilex verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’ | ‘Southern Gentleman’ winterberry | 1 | |
| Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’ | ‘Winter Red’ winterberry | 4 | |
| Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Blue Jay’ | ‘Blue Jay’ blueberry | 5 | |
| Viburnum prunifolium | blackhaw | 2 | |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Massachusetts’ | ‘Massachusetts’ bearberry | 5 | |
| Gaultheria procumbens | wintergreen | 2 | |
| Rhododendron ‘Orchid Lights’ | ‘Orchid Lights’ azalea | 5 | |
| Itea virginica ‘Merlot’ | ‘Merlot’ sweetspire | 5 | |
| Aesculus parviflora | bottlebrush buckeye | 1 | |
| Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Margarita’ | ‘Margarita’ Carolina Jessamine | 2 | |
| Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' | ‘Heavy Metal’ blue switch grass | 14 | |
| Panicum virgatum 'Kanlow' | ‘Kanlow’ switchgrass | 12 | |
| Opuntia humifusa | prickly pear | 3 |
Interview with Os Schmitz, Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
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Restorative Landscape Planning RFP for Milford School district
Milford Schools District is requesting informal proposals for Restorative Landscape Planning for areas of its holdings. Specifically they need assistance in determining appropriate areas and detailing low maintenance landscape approaches to replace existing turf in underutilized lawns and areas of steep slopes. At this point, no budget has been established for this stage of planning.
For more information, contact:
Steve Cea
Board Secretary/Business Administrator
West Milford Township Public Schools
Phone: 973-697-1700 ext. 5051
Fax: 973-697-8351
steve.cea@wmtps.org
Events Calendar
Events of Interest in August and September
NJASLA is not the organizer of any of these events, and does not necessarily recommend nor endorse any event, nor are we responsible for any errors, date changes, or cancellations. The use of the words "we" and "our" within each description pertains to each organization, not NJASLA. We consider these interesting and newsworthy - please contact each organization for details!
August 2-7: 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological
Society of America, Albuquerque, NM
August 9-12: GovEnergy 2009, Providence, RI
August 16-20: StormCon, North American Surface Water Quality Conference & Exposition, Anaheim, CA
August 16-21: 10th International Congress of Ecology, Brisbane, Australia
August 17-25: Green Harmony Tours to Germany
August 20: London 2012 sustainability challenge
: findings and the future, London, England
August 20-22: Boston GreenFest 2009, Boston, MA
August 21: Introduction to Permaculture Workshop, New York, NY
September 14-18: Global Renewable Energy Advanced Technologies Expo & Summit, D.C. USA
www.greatexpo.org/great_expo/great
_expo.htm. Source: GreatExpo
www.21buildingexpo.com. Source: 21BuildingExpo
September 18-21: ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA ASLA website
Check Out This Valuable Report:
Valuing New Jersey’s
Natural Capital:
An Assessment of the Economic Value of the State’s Natural Resources
NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology
New Jersey is blessed with a wealth of breathtaking and highly valuable natural resources. Our beaches, forests, wetlands and other natural resources provide countless benefits to the public. In order to make wise policy, planning, and regulatory decisions, it is important to understand the worth of these resources. This report summarizes the results of a two-year study that aims to quantify the value of these resources. As a way of expressing the value, it estimates the dollar value of the services and goods produced by New Jersey’s natural capital. Natural capital consists of components of the natural environment that provide long-term benefits to society. Many of the benefits provided by natural capital come from ecological systems or ecosystems, a dynamic complex of plant, animal, and microorganism communities and their nonliving environment, all interacting as a functional unit. Forests, wetlands, and lakes are examples of ecosystems.
This report is divided into three main parts. Part I presents essential background information, summarizes the detailed findings of Parts II and III and their limitations, and explores in a preliminary way the policy implications of the natural capital project and the future research needs in this area. Part II focuses on ecosystem services and Part III deals with ecosystem goods.
Download this Report at:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/naturalcap
New York DEC Provides Staff Review Guidelines on Green House Gas Reduction items in an EIS
Knowing the points of review can enrich your product.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has prepared “Policy for Assessing Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an EIS”, guidelines for review of the specific areas of an Environmental Impact Statement that address these topics. These are new requirements that are coming online in many states in some form or another. Below are the links to the policy document http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/
administration_pdf/eisghgpolicy.pdf and public comments and responses http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/56626.html . Get “ahead of the curve” so that you can become the leader in effective and concise evaluation of these issues for your clients.
NJASLA Executive Committee
NJASLA Executive Committee
President
Karen Twisler, CLA, RLA, LEED-AP
President Elect
Nicholas Tufaro, CLA, NJPP, PARLA
Immediate Past President
Jeffrey Grob, CLA
1st Vice President
Jerry A Lewis, CLA, ASLA
2nd Vice President
Elaine Mills
Secretary
David I. Lustberg, CLA,
Treasurer
Jay Cosentino ASLA, CLA, LEED AP
Trustee
Bruce John Davies, CLA, ASLA
Legal Counsel
Lawrence Powers, Esq.
Management & Governmental Affairs Consultants
Joseph A. Simonetta
Newsletter Editor
Nicholas Tufaro, CLA, NJPP, PARLA
New Jersey ASLA Today
Newsletter Editor
Nicholas Tufaro, NJCLA, NJPP, PARLA
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Dean Tantum & Kristin Tencza
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