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August 22, 2006

Thank you to the ASLA's "50 by 2010" Licensure Campaign contributors -

• Reed|Hilderbrand
• David Bartsch Landscape Architecture, Inc.
• Sasaki Associates, Inc.
• Hugh J. Collins, Jr. Landscape Designer, Inc.
• Halvorson Design Partnership
• Bellalta 3 Design
• Geller DeVellis Inc.
• Joseph Hudak, L.A
• Weston and Sampson
• Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture
• John L. Hart DBA Environments
  

BSLA appreciates their commitment to this cause.

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Welcome New Members

• Alan Aukeman, Associate ASLA, Ryan Associates, Somerville, MA
• Reid W. Bertone-Johnson, Associate ASLA, Belchertown, MA
• Jesse Harris, Associate ASLA, Sunderland, MA
• Mary Ashley Hill, Associate ASLA, University of Virginia, Rowley, MA
• Hadrian D. Millon, ASLA, DMJM Harris, Boston, MA
  
  

UMass Extension
Weed Identification Workshops
Correct weed identification is an important first step in the development of an effective weed management program. Using a classroom presentation, potted weed herbarium and weed walk, UMass Extension Specialist Randy Prostak will help participants enhance their weed identification skills.

Feel free to bring a weed or two to identify. Workshop held rain or shine (lunch not provided), 9 am - 3 pm.

5 pesticide contact hours available for categories 29, 36, 37, and Applicators License. MCLP and MCH credits will be offered.

Broadleaf Weeds (plus a few grassy weeds)
July 27 - Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain
August 3 - UMass Amherst

Grassy Weeds: a more in-depth look
August 24 - UMass Amherst

Cost $95/person (pre-registration required, space is limited).
Registration is first-come, first-served through the mail. Registration forms are also available online at www.umassgreeninfo.org or call (413) 545-0895.

Events

July 27
UMass Extension Weed Identification Workshops:
Broadleaf Weeds (plus a few grassy weeds)
Pre-registration required
www.umassgreeninfo.org

August 3
UMass Extension Weed Identification Workshops:
Broadleaf Weeds (plus a few grassy weeds)
Pre-registration required
www.umassgreeninfo.org

August 24
UMass Extension Weed Identification Workshops:
Grassy Weeds: a more in-depth look
UMass Amherst
Pre-registration required
www.umassgreeninfo.org

Lexington Tree Committee 2006 Lecture Series
Six Views of the Urban Forest
Cary Library - Free to All
More details.

August 2005, Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf. We witnessed devastating floods and winds, people waiting for helicopters to escape the floods from their roof tops, and hospital workers risking their lives to keep patients alive without electricity and supplies. This August, you can sign-up to be part of the recovery effort.

New Orleans and Gulf Coast Studio – First Steps in Rebuilding a Neighborhood is multidisciplinary, vertical studio and practicum involving urban planning, landscape architecture, urban design, and the environment. The Fall 2006 course will be team-taught focusing on practical strategies and solutions for a neighborhood in New Orleans. Students will gain an understanding of the complex issues of recovery and rebuilding from a natural disaster, and skills in assessing and evaluating environmental, natural factors, land-use planning, housing, urban design, and socioeconomic needs of a neighborhood. This is the first in a 3 year progression of studios. The Fall 2006 studio focuses on understanding the natural systems of the Gulf Coast as well as the structural economic issues and how they impact, effect and guide neighborhood recovery in a devastated neighborhood.

This fall, the BAC’s New Orleans studio will be working with people in the Lower 9th Ward to re-build. Come learn about the regional picture, coastal wetlands, levees, the morphology of the Mississippi River delta, neutral grounds, hydrology and drainage, the rich local culture, and economics. We will be working with a neighborhood, addressing tangible local issues. Come make a difference; practitioners in particular are invited, (48 AIA CEU Hrs.) Learn a lot; help out; and make a difference! Classes start Thursday, 9/7 at 7:15-10:15pm. Participate in a semester-long studio, with ten days in New Orleans, leaving late October 5th and returning October 14th. CE/Certificate credit for LA 302, Section AC; tuition $1,273, audit $590. Travel cost anticipated $1500-1700 (to be confirmed), including airfare, hotel, local transit. Contact BAC Continuing Education (617 585-0101), email ce@the-bac.edu, or web www.the-bac.edu/ce.

Event Information
When: Thursday, 7 September at 6:00pm
Where: The Lenox Hotel, 61 Exeter Street at Boylston
Produced by: the International Assoc. of Lighting Designers
Cost: (includes hors d’oeuvres): $35.00

For information on attending contact Angela at
angela@availablelight.com, 978.744.6800 x10

More info on the lunar clock: www.alunatime.org

Job Opportunities

Pressley Associates, a nationally recognized landscape architecture firm located in Cambridge, MA is looking for a motivated landscape architect with 3-5 years of work experience to join our design team.

Our current workload includes urban streetscapes and mixed-use infill developments, corporate and university campuses, transit oriented residential and commercial developments, park master planning and design, and resort development.

Skills required: Applicants should have experience with construction documents, construction observation, and construction techniques. The ideal candidate will have outstanding graphic skills with special consideration for hand graphics, and high proficiency in AutoCad, Photoshop, and InDesign. Applicants should have excellent organizational and communication skills and enjoy working in a friendly, team oriented design office.
Education: BLA or MLA

Requirements: Mail or Email resumes and samples of work, including hand and computer graphics, to Elaine Johnson, ASLA, careers@pressleyinc.com. Review our website at www.pressleyinc.com for additional information on our firm.

INTERN
Educational Background Required: three years in an accredited Landscape Architecture program

Terrence J. DeWan and Associates has an opening (8/1/06 to 1/15/07) for an INTERN with a great attitude towards learning under pressure. The ideal candidate will have AutoCAD proficiency, experience in MSOffice, Photoshop, SketchUp and InDesign, excellent problem solving and graphic skills, and the ability to multitask.

TJDA is an energetic eight person Landscape Architecture/Planning firm located in a coastal Maine town near Portland. We offer a wide range of services to private home owners, non-profits, enlightened developers, educational and research institutions, corporations, utility companies, state agencies, and local communities in Maine and beyond. We are known for exceptional design quality, complex project coordination, specialized computer graphics, inclusive community involvement, and innovative problem solving. Employees enjoy an informal and healthy studio atmosphere, competitive salaries and benefits, and flexible hours. Personal transportation required. EOE. For more information go to: www.tjda.net.

If you are interested in working and living in a positive environment that offers remarkable cultural and recreational opportunities, please e-mail a letter of interest, resume, and samples of written and graphic work (in PDF format).

Eileen Butler
butler@tjda.net

Terrence J. DeWan and Associates
121 West Main Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096

207.846.0757

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• David Bartsch Landscape Architecture, Inc.
• Geller DeVellis, Inc.
• Halvorson Design Partnership
• Reed | Hilderbrand
• Shadley Associates, P.C.