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Annual Gala and Award Program Celebration
The annual BSLA Gala and Award Program Celebration will take place on May 6 at the Hotel Marlowe with a new format. A casual networking reception will showcase this year's BLSA Award Winners. Music by the Anonymous Groove Band, food and a cash bar will be featured.

Get the latest information from our BSLA Partners O'Brien and Sons and Omnilite, as well as Gala Sponsor, Valley Crest.

Also hosting tables and showcasing great new products and ideas to discuss with you are

• Anderson Landscape Construction
• Copley Wolff Design Group
• Emanouil Brothers, Inc. 
• Jeffreys Creek Land Contractors, Inc.
• Landscape Forms, Inc.
• Northern Designs
• Perennial Landscape Corp.
• South Shore Gunite Pools and Spas
• Trellis Structures
• Victor Stanley, Inc.
• Waverly Landscape Associates, Inc.

Landscape Forms will raffle a park bench and Cavicchio Greenhouses will raffle many of the beautifully filled planters they are providing.

The National Association for Olmsted Parks will be a guest of BSLA, and will have a table presenting the current status of the Frederick Law Olmsted Papers Project.

Tickets are $45 in advance and $60 at the door. Email the names of guests and preferred payment method (check or credit card) to the BSLA Chapter Office. Checks may be mailed to the office (19 Harrison St, Framingham, MA 01702). Credit cards will be taken by phone.

BSLA Student Scholarship Program

The Boston Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the BSLA Scholarship Program for students pursuing an education in the field of Landscape Architecture. This year BSLA is offering up to three $1,500 scholarships to be used for the 2010/2011 academic year. Eligible students must be legal residents of Massachusetts, Maine or New Hampshire, but may attend a program anywhere in the country.

The 2010 BSLA Student Scholarship application form and guidelines may also be downloaded from http://www.bslaweb.org/scholarship.htm. If you have any questions about the scholarship, please send an email to the BSLA Chapter Office.

All applications must be submitted electronically and be emailed by noon, May 28, 2010.

UMass Jurors Needed
Three jurors are needed for the annual UMass Student Design Awards. The competition will be Saturday, May 8 in Amherst. If you are interested and available, please contact BSLA President, Ray Dunetz.

APRIL: Celebrate National Landscape Architecture Month
As part of the celebration, ASLA has posted the April issue of Landscape Architecture online for anyone to click and view in its entirety. Just click on the cover image to enjoy this issue online.

Circle of Support –

Stantec Planning and Landscape Architecture PC

Stantec has renewed as a member of the Circle of Support. Thanks again to them for their support of BSLA

Bartsch & Radner Design, Inc.
We welcomed Bartsch & Radner Design, Inc. back last month - and here is their logo -

All Landscape Architecture firms are invited to demonstrate commitment to the activities of the Boston Chapter by joining other firms in the Circle of Support. Contact the Chapter Office for more information.

Welcome New Members

• Hillary Cameron, Hull, MA
• Jennifer Claster, Wright Pierce, Portland, ME
• Daniel Hildreth, Falmouth, ME

CLIENT CONNECTIONS
Newest BSLA Member Benefit

BSLA will post project opportunities in the Ebulletin for members in good standing. If you are interested in the project described, please forward your name, firm, contact information, and any weblink you would like the client to review. Just another great reason to join ASLA and BSLA!

NEW CALENDAR LISTINGS

See the CALENDAR page at BSLAweb.org for more information on -

• Lecture at Trinity Church on Garden: Act of Faith on May 4, 2010

Employment Opportunities

Landscape Architect
SiteCreative is a small landscape architecture studio located in the South End with a range of project types including institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Our work can be viewed at sitecreativelandscape.com. We are seeking a part time production team member with a landscape architecture degree and three to eight years of professional experience. Candidates must be fluent in AutoCAD with experience in the production of construction documents along with Adobe creative suite experience for the production of illustrative drawings. The job requirements include:

1. Excellent AutoCAD skills including knowledge of drafting standards and conventions, knowledge of the components of a construction document package, AutoCAD troubleshooting skills
2. Strong design and detailing skills
3. Strong Photoshop and InDesign skills; Illustrative rendering skills a plus
4. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and work well under deadlines
5. Detail oriented and highly organized
6. 3-8 years experience

Candidates should forward their resume and work samples to: info@sitecreativelandscape.com. No phone inquiries please.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Coplon Associates, a progressive, award winning landscape architecture firm located in Bar Harbor, Maine, is seeking a creative, self-motivated landscape architect with one to three years of experience. The position will be available in May/June of 2010. CA is an established practice with extensive experience in projects ranging from large-scale land planning to detailed garden design. Our portfolio, as illustrated on www.coplonassociates.com, includes planning and detailed site design for public agencies (local, state, and federal), educational and research institutions, and commercial and residential clients. We have provided land planning assistance to the conservation community in various capacities for 23 years and have projects, both active and completed, throughout the eastern United States and Canada.

We are looking for a talented, technically proficient project landscape architect to assume a variety of design responsibilities ranging from conceptualization to construction documentation. Candidates must have strong graphic and verbal communication skills and demonstrated fluency in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up, ArcGIS and the Microsoft Office suite. Familiarity with native plants of the Northeast is preferred. Candidates should have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from an accredited program and have the ability to work independently in a relaxed, studio-oriented office. Coplon Associates is an equal opportunity employer and offers an excellent wage and benefit package. Bar Harbor is located on Mount Desert Island home to Acadia National Park, and offers year round recreational and cultural opportunities.

Please send or email a resume and portfolio to:

Samuel R. Coplon
Coplon Associates
112 Cottage Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

scoplon@coplonassociates.com 

This position is a TERM appointment not to exceed 13 months but may be non-competitively extended up to 4 years total.  Additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Incumbent is expected to have experience in landscape research and projects focusing on different types of historic landscapes such as historic battlefields, farmsteads, and vernacular settlements, urban settings, designed gardens and estates.

Applications must be received in the announcing office on or before the closing date to be considered.  Applicants will not be contacted for missing or incomplete information.

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.

The incumbent serves as a specialist for one or more parks in the landscape architecture profession with a practical knowledge in the technical methods, practices, and principles of preserving cultural landscapes.  Cultural landscape preservation focuses on preserving a landscapes physical attributes, biotic systems, and use when that use contributes to its historical significance.  Research, planning, and stewardship are the framework of the duties of a historical landscape architect.  Research defines the features, values, and associations that make landscape historically significant; planning identifies the issues and alternatives for long-term preservation; and stewardship involves activities such as condition assessment, maintenance, and training.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: All applicants must FIRST meet the basic requirements and THEN meet the grade level requirement to be qualified for this position.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

(1) .  Degree: landscape architecture or landscape design;

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(2) Combination of education and experience - for each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had 1 year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. The experience must have included original landscape design.  

Evaluation of Experience: The following kinds of experience ARE NOT acceptable as professional landscape architectural experience: routine drafting or developing of plans where original investigations or designs are not involved; laying out or executing illustrations in black-and-white or in color; nursery work involving the propagation of trees, shrubs, vines, etc., experimental, horticultural, or landscape gardening; breeding, testing, propagation, culture, and production of plants, flowers, trees, crops, etc,; forestry work involving the management of forest resources for the continuous production of timber, water, forage, and other forest values; architectural and engineering work limited to the design of structures; work in city and community planning that relates primarily to the broad social and economic growth of cities and communities and the organization of community services and facilities.

Once you meet one of the basic requirements above you must then meet the grade level requirement below for the GS-9 grade level:

GS-9 GRADE LEVEL:  EDUCATION: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent (related degree required); 

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EXPERIENCE: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level.  Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant wit the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: experience researching landscape history using archival, graphic, and manuscript materials and writing original narrative history based on research findings; experience interpreting the contents of historic photographs to determine the genus and species of historic plants along with the presence or absence of other features appearing in the photographs; experience interpreting historic maps and drawings in order to graphically depict fixed points of time during the physical evolution of a landscape.

EDUCATION for both basic requirement and qualification at the GS-9 level: Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, college or university.  If qualifying based on education you must submit a copy of your transcripts.  Unofficial transcripts will be accepted at the time of application.  If selected for the position you will be required to provide an official transcript.

You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

Upon consideration of all qualified candidates, a tentative selection will be offered pending a successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation. 

Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid.

You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and on the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledges, skills, and abilities associated with this position as defined below.

Applicants must provide a written response to each of the below statements, limiting your responses to 2 pages per statement.  When describing your knowledges, skills, and abilities, please be sure to give examples and explain how often you used these skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of the people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.

1.  Knowledge of landscape architectural design concepts, techniques and principles as they apply to historic landscape research and planning.

2.  Ability to perform historical research, conduct field investigations, analyze data, and prepare reports, plans, specifications, and cost estimates to support planning for cultural landscape preservation.

3.  Ability to develop and prepare landscape construction plans and specifications that are compatible with historic character and protect and preserve cultural landscape features.

4.  Ability to inventory and document historic landscape features.

5.  Ability to communicate effectively through writing, speaking and drawing.

6.  Ability to work effectively with computers and computer technology.    

Once your qualifications have been evaluated, your application will be assigned a numeric score.  The minimum earned rating of 70 points plus the earned rating for the Knowledges, Skills and Abilities will be totaled to arrive at the total earned rating.  Eligible veterans who meet established criteria will receive additional points on their total score as a result of their military service as appropriate.  Those applicants with the highest scores will be referred to the selection official.  Please review your KSAs carefully.

For CTAP/ICTAP, well qualified means that the applicant meets the qualification standards and eligibility requirements for the position, meets minimum educational and experience requirements, meets all selective factors where applicable, and is able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry.  Qualified CTAP/ICTAP candidates with a score of 85 or higher will be referred to the selecting official.

Selectee is entitled to health insurance, long term care insurance, annual leave, sick leave, life insurance, retirement, thrift savings plan.  For full details on the federal benefits go to http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp

Full performance level of the position is a GS-09.

Incumbent required to serve a one year trial period.

First consideration will be given to CTAP and ICTAP eligibles.  You must provide appropriate documentation to be considered.  For additional information go to www.opm.gov/ctap

Please submit the following documents to the address below:  READ ENTIRE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE APPLYING.

1. An application for employment. You may use Optional Form (OF) 612, OR resume created from USAJOBS, OR a personal resume. Resumes created in USAJOBS must be attached to your application.  You can obtain the OF-612 form from www.opm.gov/forms/html/of.asp

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• Stantec Planning and Landscape Architecture, P.C.
• Warner Larson Inc.