Job Postings

• Renaissance Design Professional Sought

Events of Interest

• BSLA Scavenger Hunt - 9/11/08
• BLSA Golf Outing - 9/16/08
• ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO - 10/03/08
• BuildBoston - 11/28/08

September 11, 2008
The Hunt for Landscape in Downtown Boston Scavenger Hunt

All landscape architects, designers and associated professionals are invited to test their knowledge of Boston on Thursday, September 11 with a scavenger hunt. The competition for great prizes will be fierce, so be sure to wear comfortable walking/running shoes and bring your camera phone!

The hunting begins at 5:30 pm at Stantec Planning and Landscape Architecture, P.C. (141 Portland Street, Boston) where teams of 4 (either pre-formed or formed on spot) will gather and form their strategies while revving up with light food and beverages. Each team will get a sheet of questions and clues and have an hour and a half to solve and collect as many as you can. Teams will then turn in their materials and share their photos by 7:30 sharp at Boston Beer Works (112 Canal Street, Boston) where refreshments will be served and prizes awarded, including a piece of furniture by Landscape Forms.

If you can't make the hunt, meet us at the finish line! All are welcome.

Please RSVP by Thursday, September 4 to the BSLA Chapter Office (info@BSLAweb.org, 508-620-5018) to reserve a spot for the hunt. (There will be a trivia night in lieu of the hunt in case of severe inclement weather.)

Thank you to Landscape Forms for sponsoring this event.

September 16, 2008
2008 BSLA Fall Classic Golf Tournament

The 2008 BSLA Fall Classic Golf Tournament will be held at Shaker Hills Golf Club in Harvard, Massachusetts on Tuesday, September 16. Please plan to participate and share in a great day with BSLA members, friends, and landscape industry professionals.

Click here for complete details and sponsorship opportunities. Deadline for Golfing is September 12, 2008.

October 3-7, 2008
ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO

ASLA will host its annual meeting October 3-7, 2008 in Philadelphia. The 2008 theme of Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes + Communities will celebrate the contributions of landscape architects in the design, planning, management, and research of the life support system for the planet. Don’t miss the most important annual event for landscape architecture professionals! Register on or before August 27, 2008 and save $50.

Looking To Sharing Accommodations?
Are you attending the Annual Meeting and would like to share accommodations with another attendee? If so, contact Glenn Bayfield at glenn@hawkdesigninc.com

November 18-20, 2008
23rd Annual Build Boston Event
Are you interested in presenting a workshop or leading a panel discussion at Build Boston (November 18-20, 2008)? Please contact Joe Geller at Joe.Geller@Stantec.com for more information.

Welcome to BSLA's
New and Returning Members

• Thomas W. Ennis, ASLA, West Roxbury, MA
• Nikkie Gaitan, Affiliate ASLA, Thorndike Development, Norton, MA
• Radhika Garg, Associate ASLA, Sasaki Associates, Inc., Somerville, MA
• David Hancock, ASLA, Cbt Architects, Boston, MA
• Lee Jennings, Associate ASLA, Amherst, MA
• Eunjin Park, ASLA,Sasaki Associates, Newton, MA
• Ryan Wampler, Associate ASLA, Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Somerville, MA

Member News

Copley Wolff Design Group Hires Melissa Braun, RLA, Project Manager

BOSTON, MA - August 18, 2008 – Copley Wolff Design Group (CWDG) announced today the hiring of Melissa Braun, a Registered Landscape Architect, as Project Manager. 

Ms. Braun, previously a Senior Landscape Architect with Pressley Associates of Cambridge, MA, brings five years of experience working on a wide range of projects including those focusing on planning, historic preservation and campus and park design.

Boston Landmarks Commission Looking for BSLA Members To Serving on The Commission
The Boston Landmarks Commission is looking for BSLA members interested in serving on the commission. They need two nominations for each of two positions for the mayor to select one each. It is for a Boston resident, for approximately 3-year terms, 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening meetings, etc. Current employees of the City of Boston will not be allowed. Candidates must possess expertise in landscape architecture and in historic preservation.

Read the formal invitation. Deadline is no later than September 30, 2008.

Please contact BSLA Chapter Office (info@BSLAweb.org, 508-620-5018) if interested and for further information.

UMass Extension's GREEN SCHOOL
Now Accepting Registrations - Classes Start November 6

Green School, a comprehensive 11-day certificate short course for Green Industry professionals taught by UMass Extension Specialists and University of Massachusetts faculty, begins November 6, 2008 in Milford, Mass. This popular course is designed for landscape professionals, lawn care specialists, arborists and other horticultural practitioners wishing to gain an understanding of horticultural fundamentals and strategies, as well as their relationship to environmental quality, but who can't fit a full academic course into their schedules. Green School students come away with the knowledge needed to make environmentally appropriate decisions related to turf and plant selection, arboriculture, plant maintenance, and pest and nutrient management.

Green School runs November 6 - December 18, 2008. It is held one to two days a week from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Radisson Hotel in Milford, MA.

Green School's curriculum is based on research and information emphasizing environmental stewardship and integrated pest management (IPM). To see the full schedule or to register online or to print out a registration form, go to http://umassgreeninfo.org/programs/green_school.html

For more information or to have a registration form mailed, call UMass Extension at 413-545-0895.

Job Opportunity

• Renaissance Design Professional Sought

Renaissance Design Professional sought by National Award Winning Real Estate Developer
Thorndike Development is seeking an interdisciplinary design professional with a landscape architecture degree and strong graphic design skills to join the development team for a mixed use $300 million Smart Growth New Town to be built next to the Kingston, MA commuter rail station.

Please email resumes attention Nikki.Gaitan@ThorndikeDevelopment.com.

Only 3 sponsor placements per issue. Contact Christy Griffith, BSLA Chapter Office - Graphics and Web, griffith@BSLAweb.org, 802-438-9858.

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

• Reed|Hilderbrand
• Bartsch & Radner Design, Inc.
• Sasaki Associates, Inc.
• Hugh J. Collins, Jr. Landscape Designer, Inc.
• Halvorson Design Partnership
• Bellalta 3 Design
• Stantec Planning and Landscape Architecture, P.C.
• Joseph Hudak, L.A
• Weston and Sampson
• Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture
• Dodson Associates
• Hines Wasser & Associates, LLC
• HNTB Corporation
• Pressley Associates, Inc.
• Terrence J. DeWan and Associates
• AMES A/E
• Steven W. Ribble, RLA, ASLA
• Crosby Schlessinger Smallridge
• Robert LaRoche
• SMRT, Inc.
• Mohr & Seredin Landscape Architects, Inc.
• WBRC Architects / Engineers Inc.
• Lawrence Johannesman
• Mitchell & Associates
• Mercer Bonney, RLA
• Shadley Associates, P.C.
• Clyde & Patricia Walton
  
  

BSLA appreciates their commitment to this cause.

• Bartsch & Radner Design, Inc.
• Stantec Planning and Landscape Architecture, P.C. Consulting
• Halvorson Design Partnership
• Reed | Hilderbrand
• Shadley Associates, P.C.
• Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.
• Keith LeBlanc Landscape Architecture, Inc.
• Hines|Wasser + Associates, LLC
• Thomas Wirth Associates, Inc.