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Webinar: “Career Pathways” with Alyssa Moffitt, ASLA and Pamela Brief, ASLA
At this lunch and learn on January 14, 2026, Alyssa Moffitt and Pamela Brief share honest insights, practical tips, and have real talk about career pathways for emerging professionals within the landscape architecture profession.
Reaccreditation for the UCLA Extension Program
The UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate Program has received reaccreditation for a six-year term from the Landscape Architects Technical Committee (LATC). LATC is a California state-appointed committee responsible for evaluating and accrediting educational programs that prepare candidates for licensure as landscape architects. The committee’s mission is to uphold rigorous academic, professional, and ethical standards that support public health, safety, and [...]
UCLA Extension Academic Administrator Appointment
The UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate Program is delighted to announce that Pamela Brief, ASLA, PLA, has been appointed Academic Administrator for the Landscape Architecture Certificate Program. In this role, Pamela will oversee academic programs and will be instrumental in the evaluation, strategic planning, and continued growth of the program. She will work closely with me while engaging students, faculty, [...]
Governor Newsom Appoints Stephanie Landregan, FASLA
On January 14, 2026, Stephanie Landregan, FASLA, of Glendale, was reappointed to the State Mining and Geology Board, where she has served since 2015. Landregan has been the Director of Altadena Green since 2025. She was Program Director of Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles Extension from 2008 to 2025. Landregan was Division Chief of Landscape Architecture [...]
SoCal Executive Committee’s Annual Planning Day
It was a wonderful day at the Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens in Long Beach on Saturday December 6. The SoCal Chapter Executive Committee met for our annual day of planning to review the Strategic Plan and upcoming goals for 2026. 2026 is shaping up to be a good year and there is a great deal of excitement [...]
Transgressive Practices to Transformative Policies
This year the Climate Action Committee will embark on an exploration of how we can support and play a role in community self-reliance and climate change resilience. This month many of us will enjoy the ASLA Conference in New Orleans, he ASLA 2025 Conference "Beyond Boundaries' where the profession will "celebrate the power of landscape architects to create innovative, resilient [...]
California School Tree Survey
The Luskin Lab is conducting a survey on tree activities or projects at California K-12 schools, seeking to learn from people involved in the advocacy, design, installation, maintenance, management, education, and fundraising, for trees located on school campuses (such as schoolyards, school gardens, entryways, parking lots) or adjacent street trees. They are looking to include the perspectives of arborists, urban foresters, [...]
CLASS Fund Reaches a New Milestone!
CLASS Fund is pleased to announce that a very important milestone was achieved on August 13, 2025. The CLASS endowment fund surpassed the goal of "Campaign Two Million" to $2,014,151.00. This goal was the dream of Bob Cardoza, FASLA, one of the founders of CLASS Fund. CLASS Fund achieved the original $1 Million goal in 2010, which was set by [...]
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