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Dear LASN: After much anticipation, I received the December issue of LASN a day or two after Christmas. The PMBR article on Brennan Estates Main Entrance looks great! You and your staff did a wonderful job with not only the content, but the design and layout as well. The use of sketches along with the photographs was very successful from a visual point of view, and I thought the hand-drawn quality of the sketches was a refreshing change from most CADD drawings done today. Also, the juxtaposition of each drawing with what was actually built worked well. I brought (the magazine) into the office today and everybody who has seen it is very impressed with the article and the entire magazine.
J. Seemans, RLA, ASLA Wilmington, Delaware
Dear LASN: We got our (December) copy of LASN and I must say I am very impressed with it. The article and (CLARB Executive Direct Clarence) Chaffee?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s outlook came out great. But what I am most impressed with is the Licensure Review. You really did a great service by asking boards ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????what?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s up??EUR??,,????'?????<???????? If you do nothing else next year (well, this year), please survey the state boards again.
Matt Rankin CLARB Communications and Marketing Manager Vienna, Virginia
Editor?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s Note: To review LASN?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s December forecast issue as well as news on licensure issues, click on www.landscapearchitect.com.
Dear LASN: I received the December issue of your magazine and read your editorial ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Christmas Poem.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Near the middle section of your poem, you say, ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????...Still, with Bush at the helm, Conservation is up. Who would ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????a thought that he?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??d fill up that cup??EUR??,,????'?????<???????? You infer that the current President and his administration are conservation-minded. I could not disagree with you more. A brief look at some of this administration?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s actions and proposals include?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? 1) In only two years, the Bush administration has weakened the Clean Water Act more than any president in the last 30 years (this according to American Rivers, an organization this publication supports); 2) This administration has eased clean air rules, allowing refineries, utilities and manufacturers to avoid installing new, updated anti-pollution equipment once the plants modernize; 3) the Bush administration had pushed to drill for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, but, thankfully, the Senate, led by insistence from the Democratic Party, defeated this measure. And the list goes on… ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Conservation is up?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? you say? I would say, ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Conservation is up a creek!?EUR??,,????'?????<????????
M. Wheeler Wheaton, Illinois
Publisher?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s Note: As noted in the December forecast issue of LASN, according to government figures, federal spending on conservation is up.
Dear LASN: I just finished reading the December 2002 issue of your magazine and wanted to congratulate you on a great publication. Of all the magazines that come across my desk, I look forward to yours…great technical news, appropriate information without all the politically correct rhetoric that comes with some of the other trade journals. Keep up the good work! God Bless you and your staff in 2003.
T. Gibbon Philadelphia, Penn.
Dear LASN: For years, I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ve barely tolerated George Schmok?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s juvenile right-wing fundamentalist prattle. His Gideonesque quotations, carefully slipped into each issue, belong in his nightstand and not in a ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????professional?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? magazine. But it was his attempt at ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????poetry?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? that did me in. Mr. Schmok?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s shallow message held within those 10 adolescent paragraphs is a genuine disservice to the ideals of landscape architecture. Beyond that, Schmok?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s comments are both socially and ecologically irresponsible. Perhaps 2003 will include the revival of a once fine magazine.
E. Brynildson, RLA Montello, Wisconsin
LASN asked Brynildson: Which ideals do you speak of? I truly would appreciate hearing your views. Brynildson responded with the following:
Mr. Schmok, I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??m a leader, not a follower, so I?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??m accustomed to not goose-stepping in line for anything. As for the spiritual dimensions of landscape, the native soil and all that breathes freely upon it, is all the body of God we?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??ll ever see. Therefore, it must be cherished and guarded. Your obsession and repeated excitement over ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????construction is hot?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? tells me you sorely lack an ecological conscience. When ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????construction is hot,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? I ask you; at what cost? Tacky sprawl, loss of prime agricultural lands, forest fragmentation, endless roads and habitat destruction are inevitably the real costs paid. You are a walking, talking, anomaly to state-of-the-art thinking in landscape architecture. Your myopic vision fails to recognize our paramount inherited professional responsibility (that is, IF you?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??re actually a registered landscape architect), which is, to think and act holistically. Any truly ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Good Lord,?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? blesses more than just American people.
Dear LASN: After recently re-reading the Letters to the Editor in the November issue, specifically the letter from J. Hess of Oregon, I felt compelled to write you. I always read the letters page for the exact opposite reasons Hess criticized you for. I enjoy your viewpoints and outlook and find if refreshingly different from most publications. I would like to make a few comments on the Hess letter.
First J. Hess seems very versed in a unitarian view of world religions, but not in the person and work of the God of the Bible. If this person would study God instead of religion he/she would discover God does bless those who follow Him and His directives. (This is not a commentary on if America fits this category as a nation). Further, if God is God then inherent in being God, He is not too busy to decide whom or what He may choose to bless. Lastly, was the personal interpretation of ?EUR??,,????'?????<????????Destroy this temple.?EUR??,,????'?????<???????? Looking into the Bible and the context, Jesus was talking about Himself and His impending death, not an illusion to Iraq. Nor do I believe you were applying this verse to Iraq.
Thank you for your publication. I use it monthly for its articles and reference it for specifying products. I look forward to your editorials in the future.
R. Stewart, Landscape Architect Highland Village, Texas
March 29 – April 2, 2003 National Planning Conference American Planning Association Denver, Colorado www.planning.org
April 9-11, 2003 The CSI Show The Construction Specifications Institute McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois www.csinet.org
April 26-28, 2003 TOCA Annual Meeting Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association Charleston, South Carolina www.toca.org
May 2-6, 2003 WCISA Annual Conference Western Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture Las Vegas, Nevada 530-892-1118 www.wcisa.net
May 6-8, 2003 LightFair International 2003 Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, New York 404-220-2215
May 8-10, 2003 AIA National Convention and Expo American Institute of Architects San Diego, California 617-859-4475 www.aia.org
May 11-14, 2003 ACEC Annual Convention American Council of Engineering Companies Boston Marriott Boston Massachusetts www.acec.org
June 15-19, 2003 AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition American Water Works Association Anaheim, California 303-794-7711 www.awwa.org
June 19-21, 2003 OPEI 51st Annual Meeting Outdoor Power Equipment The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colorado 703-549-7604 www.opei.org
June 22-24, 2003 North American Fertilizer Transportation Conference The Fertilizer Institute Westin La Paloma Hotel Tucson, Arizona www.tfi.org
June 21-25, 2003 120th ASTA Annual Convention American Seed Trade Association Hyatt Lake Las Vegas Henderson, Nevada www.amseed.com/meeting.asp
July 10-12, 2003 NSPE 2003 Annual Convention & Expo Marriott Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas www.nspe.org
July 15-20, 2003 American Nursery and Landscape Association 2003 Convention & Executive Learning Retreat Boston, Massachusetts 202-789-2900
July 16-19, 2003 APLD Summer Conference Association of Professional Landscape Designers New York, New York 717-238-9780 www.apld.org
July 23-25, 2003 2003 TPI Summer Convention & Field Days Turfgrass Producers International Dayton, Ohio www.turfgrasssod.org
July 27-30, 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting The American Society of Agricultural Engineers Riveria Hotel and Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada www.asae.org 616-429-0300
July 29-31, 2003 Penn Allied Nursery Trade Show Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 717-238-1673
August 1-3, 2003 SNA 2003 Trade Show and Convention Southern Nursery Association Atlanta, Georgia 770-973-9026
August 3-6, 2003 Scenic Summit Scenic America EDAW, Inc. Hyatt Regency Hotel Denver, Colorado 303-494-1246 www.scenicsummit.org
August 15-17, 2003 The Nursery & Landscape Expo Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Houston, Texas 800-880-0343
August 22-23, 2003 Summer Green Show North Carolina Association of Nurserymen Greensboro, North Carolina 919-816-9119
September 18-20, 2003 Florida Nursery and Allied Trade Show Florida Nurserymen & Growers Association 800-375-3642 www.fnga.org
September 23-25, 2003 2003 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky www.icuee.com
September 24-25, 2003 LightShow West The Councourse Exhibition Center at the San Francisco Design Center San Francisco, California 770-953-4445
October 2003 Xeriscape Conference 2003 Xeriscape Council of New Mexico Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, New Mexico 505-294-7791
October 3-6, 2003 ASHS 2003 American Society of Horticultural Science Providence, Rhode Island www.ashs.org
October 7-8, 2003 Building With Trees National Conference National Arbor Day Foundation Arbor Day Farm, Lied Conference Center Nebraska City, Nebraska www.arborday.org
October 8-9, 2003 Turfgrass and Landscape Expo Southern California Turfgrass Council Fairplex Pomona, California 800-500-7282
October 18-20, 2003 International Lawn, Garden and Power Equipment Expo Louisville, Kentucky 812-949-9200 expo.mow.org
October 21-25, 2003 2003 NRPA Congress & Exposition National Recreation and Park Association Americas Convention Center St. Louis, Missouri 703-858-2184 www.nrpa.org
October 22-23, 2003 Western Nursery & Garden Expo California Association of Nurserymen Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 800-517-0391
October 30 – November 4, 2003 ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo American Society of Landscape Architects Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana 202-898-2244 www.asla.org
November 6-9, 2003 Green Industry Expo St. Louis, Missouri www.pgms.org 410-223-2861
November 13-16, 2003 PLCAA?EUR??,,????'?????<????????????EUR??,,??s 23 Annual Green Industry Conference Professional Lawn Care Association of America Opryland Hotel Nashville, TN Ph. (615) 883-2211
November 18-20, 2003 24th Annual International Irrigation Show & Conference Irrigation Association San Diego, California www.irrigation.org
November 19-22, 2003 IAAPA International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions Orlando, Florida
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