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LASN News January 198601-01-86 | News

The ASLA Sums Up Landscape Architects

The numbers are in and the data compiled from the 1985 ASLA National Salary Survey and Profile of Professional Practice. This most recent survey provides data based on responses to a questionnaire mailed to a random sample of 15,161 landscape architects in the United States and Canada.

Here’s a short preview of some of the findings:

The average salary for landscape architects in 1984 was $31,433, up 8% from 1982.
The percentages-of respondents in private practice has increased 18% since 1982 for a total of 73% of respondents. Those in public practice, i.e., who work for government agencies, declined 14% and academic practitioners declined 4% from 1982.
Average addition income was $5934, up 18% over 1982, and overall income was $33,147, up 8% over 1982. Average income ranged from a low of $18,202 for females with three or less years experience to a high of $48,429 for males with 19 or more years experience.
Sixty-seven percent of the landscape architects who responded are under 40 years of age.

Copies of the complete survey are available from the LA Bookstore, 1733 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. Cost for ASLA members is $18, and for non-members $27.

We All Need A LAF

Through research, publications, seminars and conferences, student grants and scholarships, national educational and allied organizational forums, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) is supporting the industry. In addition, as part of its scholarship program, LAF administers the Committee for Landscape Architecture Student Scholarships (C.L.A.S.S. Fund) as regional scholarships.

Financial support provides for the continuation of LAF?EUR??,,????'???s support. Mail your tax deductible contributions and further inquiries to: Landscape Architecture Foundation, 1733 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; (202) 223-6229.

ASIC Arizona Chapter Authors Irrigation Booklet

Minimum Standards for Landscape irrigation” is a booklet now available from the ASIC Arizona Chapter. Outlining the minimum standards commonly accepted in the irrigation industry, this booklet is intended to assist designers, contractors, developers, suppliers and municipalities. This 31-page document sets down the minimum plans and specs products to aid the designer in decision-making; helps reviewers meet universally accepted design criteria for protecting the public interest; discerns the line between overselling the product and underselling the owner for suppliers; provides irrigation managers with the tool for proper management and economical maintenance ?EUR??,,????'??+and much more.

To obtain a copy of “Minimum Standards for Landscape Irrigation,” send $15 (if an ASIC member) or $21.50 (if a non-member) to ASIC, Arizona, P.O. Box 45028, Phoenix, AZ 85064. Or send to National Office of ASIC, 2014 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Seatree Nurseries, Inc. Purchases Keeline-Wilcox

According to Tom Larson, Vice President of Seatree Nurseries, Inc., Robert L. Seat, President, and Robert A. Gillon, Chief Financial Officer, of Seatree made official the acquisition December 20, 1 985. Keeline-Wilcox Nursery was started in 1919 and moved to its present location in 1960. The aqusition adds 150 acres of specimen trees to the Orange County based Seatree Nurseries. “We now have over 250 acres to serve the building industry in this area,” said Larson. “Seatree has committed itself to becoming a leader in the industry and plans on remaining in the Orange County area despite the increasing pressures for urbanization.”

It’s sad to see the passing of a nursery with the history of Keeline Wilcox. It’s good to see that it has fallen into capable hands.

LAs Run, Walk & Roll With CLASS

For the second year in a row, CLASS Fund members walked, ran, jogged, peddled and skated their way through a quarter mile course at Skypark Business Circle in Irvine, California during the recent Orange Tide ‘86 fund raiser. An estimated 300 people participated in this walk/ run/rollathon that raised funds for CSP, Inc., a non-profit organization providing assistance to troubled youths and adults alike in the Orange County area. Also, 50 percent of the money raised went to the charity of each participant’s choice.

New HRI Plant Manual

The Horticultural Research Institute offers a new manual offering recommendations on the production, shipping and storing of interior landscape plants to avoid leaf-drop, yellowing, and dying. “Acclimatization of Foliage Plants” is written by Dr. Charles Canover of Apopka Agricultural Research Center in Florida. It is available at $5 per copy from HRI, 1250 I St., N.W., Ste. 500, Washington, D.C. 20005.