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March 2,1994 was a big day for Wisconsin landscape architects, as the Wisconsin State Senate voted to approve AB100 and endorse the registration of landscape architects in Wisconsin. The overwhelming 28 to 5 vote follows the recent unanimous voice vote in the Wisconsin Assembly and several strong votes in legislative committees.
The next step for the bill was to go back to the Assembly for concurrence on a minor Senate Amendment, which passed without a problem. Now, it is on to the governor?EUR??,,????'???s office for consideration. According to Paul Skidmore, the Registration Committee members are optimistic about the chance of AB100 being signed into law.
The newly formed Institute of Registered Landscape Architects (IRLA) has received an outstanding written response from Registered Landscape Architects throughout the country. This response reveals the attitude many LA?EUR??,,????'???s have towards the direction of the profession and the ASLA, a direction that has not progressed on the support of registering LA?EUR??,,????'???s. Application forms, grant request forms, and officer election forms have been sent to more than 100 landscape architects in just the first few weeks.
The IRLA?EUR??,,????'???s sole purpose is to keep landscape architecture in the hands of the professional by advocating the registration of LA?EUR??,,????'???s in all fifty states. Dues for the IRLA will be mainly used to support legislative efforts and advertising in those states lacking registration or fighting sunset.
If you wish to join, support or find out more, write to: IRLA, P.O. Box 52062, Irvine, CA 92619-2062.
A) One has to wonder what the ASLA is doing when they depict (on newsstands across the nation) the ?EUR??,,????'??New Firms of the 90?EUR??,,????'???s?EUR??,,????'?? as being a one man office/garage, complete with band saw, grinder and barely enough room for one person to stand. Is this the future of the profession? What does this say to the developer, to the average consumer, or to legislators who are asked to ratify the profession by signing into law the registration of wood shop operators?!?
What do you suppose a college student thinks when he or she sees that their four years of study, two years of apprenticeship and a hair-pulling test will set them up to be qualified to work out of their garage? Is this anyway to run a profession? What is going on in Washington? Is this the result of the new ASLA strategic plan? One has to wonder . . .
B) The 1993 ASLA Annual Meeting drew a ten year low of barely 1500 bodies to Chicago. With 25 to 35% of those attendees coming from the academic community, it is no wonder that the ASLA will be inviting landscape contractors, nurserymen and ?EUR??,,????'??design professionals?EUR??,,????'?? to bolster attendance in 1994. While LASN has long advocated the inclusion of outside professionals, this tactic is supposed to show the strength of the profession, not be an emergency remedy for poor participation. The strength of this profession is the Registered Landscape Architect, whom the ASLA has apparently abandoned in lieu of greater membership numbers. If the ASLA cannot attract the RLA to their meeting, who cares who else shows up!
Ok, Ok! So this doesn?EUR??,,????'???t have much to do with the state of Landscape Architecture, but my family would be very disappointed if our first born, Nathan Alexander, didn?EUR??,,????'???t make the pages of Dad?EUR??,,????'???s publication. And no, he didn?EUR??,,????'???t just read my publishers statement.
Each year Scenic America, a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to conserving the nation?EUR??,,????'???s scenic resources, highlights a variety of rural, suburban and urban roadways from across America in their list of the 20 Most Important Scenic Byways.
According to the organization, ?EUR??,,????'??Scenic byways are roadways that provide travelers a relaxing travel experience by traversing areas that have exceptional scenic, natural, historic, cultural, or recreational resources.?EUR??,,????'??
There are two categories in this listing, the 10 Most Outstanding Scenic Byways and the 10 Most Endangered Byways. The roads in both these categories were chosen because they possess what are considered unique and significant scenic, historic, natural, and other resources, and because the community has worked together to identify and conserve these resources. In the case of the endangered byways, the resources face threats from things such as billboard proliferation or insensitive development.
Sally Oldham, president of the organization, notes, ?EUR??,,????'??This list serves as an important reminder to federal and state Departments of Transportation, environmental agencies, tourism agencies, and other government and private entities of both the potentials and pitfalls facing America?EUR??,,????'???s scenic byways today.?EUR??,,????'??
Scenic America is a network of thousands of Americans working to preserve the scenic resources throughout the nation?EUR??,,????'???s communities. The membership includes everyone from landscape architects and planners to hikers and bikers. The landscape architectural profession is well represented by Mary Ann Lasch, Program Director, and member of the ASLA.
MOST OUTSTANDING BYWAYS
White Mountain Scenic Road, AZ San Juan Skyway, CO Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Wash. DC State Route 6A, Cape Cod, MA Dickinson Road, Wiscasset, ME North Shore Drive, MN Natchez Trace Parkway, MS, AL, TN Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, SD State Route 100, VT
MOST ENDANGERED BYWAYS
Lincoln Highway, Greene County, IA Great River Road, LA State Route 28, NY Nantahala Scenic Byway, NC US Route 30, Lancaster, PA Shannock Road, RI Old San Antonio Road, TX Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia Lummi Shore Scenic Road, WA Corridor ?EUR??,,????'??H?EUR??,,????'??, WV
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, will present the twelfth in a series of technical conferences on Applied Biogeotechnology?EUR??,,????'??+Using vegetation and structures to control erosion, protect slopes and restore environmental quality. The course will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on June 8-10,1994 and is for landscape architects, civil engineers, foresters, project engineers and managers, reclamation and mining engineers and others responsible for controlling erosion and protecting slopes.
The program topics include erosion and soil moisture, physical effects of vegetation, effective bank protection measures, habitat and ecological considerations, effective use of woody plants, plant selection and construction methods, low cost earth stabilization measures, gully development and design of check dams, landscape contracting, risk allocation, case studies and ii economic considerations.
For more information call 800-462-0876 or write C. Allen Wortley, Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 432 North Lake Street, Madison, WI 53706.
The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) has made available the ?EUR??,,????'??Bibliography of Water Use, Fertilizer, and Pesticide Impacts Relative to Woody Environmental Plants.?EUR??,,????'?? The water section contains references on groundwater, plant use/requirements, conservation/management policy, irrigation water constituents, reuse, runoff and other subjects. For more information contact HRI, 1250 I Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, 202-789-2900.
The Department of Housing und Urban Development (HUD) held a series of one-day workshops across the nation on Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. The workshops, targeting economic development professionals and community planners, is designed to answer questions about who may apply for EZ/EC status, the benefits of participating in the program, how to apply for designation, preparation of a strategic plan and effective utilization of Federal resources. For more information on future workshops call 202-828-7034.
In April, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. will publish the ninth edition of Architectural Graphics Standards, a source of information on design, construction detailing, and building equipment for the spectrum of different types of projects.
In the new edition, over 60% of the material is new or revised to reflect changes in design standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), since the last edition published in 1988. All data is organized according to the CSI Master format. Some of the key features include:
For more information on how to obtain a copy of the Architectural Graphics Standards, call 1-800-CALLWILEY.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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