?EUR??,,????'??Think Stronger Licensing. Our Chapter?EUR??,,????'???s current focus is changing the Washington law that governs landscape architects from a Title Act to a Practice Act. Our intent is to submit a practice act bill in the 2007 legislative session in January. Washington is one of only seven states with a title act and the only state west of the Mississippi. The title act provides only a thin veil of protection to the public safety and welfare since anyone can legally perform the work of a landscape architect in Washington. This bill will make clear to others what we do as landscape architects. In many ways this is an exercise in education and advocacy of the profession.?EUR??,,????'??

?EUR??,,????'??Think Advocacy – Your help is needed to make the practice act bill successful. The first step is to be informed. Brown bag lunches are planned for several locations including a possible video conference with Eastern Washington members to give you an opportunity to understand the proposed changes to the law. Please watch for the brown bag meeting announcements. In addition, we will be meeting with the state Board of Landscape Architecture and other allied groups to gain their support for this effort. ASLA is the only organization that represents landscape architects in Washington.?EUR??,,????'??

?EUR??,,????'??Think Contribution – To keep WASLA in the black financially, the Executive Committee developed a five-pronged fund raising strategy to raise additional funds for the next three years.?EUR??,,????'??