News + Events

Listed below are scheduled events for the Arkansas Chapter of the ASLA.

Executive Committee Meeting  

Second Wednesday of the Month



Last Fridays Happy Hour
Sponsored by the Executive Committee of the Arkansas Chapter of ASLA

Last Friday of the Month

Lambeth Lounge
(Inn at Carnall Hall on the U of A campus)
Look for the ASLA table sign.

The AR ASLA holds regularly scheduled Happy Hours in order to maintain contact in an informal, relaxed setting about the goings-on in the Arkansas landscape architecture community.  All are welcome; bring a friend.   

   
 

 SAVE THE DATE!

APA and ASLA will have a joint conference October 23 and 24, 2008 at Mount Sequoyah Conference & Retreat Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  More information to come in the following months.

 

 Saturday, April 5, 2008

Celebration of Trees

We passed out ASLA coloring books and copies of Landscape Architecture magazine to those who attended the opening of the Fayetteville Farmer's Market. The City of Fayetteville's Celebra­tion of Trees is a tree and shrub giveaway to the public.  Our chapter helped and promoted Landscape Architecture.  Thank you to Jeremy Pate, Dirk Thibodaux, Alan Ostner, Alison Jumper, Travis Brooks, Melissa Evans and several UA Landscape Architecture students for volunteering.

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Wednesday and Thursday, April 23-24, 2008

Earth Day at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

We participated in a celebration of Earth Day at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.  1,600 elementary school children attended the two day event.  Stations were set up with different groups discussing recycling, the environment, landscape architecture, etc. with the children in 15 minute increments.  Thank you to Greg Bland, Alison Jumper, Stuart Thompson, Jeremy Pate, Courtney Tannehill McNair, Amanda Williamson, Travis Brooks and Melissa Evans for volunteering to lead the "Design Your Park" presentation.

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Girl Scouts USA Career Day

Thank you to Juliet Richey and Courtney McNair for presenting Landscape Architecture and Planning to the Northwest Arkansas Girl Scouts USA for their Career Day at the Jones Center in Springdale.

Arkansas Earth Day Festival, Little Rock, AR

Thank you to Mark Webre, Julie Luther, Richard Coleman for representing the Arkansas Chapter at the Earth Day Festival at the Clinton Presidential Library.  Landscape Architecture Magazines and Arkansas ASLA Chapter Coloring Books were handed out to the public.

 

 
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