Watch this follow-up video to the Fall 2022 APLD-CA/Advocacy Committee “Slow the Burn” Symposium on fire-resilient landscape design for industry professionals.
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APLD CA Chapter and Advocacy Committee Offer MWELO Training for Landscape Designers
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Kim O’Cain, author of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) MWELO Guidebook, will cover MWELO 101, share best practices for submitting plans using APLD member example projects, and lead an interactive discussion.
The Gottlieb Native Garden—An Urban Oasis
A recent visit by APLD CA Chapter Board members to a guided tour of The Gottlieb Native Garden, a flourishing California native ecosystem, and home to more than 200 hand-selected plants and over 1,500 documented wildlife species.
Show the Flow Video Tour
“Show the Flow” is an educational video tour, held on October 13, 2022, of large- and small-scale watersheds to demonstrate how landscape communities can protect the health of local waterways and prevent storm water pollution.
Slow the Burn Symposium
“Slow the Burn” is an APLD CA virtual symposium, presented in five modules, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from September 13 through November 10, 2022, on creating beautiful native landscapes in the face of water scarcity and fire.
Fire-resilient Landscape Design Symposium
Photo above by APLD CA Bay Area District Member Shireen Zia. Landscape installation by EarthCare Landscaping. APLD CA Chapter Advocacy Committee Presents Fire-resilient Landscapes: Creating Beautiful Gardens for Defensible Space 3.5 APLD CEUs Thursday, November 4, from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m., PDT Location: Online For further information, contact advocacy@apldca.org. The Need for Fire-resilient Design Increasing […]
February 26, 2021: EEC California Advocacy Training
APLD-CA Advocacy & Sustainability Invites All California Members Please Join Us Friday, February 26, 2021 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. for California Advocacy Training Presented by Environmental & Energy Consulting (EEC) is offering an advocacy training for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers—California Chapter and its members. The training will be offered via webinar, and will […]
Update & What’s Next?: Watershed Wise Landscape Professional (WWLP) Training
APLD CA and its members have ardently embraced the principles of the Watershed Approach to Landscapes. In 2018, the California Watershed Approach to Landscape Design handbook was published and put into the hands of our members. This handbook is the foundation for the Watershed Wise Landscape Professional (WWLP) Trainings offered by APLD CA in collaboration […]
G3 Watershed Wise Landscape Professional Certification Training: November 7 & 8
Today’s landscape professionals need to be more than water wise, we need to become Watershed Wise Landscape Professionals (WWLP) to manage limited resources without sacrificing the beauty and functionality of our landscapes. Find out more about what you will learn from this unique Green Garden Group course. (Continuing Education Units: APLD 12.75)
APLD CA “Signs on” to Letter to Support H.R. 2313 for Tax Exempt Water Conservation Rebates
The APLD CA Chapter recently “signed on” to a letter that the Alliance for Water Efficiency and 72 other agencies, organizations, and interested parties submitted to support H.R. 2313, the Water Conservation Tax Parity Act.
