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American Society of Landscape Architects - Minnesota Chapter

ASLA MN is a non-profit organization that represents Landscape Architects in the state of Minnesota.

ASLA-MN is the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) which represents nearly 300 professionals in the landscape architecture profession through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship. We advocate for stewarding and designing the outdoor environment, from street cafes and residential yards to campuses and large land planning, and everything in between.

08/24/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined our ASLA MN Climate Action Committee Prairie Tour! We learned so much about prairie ecosystems and had a great time exploring together.

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08/17/2026

Art is back! ✏️🎨
ASLA-MN is excited to bring back Art Month for its second year! Whether it’s a quick pencil doodle, an ink study, a watercolor sketch, or something completely unexpected - we want to see it!
Share your work with us for a chance to be featured on ASLA-MN channels and win a Blick Art Materials gift card! Please find more detailed information on our website!

08/07/2026

Explore the latest issue of _SCAPE Magazine, Disrupting the Usual, featuring bold ideas and fresh perspectives that challenge conventional thinking in landscape architecture!
Link: https://aslamn.org/scape

08/06/2026

Join a Three Rivers Park District ecology expert for a guided 90-minute tour of Crow-Hassan Preserve, one of the metro’s premiere native prairie restorations. Explore the biodiversity of a healthy grassland—one of the planet’s great living carbon stores and one of North America’s most endangered ecosystems.
August is a spectacular time to visit, with native grasses and wildflowers at their peak and wildlife active throughout the preserve!
RSVP: [email protected]

07/31/2026

Join the volunteer restoration workday! ASLA MN Climate Action Committee will partner with the Friends of the Wildflower Garden to help manage invasive species and support ongoing ecological restoration efforts adjacent to the historic Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.

The workday will include a walk led by an expert restoration volunteer, providing an overview of the area‘s ecology, history, and current stewardship needs. Volunteer tasks may include removal of garlic mustard, buckthorn, and other invasive species. No prior experience is required.

We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP to [email protected]

07/24/2026

🍻 PDH & a beer is back!

Join us for an evening of learning, networking, and great conversation featuring a presentation on the Revitalization of Downtown Saint Paul.

No registration required, just show up with your colleagues! The first 25 attendees will receive a complimentary drink ticket. The bar will be open all evening, and ASLA Minnesota will provide light snacks.

We hope to see you there!✨

07/14/2026

Thank you to all who joined us for the ASLA and AIA COTE happy hour last week!🍻

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06/03/2026

ASLA MN Education Symposium Speaker highlight:

Session 5 – How the Garden Grows: Nurturing Nature, Nourishing Community at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden by Susan Wilkens, Garden Curator, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

When you step into a space, like a garden, and experience a felt shift within you, do you wonder what is influencing that change? Join a thoughtful conversation about how we tend to the multi-faceted experience that is the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. Its sensory richness, intentional simplicity, and community-centered focus invite visitors to engage with plants, nature, and each other, fostering deep and nourishing connections within this beloved and biodiverse space. From plant collections curation and visitor care to new initiatives and amenities, explore the perceptive and dynamic processes that shape this public sanctuary, holding both people and plants in community at the nation’s oldest public wildflower garden.

Susan Wilkins is Garden Curator of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, a historic 18-acre native plant botanic garden. For more than 22 years, she has led the stewardship of its diverse plant collections. In addition to overseeing horticultural operations, she directs the Garden’s education programs, visitor services, and volunteer initiatives while cultivating partnerships and community engagement efforts that extend the Garden’s impact.

Wilkins also serves ex officio on the Friends of the Wildflower Garden board. With a background in restoration ecology and landscape design, including previous work as a garden designer, she brings a thoughtful, place-based approach to public garden management.

06/02/2026

ASLA MN Education Symposium Session Highlight:

Session 4 – Resilience by Design: From Process to Practice by Leah Wirgau, Sr. Sustainability Specialist, HGA and Patrick Cipriano, Design Coordinator, HGA

Climate change is increasingly impacting our communities, ecosystems, and economies, and site design can play a key role in resilient solution-making. To that end, design, engineering, and planning professionals have the power to implement resilient strategies that bolster project goals and support vulnerable populations. Highlighting a collaboration between an architecture-engineering firm and the University of Minnesota’s Climate Adaptation Partnership, presenters will walk through a three-part resilience planning process. Tools and resources for gathering climate data, and best practices for identifying hazards, assessing risk, and planning strategies will be covered. A local project example will be given to demonstrate this process.

Leah Wirgau, LFA, SITES AP, MN Master Naturalist, Sr. Sustainability Specialist, HGA

As a member of HGA’s Sustainability team, Leah is an expert in the Minnesota B3, SITES, Living Building Challenge, and WELL Health-Safety rating systems. She has experience implementing strategies related to climate resilience, energy reduction, embodied carbon, and material health. Her knowledge in deep green building and site practices guides related research and education, and supports industry-leading projects, as well as policies.

Patrick Cipriano, LFA, LEED GA, Design Coordinator, HGA

Patrick is an emerging professional working at the intersection of architecture and resilience to integrate research into practice on a day-to-day project level approach. Patrick has over five years of research and professional experience in resilience that includes scenario planning, climate projection data, biophilic design, and energy modeling. Research experience has included previous and active collaborations with the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP), and the University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR).

06/01/2026

ASLA Education Symposium Session Highlight:

Session 3 – Advancing Site Sustainability Through Minnesota’s Evolving B3 Framework

Moderated by Lydia Major, Landscape Architecture and Planning Leader, LHB

Panelist 1: Matt Tierney, Research Fellow at University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Building Research

Panelist 2: Brit Erenler, PLA, Senior Associate, Damon Farber

Panelist 3: Marcie Weslock, PE, LEED AP, President/Principal Engineer, Élan Design Lab, Inc.

The State of Minnesota’s B3 (Buildings, Benchmarks, and Beyond) programs and tools support the creation of high-performing, sustainable sites and buildings by establishing clear, project-specific performance requirements starting with pre-design, guiding teams through effective and achievable sustainability strategies throughout design, and ensuring long-term accountability through post-occupancy performance tracking. This panel session will highlight recent updates to the B3 Site and Water Guidelines and feature design team representatives who will share insights, challenges, and strategies from their work on B3 projects. Attendees will leave with practical, adaptable takeaways for enhancing water efficiency, soil health, vegetation resilience, and habitat sustainability—whether or not they formally follow B3 Guidelines.

Address

105 5th Avenue South, Suite 485
Minneapolis, MN
55401

Telephone

+16514477841

Website

http://www.aslamn.org/

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