Join a Subcommittee
Interested in helping shape the events, outreach, and impact of ASLA-Sierra Chapter? Join one (or more) of our subcommittees to guide the chapter and plan our events. Reach out to communications@alsa-sierra.org and let us know what subcommittee you are interested in joining and we will put you in touch with that subcommittee’s chair. If you have another interest beyond what is below, reach out, we would love your input.
Events Committee - Interested in helping to plan one (or more) of the following events? Have a great idea for a new event? Let us know! Regular events include:
Sporting Events – Join fellow members at sporting events.
Golf Tournament – Our largest annual event, drawing out members from throughout the area.
Summer Picnic – The Summer Picnic & Sponsor Appreciation Day is a fun event where the Chapter enjoys a casual, family-oriented event. Sponsors are invited to mingle with members, friends, and families!
World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM) – We plan activities during WLAM (every April) to celebrate and promote our profession with the general public.
PARKing Day – A daylong event where firms and organizations highlight how much public space is dominated by car storage.
Design Awards – Every other year, this event spotlights and honors the work completed by landscape architects in our chapter.
Year-End Event – We have a large year-end social every other year (alternating with Design Awards).
Public Awareness and Advocacy – We promote and advocate for the profession by sharing the value of landscape architecture with our federal, state, and local elected officials as well as the general public.
Emerging Professional Group - We provide events and support aimed at professionals with less than 10 years of experience, including supporting those taking the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE) by providing lectures, workshops, and study resources. Find out more at our EPG Page.
Membership - We reach out to existing and potential members to learn how we can better connect and serve them. Find out more about our membership tiers on our Membership Page.
Sponsorship – We work with representatives, manufacturers, and other organizations to sponsor our chapter and events. This subcommittee is the catalyst behind all of our awesome events and enables us to do advocacy, outreach, and much more! Check out our amazing sponsors and learn more on our Sponsorship Page.
Fellows Nomination – Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge, and service. We identify and nominate outstanding ASLA members within our chapter for consideration by ASLA National for this national honor.
Diversity in Landscape Architecture – We are aiming to proactively help landscape architects in our region be more educated, aware, and accomplished in achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. For more information, see our DxLA Page.
Career Discovery/K-12 Outreach – We partner with local schools and work with students from kindergarten through high school to encourage our next generation to become landscape architects.
Strategic Planning – We meet on an as-needed basis to set the vision and goals for our chapter and our profession in our region.
Climate Change Action Committee – We develop strategic initiatives to promote and encourage climate change action at the local, state, and national levels.
