Events &
Opportunities
Continue to check here for upcoming opportunities to connect and network with fellow members! If you know of an upcoming event that isn’t listed, email us to let us know!
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Columbia Heights Art and Info Fair
Join us in promoting the profession to the public at the 2025 Columbia Heights Art and Info Fair. This community event is an opportunity for local organizations to connect with Columbia Heights residents. We will be explaining what landscape architects do and how they shape the communities in which we live. Plus, there are free tacos and a demonstration from the MN Raptor Center. It’s fun for the whole family.
Webinar - Local Leadership on Climate and Biodiversity: Lessons from Nunavut, Vancouver, and Toronto - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
Hear from Canadian landscape architects working in local and regional government on how to overcome national obstacles and advance biodiversity and climate goals. Learn about Nunavut’s Climate Adaptation Plan, Vancouver’s Blue Green systems, and Toronto’s performance requirements for low carbon, resilient, and biodiverse development – which have all been led by landscape architects. Discover new ways to move forward policy and action in an equitable way at the local and regional levels.
Learning objectives:
Understand how climate and biodiversity policies are developed at the national, regional, and local levels in Canada
Gain insight into equitable planning and design strategies that involve Indigenous and underserved communities
Understand how Canadian landscape architects in public practice are developing policies at the regional and local levels on climate adaptation, biodiversity, green infrastructure, and water and land resource management
This webinar is free for members. Register today!
WxLA-MN Happy Hour
Join us for another WxLA Happy Hour—let’s bring our new hires and interns to celebrate the start of summer! Look for us on the patio if the weather is good and check our instagram for live updates of our location. Hope to see you there! As always, all are welcome.
Webinar - Artificial Intelligence: It’s in Your Firm (Whether You Know It or Not) - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
The time of AI is upon us. While many are not worried about this buzzword, many firms are embracing the technology and doing what they can to get ahead of what seems inevitable. During this session, we will examine what is going on with AI, what are people using, what can be done, and how will this impact our lives. We will examine the insurability ramifications, and privacy concerns the leveraging of AI may create. Finally, if you think your firm isn’t already leveraging this, you may be wrong. We will talk about strategies others have put in place to help manage internally and externally the use of the evolving technology.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of course participants will be able to:
Identify and explain applicable artificial intelligence systems for a design professional and how it impacts the firm’s every day.
Analyze the impacts the leveraging of artificial intelligence may have on the firm, with focus from a risk and liability point of view.
Evaluate and plan how you will leverage this technology while assessing the risk and heightened standard of care this may create.
Recognize the risk associated with the AI use and determine the situation in which each type should be used.
This webinar is free for members. Register today!
Webinar - 2025 Pulse Check: Business Strategies and Market Shifts in Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
Join a dynamic roundtable discussion with firm leaders featured in the 2024 ASLA Landscape Architecture Industry Report as we explore key trends and uncover new developments shaping the profession in 2025. Since the initial interviews conducted in mid-2024, the landscape has continued to evolve—from changing economic conditions and shifting client priorities to workforce challenges and supply chain dynamics.
This conversation will explore how firms are adapting in real time, what strategies are working, and where the profession may be headed next. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear candid insights from leaders across the field and contribute your own perspective on what’s emerging, what’s shifting, and what’s next.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Analyze how firm leaders are responding to economic conditions in 2025, including new business strategies, service pivots, and client engagement approaches.
Evaluate current challenges and solutions related to employee recruitment and retention, workplace culture, and emerging professional support.
Identify key shifts in construction costs, materials, and client priorities—and how firms are managing expectations, timelines, and project types in response.
This webinar is free for ASLA members. Register today!
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Walk
Join the Climate Action Committee of ASLA Minnesota for a native plant-focused ecology tour of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 19th. This guided experience will begin with an introduction by a garden ecologist and offer participants a unique opportunity to explore the oldest public wildflower garden in the United States, founded in 1907. Nestled within Theodore Wirth Park, the 16-acre sanctuary features over 600 native plant species and 130 bird species across diverse ecosystems, including wetlands, upland forests, and oak savannas. The garden’s commitment to preserving native flora in a naturalistic setting makes it a living classroom for ecological awareness.
Registration for this free event will be opening soon.
Guided Three Rivers Parks Tour at Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Join the Minnesota ASLA Climate Action Committee for an engaging ecology tour at Hyland Lake Park Reserve, led by a naturalist from the Richardson Nature Center. This immersive, field-based experience invites you to explore prairies, woodlands, and wetlands while learning about Minnesota’s native ecosystems, wildlife, and climate-resilient landscapes. Ideal for design professionals and nature enthusiasts alike, the tour offers hands-on insight into ecological stewardship and the role of biodiversity in sustainable design.
The tour will meet at the Richardson Nature Center front entry.
Registration for this event will be opening soon.
ASLA National Conference
The ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture will be held in New Orleans, October 10-13.
Submit session proposals by February 18.
Webinar - How Economists Value Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
The landscape architecture community has made major strides in communicating the economic benefits of nature-based solutions and landscape architecture. Last year, ASLA published a series of economic research briefs that synthesized existing research on economic benefits. The research also explored the economic benefits found in the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s Landscape Performance Series Case Study Briefs. Learn how to leverage economic frameworks to make the case for your project.
This free webinar is the first in a new series, “Making the Economic Case for Landscape Architecture."
WxLA-MN Mother's Day Mixer
Join WxLA-MN and fellow mothers/parents/care-givers/parent-curious people for a networking event for all things life/work/care-giving!
Balancing parenthood and families and work is hard. Knowing you're not alone is sometimes the thing that helps us all get through it. But it's also amazing and rewarding and worth celebrating. Whether you're caring for young kids, your aging parents, teenagers, or babies - this event is for you. Maybe you're considering starting a family, or you're about to start a family - this event is also for you.
We're meeting at a park with a playground - look for us at the Beaver Pavilion! We'll have coffee, pastries and juice. We'll also have some ice breaker questions about the struggles and joys and rewards of parenting and care-giving.
Feel free to bring your kids (you miss those little wiggle worms and they need to run around!)
Feel free to leave your kids at home (you deserve a morning off!)
Do leave your teenagers at home in bed (they're perpetually under slept now)
Please help us plan for food and beverages by RSVPing. This event is free and open to everyone!
ASLA-MN Education Symposium
We welcome you to join us Friday, May 9th, 2025 for our annual ASLA Minnesota Education Symposium.
Early Bird Registration by April 11th, 2025 / Registration Closes May 4th, 2025
ASLA-MN Members - $110 (early bird), $135 (regular)
Non-Members - $155 (early bird), $180 (regular)
Students - $15 (early bird), $30 (regular)
Other Sponsors - $300 (Includes display table at event)
Platinum Sponsors or Education Symposium A-La-Carte - $0 (Includes display table at event)
ASLA-MN Awards Gala
Registration is now open for this year’s Awards Gala!
ASLA-MN's 2025 Annual Awards Gala is a special evening during which we recognize excellence in design as well as service to our profession and the communities we serve. It is also an opportunity for chapter leaders to provide an update on chapter initiatives and other important issues impacting our society and our profession.
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5:00 Cocktail Hour Begins
7:00 Award Ceremony
9:30 Awards Program Concludes
Cocktail hour begins in the courtyard followed by the award ceremony in Larson Hall.
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Early Bird Registration(before March 28th)
Member: $75
Non member: $100
Platinum and Gold Sponsor: $0 for the first attendee
Other sponsors or additional attendees: $75
Regular Registration(March 29 - April 21)
Member: $100
Non member: $125
Platinum and Gold Sponsor: $0 for the first attendee
Other sponsors or additional attendees: $100
We hope you join us for this special evening to celebrate our profession and our professional community!
WxLA-MN Happy Hour
Join WxLA-MN for happy hour on April 9th at Saint Paul Brewing! As always, all are welcome.
Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@wxla_mn) and check our Instagram Stories for real-time event updates so you know where to meet us! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Design is Blind
Design is Blind will NOT be your average mock interview setting, Networking event or Firm Presentation.
Firms will present themselves while cloaked in mystery to the audience. Each firm will be asked to present a single graphic with no name or logo to an audience of CDES students and professionals to see if they can guess who they are. The audience will have an opportunity to then ask questions before our final reveal. After the event, Design Student & Alumni Board (DSAB) will host a social hour outside of the auditorium for networking and conversation with refreshments, food, and snacks. (Open to all UMN students, recent graduates, and emerging professionals)
Individuals are encouraged to attend in-person; however, a Zoom link will be provided for the event.
Roger Martin Travel Prize Exhibition / Katie Kelly
NEW DATE / Event was rescheduled due to weather
This exhibition explores Japanese landscapes through drawing and printmaking, with an interest in “sites of memory.”
Taking inspiration from Pierre Nora’s “Lieux de mémoire,” the exhibition considers an expansive definition of the traditional memorial landscape, spaces that preserve or interpret memory, hold trauma, transform through cultural practice, celebrate the everyday, and transcend time.
Katie Kelly is a senior associate at TEN x TEN and the 2023-2024 Roger Martin Travel Prize Fellow, a prize created to honor the legacy of Roger Martin and his love of travel and drawing. Kelly’s work will be on display around the courtyard in Rapson Hall from March 5 through April 30, 2025. A public reception with Katie will take place on Wednesday, March 5, at 6 PM. All are welcome!
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The Martin Travel Prize is awarded annually to a landscape architect to help early career professionals pursue foreign or domestic travel as a means to further their professional development and enhance their understanding of diverse cultural perspectives, varied aesthetic expressions, and differing responses to local environments and technical solutions to environmental problems. This fellowship, made possible by generous donations, is facilitated by the Martin Fellowship Committee, the UMN Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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The Martin Travel Prize is awarded through an annual, competitive selection process. The competition runs through March and the winner is selected and announced in April. Applications for the next round are due at noon on March 13, 2025. Learn more about rules and eligibility and view blogs from past recipients here.
WxLA MN Coffee Hour
Celebrate International Women's Day with WxLA-MN!
Join WxLA-MN for coffee and conversation on Saturday, March 8th from 9-11am at FRGMNT Coffee (St. Anthony Main location — 43 SE Main St Minneapolis). As always, all are welcome. Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@wxla_mn) and check our Instagram Stories for real-time event updates so you know where to meet us! We look forward to seeing you soon.
CEU and a Beer
Join us for this educational session “Design Essentials for Outdoor Landscape Lighting” hosted by JTH Lighting and B-K Lighting and get 1 CEU along with complimentary beverages and snacks!
This session will cover the three primary components of lighting design: “Why”, “What” and “How”. The “Why” portion, considered the most important, discusses the reasons why people want/need light. It teaches designers how to ask key questions to help uncover the wants and needs of their prospects and just as importantly, how to listen. The answers uncovered during this discovery phase acts as a basis and foundation for the lighting design and directs the designer to address the “What” and “How”. The “What” portion teaches the lighting designer how to interpret the site and identify key landscape and architectural elements worthy of lighting that not only enhances the aesthetic but satisfies the needs of the client; in other words, satisfies the “Why”. The “How” portion covers specific lighting techniques commonly used by lighting professionals to illuminate landscape and architectural elements. While several techniques can potentially be used to light a given element, the importance of satisfying client needs will be emphasized. The selection of specific fixture types based on the intended lighting technique desired will also be discussed. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of color in any professionally designed lighting project and the use of lighting accessories designed to help the lighting professional manipulate light output. This class will be interactive in nature, encouraging questions throughout.
ASLA-MN Winter Social & Curling
Get ready for a night of laughter and teamwork as we take over the Brookview Golf Course Curling Pitch for an unforgettable evening. Whether you're a curling pro or have no clue what a "rock" or "house" is, we've got you covered!
WxLA MN Pickleball Happy Hour
Come play Pickleball and join us for Happy Hour at Minneapolis Cider Company!
Event Details:
- January 16th, 2025, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM
- Location: Minneapolis Cider Company | 701 SE 9th St, Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Paddle Rental: $3.00
We will gather in the back courts and lounge area. Remember to bring tennis shoes and comfortable clothes!
WxLA Happy Hour
Join us at A Bar of Their Own for another WxLA Happy Hour! As always, all are welcome to join us — look out for our pink sign when you arrive!
ASLA-MN Trivia
We are thrilled to invite you to ASLA MN's very first trivia event, where we’ll be testing our knowledge on all things Landscape Architecture in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Best of all, there will be prizes for the winning team, food,
and beer!
📅 Date: Thursday, November 14th
⌚ Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Social Hour
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Trivia Time
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Social Wrap-up
📍 Location(s):
Minneapolis: Pryes Brewing Company (1401 West River Rd N, Minneapolis, MN 55411)
Duluth: LHB Duluth Office (21 W Superior St # 500, Duluth, MN 55802)
💸Cost: Free for everyone!
Whether you're a trivia enthusiast or just looking to connect with fellow landscape architects, this is a great opportunity to have fun, learn, and build relationships.
Grab your colleagues and friends, form a team (6 people max per team), and get ready to challenge your knowledge! Don't miss out on this exciting event. More details will follow soon!
WI ASLA Fall Field Session
The WI ASLA Fall Field Session offers a day full of exciting site tours in beautiful LaCrosse, WI and provides 3 CEU credits. We’ll kick off with a tour of the Anova furnishings factory, then explore the ASLA Award-winning Dash Park and Great River Landing, followed by a visit to the
acclaimed ASLA Award-winning Train Park. The day will conclude with
a Happy Hour.
*Firm Partners qualify for a 25% registration discount. Please email admin@wiasla.com
to request the discount code.
Further details coming soon!
WxLA-MN Annual Gathering
You’re invited! RSVP today.
Join us for our annual WxLA gathering as we celebrate another fantastic year together! You are welcome at any time after 5pm
for an evening filled with delicious food, refreshing drinks, creative
activities, and great company.
We can’t wait to see you there!
ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture
The ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture is the largest annual gathering of landscape architecture and allied professionals—all coming together to learn, connect, share knowledge, gain inspiration, and bring value to their practice. The conference offers sessions, professional development, networking opportunities, and a world-class EXPO featuring over 275 vendors showcasing cutting-edge products and services.
WxLA Happy Hour
Join us on the patio (weather permitting) for another WxLA Happy Hour! This month’s happy hour will be at Pryes Brewing in Minneapolis. As always, all are welcome to join us — look out for our pink sign when you arrive!
Stay tuned for exciting updates about this year’s annual gathering, as well as new upcoming events!
Topgolf Tournament
Join us for the ASLA-MN Topgolf Tournament!
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of fun, food, and virtual golf at the ASLA-MN TopGolf Tournament on September 19th from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM!
This is an ASLA-MN first, and we can't wait to see you there! Whether you're a seasoned golfer or a complete newbie, this event promises a great time for everyone. Please register by Wednesday, September 11th.
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All ASLA members and landscape architecture practitioners are welcome! Not a member yet? No worries! We have non-member pricing available too.
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Whether you’re a pro or just starting, there’s room for everyone to have a blast.
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We have reserved four bays, each hosting 6 players per hour (plus two guests). Bring your team or come solo, and we’ll happily assign you to a group.
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Indulge in a delicious spread including Steak/Chicken Fajitas with Mixed Peppers & Onions, Southwest Salad, Cilantro Lime Rice, Refried Nacho Beans, Flour & Corn Tortillas, Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream, House Salsa & Shredded Cheese. Each guest will also receive a $10 drink ticket with their registration.
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ASLA Member: $60
ASLA Student Member: $30
Non-Member: $75
Sponsors: Free for Platinum, Gold, and Silver level sponsors, $60 for all others.
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow ASLA-MN members and enjoy a night of TopGolf excitement. Mark your calendars, and we’ll see you there!
A huge thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible! If you're interested in sponsoring a bay or contributing a prize, please reach out to Jordan Van Der Hagen at jvanderhagen@damonfarber.com or Ning Gao at ning@coenpartners.com.
See you on the (virtual) green!
Wildflower Garden Tour
Explore a primordial garden on a guided walk after getting an overview from a staff naturalist in this Minneapolis landmark.
This event is free of charge.
Meet at the entry gate near the paid parking lot day of the event.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend, and direct any questions to jpierce@oaala.com.
WxLA-MN Happy Hour
Join us outside (weather permitting) for our August happy hour and stick around after for some Trivia Mafia! All our welcome to join us for this social gathering!
Yoga in the Park
This event is free of charge & open to all yoga levels! Attendees are responsible for bringing their own mat, towel, water, etc.
Meet north of the Tennis Courts at Kenwood Park.
Please RSVP if you plan on attending and forward any questions to jpierce@oaala.com.
WxLA / WIA Thrivent Building & Plaza Tour
WxLA-MN and AIA MN's Women in Architecture invite you to join us on Wednesday, July 24th, from 4-7pm for a tour of the Thrivent Financial building and plaza (600 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis, MN) with HGA and O2, followed by Boludo pizza at The Commons park (425 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis, MN). As always, all are welcome.
Please RSVP by Thursday, July 18th.
Donations are recommended, but not required. Your generous donation supports the mission of WxLA-MN through event programming and scholarships.
Thank you to our generous sponsors for this event!
Forest Bathing
Experience an ancient wellness practice being rediscovered anew in the 21st century. Feel how nature’s fractals, sounds, and sensations reduce your stress and anxiety, and enhance your focus. Give yourself permission to slowdown and intentionally connect your senses to the healing beauty of our metro area’s green forested spaces. Benefits include mood and immune system boost, stress relief, better focus, improved blood pressure, and a rejuvenated spirit.
Cost: $65-85/person depending on attendance.
Meet at the Wirth Beach parking lot.
Contact jpierce@oaala.com to register or for more information.
Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar
The ASLA State Chapters for Michigan, Illinois, Upstate NY, Ohio, Minnesota, and Indiana and the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects invite you to attend the 2024 Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar. This is the third event in a series aimed to explore and expand landscape architecture’s role regarding climate change impacts occurring in urban and natural systems across the Great Lakes Region.
The theme for the 2024 Seminar is Design for Biodiversity reflecting ASLA’s recent call for landscape architecture to take a leading role in acknowledging and addressing the biodiversity crisis connected to the climate crisis.
8 LACES / 8.5 CM continuing education credits are available/pending for only $35-50/day. For more information and to register visit:
WxLA-MN Happy Hour
Bring your Summer Interns and New Hires to Happy Hour is coming up on Tuesday, June 4th!
Join us from 5-7pm on the patio at Surly Brewing (520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN). We encourage students, summer interns, and new hires to join us and make connections, but as always, ALL are welcome! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@wxla_mn) and check our Stories for real-time event updates so you know where to meet us, and look for our new WxLA table topper!
Having fun and want to stay longer? Trivia Mafia is scheduled to start at 7pm! We look forward to seeing you there!
Bowling Brawl
Get ready to roll into some fun at the annual ASLA-MN Bowling Brawl! Whether you're a seasoned bowler or just looking for a good time, this event is for you.
Awards Gala
ASLA-MN's 2024 Annual Awards Gala is a special evening during which we recognize excellence in design as well as service to our profession and the communities we serve.
Education Symposium
We welcome you to join us Friday, April 26th for our annual ASLA Minnesota Education Symposium, to be held at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.
WxLA Happy Hour
Join us for our March WxLA happy hour on Thursday, March 28th from 5 to 7 at Lake Monster Brewing!
ASLA-MN Winter Social Curling Event
Please join us once again as we gather together for our annual winter social! The social this year will be held at the Brookview Golf Course curling pitch! There will be a short demonstration at the start of the evening to explain how to curl, then folks are welcome to form your own teams and play.
Appetizers and pitchers will be provided by ASLA from Three One Six Bar and Grill attached to the curling pitch.
Come one, come all! This is a combination indoor/outdoor event, so please participate in any way that you feel comfortable. Families and plus ones welcome.