Events &
Opportunities

Awards Gala
Apr
26

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. 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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ASLA-MN Winter Social Curling Event
Jan
26

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.

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WxLA-MN Winter Walk & Sauna
Jan
13

WxLA-MN Winter Walk & Sauna

Join WxLA-MN for their first event of 2024 on Saturday, January 13th at The Trailhead (1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis) at Theodore Wirth Regional Park for some family-friendly fun from 1-4pm! We’ll start gathering around 1pm and set out on a forest walk shortly thereafter. Following our walk, join us in the sauna starting at 2pm, courtesy of 612 Sauna Cooperative who has generously donated a sauna session to WxLA-MN! There will be snacks and room to socialize outside, and beverages will be available for purchase within The Trailhead facility. Feel free to join for all or part of the event. All are welcome. Suggested donation of $10 to participate in the sauna, kids are free! Follow the link below to sign up now!

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Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar
Feb
9
to Feb 10

Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar

The NY Upstate, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois Chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects are excited to announce the 2023 Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar. This is the second 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. 8 LACES PDH credits can be obtained through this seminar!

The theme is: Collaborating on Climate: Partnerships among landscape architects, educators, and communities to strengthen collective climate action. For more information and to register visit:

Day 1: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/502866847277

Day 2: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/504196945637

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ASLA MN Winter Social
Dec
9

ASLA MN Winter Social

WHAT A YEAR. Let's get together and celebrate/catch up/decompress.

The winter social this year will be held at Brookview Golf Course, at the curling pitch! Curling this year will be a social event rather than bracket style. 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.

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Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar - Call for Presentations
Sep
26
to Nov 15

Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar - Call for Presentations

The NY Upstate, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois Chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects are pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for the 2023 Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar. This is the second 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 is: Collaborating on Climate: Partnerships among landscape architects, educators, and communities to strengthen collective climate action. For more information and to submit a proposal, download the Call for Proposals here: Call for Proposals

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Park(ing) Day
Sep
24
to Sep 25

Park(ing) Day

Rescheduled for September 24-25

The Park(ing) Day observance will be held on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25. This public design installation encompasses the spirit of both Park(ing) Day (officially observed September 16-18) and World Car Free Day (September 22).

Join design professionals and artists as they explore how a simple parking space, roughly 10 ft. x 20 ft., can be transformed into an interactive experience within the urban fabric. So much of our world—flowers, trees, the food we eat—starts out as a humble seed. The seeds of a specific region have an outsized impact on our diets, health, culture, and lore. Let's celebrate the unique journey of each person's experience with nature. Please take some seeds to grow in your own space and share a personal memory of how seeds (or what they turn into) have impacted your life.

Part of a global, public, participatory art project, Park(ing) Day first began in 2005 and it continues to engage people in the discussion of how cities are built and how they serve the people that live there. For additional information, previous years’ projects): https://www.myparkingday.org/

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation – Garden Dialogues Lake Marion Estate
Sep
17

The Cultural Landscape Foundation – Garden Dialogues Lake Marion Estate

Join landscape professionals for exclusive access to two of the Twin Cities’ exceptional landscapes. Learn first-hand the components that define great gardens from the creative minds that developed them! Tours are limited to 30 guests to provide an intimate tour with ample time to experience the work of today’s most talented and visionary designers.

Register at:

https://www.tclf.org/garden-dialogues-2022-woodland-mn

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The Cultural Landscape Foundation – Garden Dialogues MT Curve
Sep
3

The Cultural Landscape Foundation – Garden Dialogues MT Curve

Join landscape professionals for exclusive access to two of the Twin Cities’ exceptional landscapes. Learn first-hand the components that define great gardens from the creative minds that developed them! Tours are limited to 30 guests to provide an intimate tour with ample time to experience the work of today’s most talented and visionary designers.

Register at: https://www.tclf.org/garden-dialogues-2022-minneapolis-mn

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Garden Party
Jun
11

Garden Party

Join us Saturday, June 11th for our second annual plant event - this year, instead of swapping plants, we will have a picnic and a group exploration of the Munsinger-Clemons Botanical Garden in St. Cloud, MN.

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Come enjoy the company of your fellow LA's at this free event and explore your state beyond the Twin Cities! Picnic will be at Riverside Park from 11am-1pm. There, enjoy lunch, yard games, and door prizes! Afterwards, the Munsinger-Clemons gardens are a short walk away. Let's explore together!

We would also like to recognize our sponsors for their continued support of ASLA-MN: Bachman's, Bartlett Tree Experts, Commercial Recreation Specialists, Landscape Forms, Gerten's, Borgert Products, Kafka Granite, Mlazgar Associates, Plaisted Companies, Forms+Surfaces, Victor Stanley, and JTH Lighting Alliance, Deeproot, Hunter/FX Luminaire, and Thomas Steele.

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Oct
26

WxLA ANNWxLA's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY POTLUCK!

WxLA-MN turns 10 this year!! We'd love to celebrate and share our gratitude with everyone that has poured their passion into this community over the years. Please join us on Tuesday 10/26. We’ll provide snacks and drinks, collect some of your feedback for the future of WxLA-MN, and we’ll toast to our successes! RSVP HERE

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Sep
22

Education Symposium

This year's ASLA-MN Education Symposium focuses on the correlation of green design and public health. Minnesota's wealth of public open space is an asset during the Covid 19 public health crisis. Let's celebrate this and learn how to expand upon this legacy.

6 presentations throughout the day will yield 6 PDH's, including 1 PDH of Professional Ethics Education REGISTER HERE

Breakfast 8:30-9:00
AM Sessions 9:00-12:30
Lunch 12:30-1:30
PM Sessions 1:30-5:00 

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Sep
18
to Sep 19

What's Out There Weekend: Twin Cities by The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Drawing on the cultural landscape legacy of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, this weekend of free, expert-led tours will feature dozens of sites, including gardens, campuses, plazas, public parks, and cultural institutions. An online city guide and printed guidebook will be produced in tandem with the Weekend.

REGISTER HERE!

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