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Mission

The mission of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is to lead the stewardship, planning, and design of our built and natural environments. 

Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 15,000 members.  The Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship.

The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects was established in 1988 as a non-profit, professional organization primarily comprised of Landscape Architects, affiliate professionals, and students dedicated to the Advancement of Landscape Architecture in New Hampshire.  The profession covers a wide range of practices including site planning, residential development, commercial and institutional developments, municipal design, historic preservation/restoration, conservation, and much more.

IMPORTANT NEWS

The 2024 legislative session has brought forth several bills regarding licensure reform in NH. With the help of our advocate, Simon Thompson, and staff at ASLA and CLARB, the GSLA executive committee has been tracking the bills and planning a course of action.

 

There are two bills that are of particular concern to landscape architects that will have hearings this year. One bill,  HB 1408, will merge the landscape architecture and architecture licensure boards. The bill calls for a 5 member board, with 2 LAs, 2 Architects, and 1 public member. We do not oppose the merger as we believe being on the same board as the architects will provide a level of protection from the "you just plant rose bushes" coalition. However, a 5-member board would be problematic as there are 2.5x more architects in the state than landscape architects. We are working with the architecture community to advocate for a 7 member board (4 architects, 2 landscape architects, 1 public member) to provide more proportional representation.

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The other bill, HB 1676, establishes a sunset commission to evaluate various occupational boards and commissions, and sunset various boards and commissions, including the Board of Architects. If HB 1408 passes, HB 1676 would sunset our licensure as well. ASLA opposes this bill and the GSLA executive committee will submit a formal letter to the House ED&A committee to that effect.

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Please consider supporting these efforts with a monetary donation as we advocate for/against these important initiatives.  

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