News Category: Advocacy
Section 106 Historic Preservation Under Attack
Recently, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) circulated a draft of a sweeping rewrite of the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (36 C.F.R. Part 800) to […]
View Full ArticleShow off your project at the 2026 Open House New York Weekend!
Have you designed a great place that more New Yorkers should know about? Send OHNY your place or tour idea to ohnywknd@ohny.org by June 15. Guidelines for festival partners are available at ohny.org/festival/partners. […]
View Full ArticleDEC PROPOSES UPGRADED WATERBODY RECLASSIFICATIONS TO ACHIEVE A ‘SWIMMABLE AND FISHABLE’ GOAL FOR NEW YORK CITY WATERS
Proposed Regulatory Amendments Strengthen Water Quality Protections in Marine Waters Primarily Around New York City Public Hearings Scheduled for June 16 and June 18, 2025; Comments Accepted through June 26, […]
View Full Article2025 NYSCLA LOBBY DAY
COLLABORATE, CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE! Interested in advocating for our landscape architecture profession with the New York State legislature? The New York State Council of Landscape Architects (NYSCLA) invites you to […]
View Full ArticleAdvocacy Alert: Federal and State Priorities Survey
The 2025 state legislative season is around the corner, and your voice is needed to help us identify key policy priorities for our Chapter. We need more responses to the Federal and […]
View Full ArticleASLA iAdvocate: Act Now to Reduce Licensure Costs
ASLA is one of many professional associations working to pass the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, which would help reduce the costs of obtaining and maintaining your landscape […]
View Full ArticleSupport the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act
Support the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, which would support the implementation of infrastructure to reduce urban heat. If passed, landscape architects will play a vital role in carrying out this […]
View Full ArticleFederal Highway Administration’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) rants
Landscape architects working for public entities may be eligible to apply for the Federal Highway Administration’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grants, which support strategic implementation of public electric vehicle […]
View Full ArticleHelp Shape ASLA’s Policy Agenda
It only takes a few minutes to guide ASLA policy advocacy over the next two years. Take the biennial Federal & State Legislative Priorities Survey today! Respond prior to June 30 in order […]
View Full ArticleASLA is excited that USACE will now require nature-based solutions!
As a direct result of advocacy efforts by ASLA, its members, and other non-federal interest, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it will expand the use of nature-based […]
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