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WASLA Board of Directors
President
Mike Faulkner, ASLA
Past President
Nicholas Zurlini, ASLA
Trustee
Tim Slazinik, ASLA
Treasurer
Su Wanqin, ASLA
Secretary
Zach Thomas, ASLA
Member at Large
Cresha Wee, ASLA
Member at Large, Eastern WA
Michael Sanchez, ASLA
Member at Large, Western WA
Rhiannon Neuville, ASLA
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Hello WASLA Members,
As summer winds down, we’re gearing up to finish strong with WASLA Field Day: Downtown Seattle just around the corner on September 12th. If you haven’t already, please be sure to register and select your tours and sessions so we can finalize the remaining details and ensure a smooth, inspiring day for everyone.
We’re excited to reconnect in person and celebrate all the incredible work that has come to life along the Seattle Waterfront. From Overlook Walk to Pier 58 and beyond, this transformation is something truly special—and we’ll also get a glimpse into the future planning efforts that are guiding Seattle toward a more people and environmentally-focused future.
On another note, the WASLA Board recently met to update our strategic plan, and I want to thank everyone who responded to our recent survey. Your input and thoughtful comments were incredibly helpful and are being directly applied to the goals we’re setting for the chapter. One key area we’re exploring is licensure costs—and how we might help reduce or support them moving forward. We’re also working on new ideas to increase engagement and events across the state, and we hope to share more in the coming months.
Several of us will also be attending the National ASLA Conference in New Orleans, where we’ll be connecting with other chapters and learning how others across the country are tackling shared challenges and advancing the profession.
Finally, we’ll soon be introducing the new WASLA Board of Directors, and I look forward to working with them as we bring our updated strategic plan to life.
Wishing everyone a great end to summer—and I hope to see many of you at Field Day!
Mike Faulkner
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FIELD DAY: DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 12:00-7:00 PM
Block 41 + Walking Tours | CEUs Available
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*These tours are sponsored. Tour sponsors include Great Western Recreation, Northwest Playground and Victor Stanley
Join us for the launch of WASLA Field Day, a new annual event exploring built work, urban design, and placemaking. This year’s event—Field Day: Downtown Seattle—will focus on the city’s evolution and renewed connection to its waterfront.
We’ll spend the day together at Block 41 and out in the field with a mix of presentations, walking tours, and a keynote. Food and drinks will be provided.
To register and read more information, click here. *
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Andrew tenBrink - Director at Field Operations
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Andrew leads transformative, public realm projects with a deep commitment to delivering high quality parks and open spaces—shaping cities that are inclusive, dynamic, and enduring. He excels at guiding interdisciplinary teams to realize ambitious project visions from concept through completion.
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Students and Emerging Professionals
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Clelie Fielding, a University of Washington graduate student, recently completed her joint Master of Landscape Architecture/Master of Urban Planning thesis, Temporary Tactics for Radical Shade: Catalyzing Rapid Interventions for Extreme Urban Heat in Seattle.
Clelie's compelling research and design framework/approaches would be a wonderful resource for practicing landscape architects, as our Washington (and the rest of the world’s) summers become increasingly hotter.
To view a synopsis of the thesis as well as some images/figures, click below.
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Join Northwest Playground for a virtual CEU Accreditation Course: THE DECINE OF OUTDOOR PLAY - AND THE RISE IN SENSORY ISSUES
DATE: September 18th
TIME: 1:00 pm PST
As we continue to decrease children’s time and space to move and play outdoors, we are seeing a simultaneous rise in the number of children that are presenting with sensory and motor deficits. At the same time, classroom teachers are observing more and more children having trouble with attention, falling out of their seats in school, increased clumsiness, and even aggressiveness with games like tag on the playground.
So, how can we reverse this alarming trend of sensory and motor issues in children? How can we ensure that children are fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses?
Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program—that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis—Angela Hanscom offers several strategies to help children thrive in outdoor environments using a therapeutic approach to nature play.
Speaker: Angela Hanscom, TimberNook
Register Here
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VIRTUAL CEU - Compost Specifications & How to Meet Them
The Compost and Research EducationFoundation has an upcoming webinar on Compost Specifications with an LA and a Compost Expert!!
Date: September 10th
Time: 3:00-4:15 pm ET/12:00-1:15 pm PT
In this 75-minute webinar, Ron Alexander and Howard Stenn will guide you through tools on how to make sure your compost is well-positioned to win the bid for a range of landscaping projects and then on making sure that it succeeds on the ground.
Webinar Cost: $19 for USCC members*, $29 for non-members
*To receive discounted registration for members, please be sure you are signed into your USCC account before starting your registration.
This webinar will be recorded and made available to all registrants in a follow-up email.
This webinar is eligible for one Continuing Education (CE) unit through USCC's professional certification program. More information on attendance verification will be available in the post-webinar follow-up email.
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Members now have access to free monthly PDH live webinars and recordings via ASLA Online Learning. | Read More
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A very warm welcome to our new and renewing WASLA Members:
Anya Tollefsen | Blake Erlandson | Brook Goodwin | Charles Scott | Cresha Wee | Jason Henry | Lara Normand | Laura Keil | Margaret Hayes-Thombre | Melissa Palmer | Mike Light | Peter Nelson | Philip VanDevanter | Phoebe Chuang | Rebecca Wahlstrom
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