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WASLA Board of Directors
President
Mike Faulkner, ASLA
President Elect
Rachel Gleeson, ASLA
Trustee
Tim Slazinik, ASLA
Treasurer
Su Wanqin, ASLA
Member at Large
Cresha Wee, ASLA
Member at Large, Eastern WA
Dan Cronan, ASLA
Member at Large, Western WA
Rhiannon Neuville, ASLA
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Hello WASLA Members,
We had a fantastic time at WASLA 2026 RECLAIM in Tacoma. With more than 250 attendees, we were very appreciative of the high quality of the educational sessions, speakers, and walking tours centered around restoration, resilience, and community. It was great to get together, learn, walk, and celebrate our collective efforts.
A huge thank you to OrgSupport for helping coordinate and organize the conference, along with our sponsors, planning committee, WASLA board members, and everyone who helped host rooms, tours, and events throughout the week. These gatherings only happen because of those willing to contribute their time and energy to bringing the community together.
Beyond events, the WASLA Board continues to support a wide range of efforts throughout the year, from coordinating with ASLA and supporting national advocacy initiatives, to providing scholarship and educational opportunities for UW and WSU students, to ensuring the long-term health and stability of the chapter itself.
With the conference now wrapped up, we’re shifting our focus toward this summer’s Field Day, where we’ll explore the remarkable University of Washington campus through a series of walking tours and outdoor experiences. We’re looking forward to another opportunity to gather, learn, and spend time together outdoors.
Finally, board elections will be coming up soon. If you’ve ever considered getting involved, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any of the current board members. Serving on the board is a great opportunity to give back to the profession, connect with colleagues across the state, and help shape the future of landscape architecture in Washington. There are a variety of opportunities to match different interests, schedules, and levels of availability.
Thanks again to everyone who helped make RECLAIM a success. We hope to see you again soon
Best regards,
Mike Faulkner
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Call for Walking Tour Proposals for the 2026 Field Day at University of Washington
The University of Washington campus offers one of the region’s most memorable settings to experience the relationship between landscape, architecture, and the city. From the legacy of the 1909 Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition and the Olmsted Brothers planning framework to the evolving campus today, UW reflects a layered landscape shaped by formal vistas, historic spaces, iconic views, promenades, and contemporary investments in ecology, mobility, and the public realm.
Field Day invites participants to explore these landscapes firsthand through walking tours and conversation. WASLA is seeking engaging tours led by designers, planners, educators, and others who can share insight into the landscapes, infrastructure, public spaces, ecological systems, and ideas shaping the UW campus and surrounding U District past, present, and future.
Field Day will be held Friday, August 14, 2026.
Submission Information
Tour Details
- Length: Approximately 60–75 minutes
- Our home base and vendor floor will be in Denny Room of Oak Hall. Tours should be within walking distance.
- Tours should focus on the landscape architecture of the UW campus and U District
Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES)
WASLA is an approved LA CES provider. We will assist selected tour leaders in meeting LA CES requirements and registering eligible sessions on the national database.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
Want to attend? Early Bird Registration Opens Today! Register here.
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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended and supported the 2026 WASLA Conference!
We had two unbelievable keynote speakers, so many great sessions, amazing walking tours and awesome vendors!!!
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WASLA Board Members Highlight
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Jason Henry - Principal at The Berger Partnership
A huge congratulations to WASLA member, Jason Henry, for being selected to the 2026 Class of ASLA Fellows!!
“The 2026 Class of ASLA Fellows represents the very best of our profession, leaders whose work has strengthened communities, advanced environmental stewardship, and expanded what landscape architecture can do for people and places,” said ASLA President Brad McCauley, FASLA
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Brooks Kolb is a past president of both WASLA and the Northern California Chapter, ASLA
Brooks Kolb, ASLA, Releases His Memoir, Landscape in Lavender: A Young Man’s Search For His Gay Identity (Spark Press)
While Landscape in Lavender mainly explores Brooks’s adventures coming out of the closet in 1980, navigating the confusing gay world, and surviving the AIDS pandemic (the lavender part of the story), it also recounts his experiences studying with and working for some of the most influential figures in modern landscape architecture: Ian McHarg, Laurie Olin, Bob Hanna, Lawrence Halprin, and Michael Painter.
For more information, visit Brooks’s Substack:
(51) Brooks’s Substack - Landscape in Lavender | Brooks Kolb | Substack
All are invited to Brooks’s upcoming book launch readings, so come get your autographed copy of Landscape in Lavender!:
- Village Books, Bellingham, WA, Friday, June 26, 5:30 PM
- Barnes & Noble/UW Bookstore, Seattle, WA, Saturday, June 27, 5:00 PM
- Charlie’s Queer Books, Seattle, WA, Thursday, July 9, 6:00 PM
- Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, Sunday, July 12, 2:00 PM
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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:
Caitlin Murphy | Finn Larsen | Frederick Jala | Gaurav Jain | James Brennan | Joan Chen | Karen Pacheco Garcia | Kelly King | Sarah Maness | William Rak
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- August 14th - 2026 WASLA Field Day - Register!
- October 21st - WASLA Annual Awards - Georgetown Ballroom
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