Register Now for LAF's 25th Annual Benefit

Online registration is now available for Top Story!, LAF's 25th Annual Benefit. The event will be held at the NEWSEUM in Washington, DC on Friday, September 10, 7-10:30pm.

Congratulations to our 2010 Scholarship Winners!

This year LAF was pleased to award nearly $40,000 in scholarships and fellowships to 10 outstanding university students. These scholarships are made possible by generous contributions from the scholarship sponsors and LAF donors.

LAF Seeks Interns

We are looking for 1-2 unpaid interns to provide support in our Washington, DC office and assist us with our ambitious plans to meet the urgent need for landscape architects to help solve the environmental crisis and achieve sustainability.

LAF is on Facebook

LAF has joined the facebook community. Become a fan to meet our Olmsted Scholars and find out how LAF is making a difference. Click Here to go to our facebook page.

New Case Study Focuses on Community Gardens

Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle's Urban Community Gardens, focuses on cases of community gardens in Seattle where there has been a strong network of knowledge and resources.

 

Support LAF's research and scholarship programs by registering to win a week-long trip for two to Ayala Land/AECOM's award-winning Avaya Cove resort in Morong, Bataan, Philippines. This award-winning resort demonstrates unique ecological, economic and cultural sustainability features.The winner receives:

In June we launched a monthly e-newsletter as another tool to keep you informed about the exciting programs and initiatives underway at LAF. Each issue will be available here until September when our new website goes live.June 2010 - What's new at LAFJuly 2010 - Scholarship programsTo get the newsletter delivered to your inbox, sign up by entering your e-mail address in the Sign Up area on the upper right of any page of our website.

The Landscape Performance Series (LPS) is a set of initiatives to fill a critical gap in the marketplace and make the concept of “Landscape Performance” and its contribution to sustainability as well known as “Building Performance” is today. The Landscape Performance Series shows the value of sustainable landscape solutions and provides tools for designers, agencies and advocates to quantify benefits and make the case for sustainable landscapes.

Emily Vogler, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected as the 2010 National Olmsted Scholar and recipient of the $25,000 award. Also honored are five national finalists: David Godshall, University of California, Berkeley; Lauren Hackney, University of Virginia; Christopher Hardy, Cornell University; Caitlin Harrigan, University of British Columbia; and Amanda Jeter, University of Colorado, Denver.
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