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Friday, Oct 10th
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-02: Between Source and Sink: Tracing Carbon Across Coastal Louisiana
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Liz Camuti, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Tulane University and Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Richie Blink – Delta Discovery Tours
Field Session Presenter: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE
Field Session Presenter: Luke Lamb-Wotton – Tulane University
Field Session Presenter: Michael Biros – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-03: Louisiana’s Coastal Program: Following the Steps from Model to Field
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Field Session Leader: Greg Grandy – Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Field Session Presenter: Clint Willson – LSU Center for River Studies / Louisiana State University
Field Session Presenter: Despo Thoma, AICP (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
7:45 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-05: Working Landscapes: The Living Coast of Terrebonne Parish
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Christopher M. Pulaski, ASLA, PLA – Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government
Field Session Presenter: Julie Falgout – Louisiana Sea Grant
Field Session Presenter: Gary LaFleur, Jr. – Nicholls State University
Field Session Presenter: Brian J. Roberts – Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-07: Community-Led Climate Action: Experimental Planting Projects in New Orleans’ Central Wetlands
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 226
Field Session Leader: Bonnie-Kate Walker, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Office of Living Things and ETH Zurich
Field Session Leader: Arlo Townsley – L9 Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his) – Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Lewis – Tulane University
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A06: From Lab to Landscape: Opportunities for Scaling Biochar in Landscape Practice
Speaker: Pia von Barby, ASLA, PLA – OLIN
Speaker: Nicholas Pevzner, ASLA (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Sam Dunlap (he/him/his) – Carbon Harvest LLC
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
FRI-A08: Play It Cool: Designing the Future of Play in a Warming World
Speaker: Meghan Talarowski, ASLA, PLA – Studio Ludo
Speaker: Benjamin Corotis (he/him/his) – ADBC Architecture
Speaker: Joshua Spitzig, Affil. ASLA – Buro Happold
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
FRI-DD-01: Decarbonization in Practice: Tools, Materials, and Industry Collaboration
Speaker: Christopher R. Hardy, ASLA, PLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Alejandra Hinojosa (she/her/hers) – LPA Design Studios
Speaker: Amy Syverson-Shaffer, ASLA, SITES AP – Landscape Forms
Speaker: Mariana Ricker, ASLA, PLA – SWA Group
Speaker: Meg Calkins, FASLA, FCELA (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B02: Coastal Hazards Overlay District Guide: Creating More Resilient Communities
Speaker: Gavin P. Smith, FAICP – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Allison Anderson, FAIA – unabridged Architecture
Speaker: David Perkes, AIA – Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FRI-B10: Planning, Measurement, and Implementation: Climate Action in a Historic Urban Park
Speaker: Steven Bopp, ASLA, PLA (he/him/his) – Central Park Conservancy
Speaker: Jennifer Wong, ASLA, PLA – Central Park Conservancy
Speaker: Nicholas S. Koster, ASLA, PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – Central Park Conservancy
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
12:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-11: Mandeville Parks: From Regional Plans to Local Projects
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Cassie Nichols, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner and Ball
Field Session Leader: Julia C. Mudd – Moffatt & Nichol
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
FRI-C03: Beyond Water Conservation—A Holistic Approach to Designing “Great Places”
Speaker: Lexi Moskaluk (she/her/hers) – LandDesign, Inc.
Speaker: Nate Hines – Hines Inc
Speaker: Clinton T. Sander – A1 Organics
Climate Action
Friday, Oct 10th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-D05: Hurricane Resilience on the Gulf Coast: Two Parks Meeting the Challenge
Speaker: Zachary Chrisco, Hon. ASLA – Sasaki
Speaker: Matt Leavell, LEED AP – Leavell Design Consulting, LLC
Speaker: Susannah Ross, ASLA – Agency Landscape + Planning
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A02: Bridging Climate Divides: Integrating Research, Teaching, and Practice
Speaker: Chris Reed, FASLA – STOSS
Speaker: Karen M'Closkey, ASLA – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Luis Pérez, ASLA – Universidad Ana. G Méndez / Estudio Pérez Santiago
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Speaker: Andrew M. Wright, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Cheryl R. Austin – Greater Treme Consortium Inc
Speaker: Michael Biros – Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B01: Build Me a River: Leading Urban Revitalization with Flood-Resilient Park Design
Speaker: Herb Sweeney, IV, ASLA – Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Speaker: Pina Mallozzi (she/her/hers) – Waterfront Toronto
Speaker: Jonathon Kusa, LEED AP, PE (he/him/his) – Inter-Fluve, Inc.
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SAT-B11: Weaving Relations: Co-creation for Change Through Healing of Land, People, and Culture
Speaker: José de Jesús Leal, ASLA, PLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Paul Fragua, Affil. ASLA – MIG, Inc.
Speaker: Brook Colley – Southern Oregon University
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-DD-02: Place-based Technical Assistance Strategies to Advance Climate-Resilient Solutions
Speaker: Andrew Fox, FASLA, PLA – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab / North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Travis Klondike, ASLA, PLA – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Madalyn Baldwin, ASLA, PLA, GISP – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab/ North Carolina State University Department of Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Amanda Martin, PhD, AICP – State of North Carolina
Speaker: M. Brandon Love, AIA – City of Lumberton, North Carolina
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C09: Shading In: Research, Engagement, and Design to Add Shade in Under-Resourced Communities
Speaker: Jerome Chou, ASLA (he/him/his) – Kounkuey Design Initiative
Speaker: Christian A. Rodriguez Ceja – Kounkuey Design Initative
Speaker: Esther M. Margulies, ASLA – USC School of Architecture
Climate Action
Saturday, Oct 11th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SAT-C10: The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective: Reconnecting Communities to Environment and Culture
Speaker: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Speaker: Christina G. Lehew (she/her/hers) – Common Ground Relief
Speaker: Arthur J. Johnson (he/him/his) – Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Speaker: Gordon Matassa – City of Oakland, California
Speaker: Mark Wessels, PLA – PGAdesign Landscape Architects
Speaker: Dave Muffly (he/him/his) – Oaktopia
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
SUN-B11: When the Shoreline Can’t Hold: Rethinking Resilience at the Water’s Edge
Speaker: Despo Thoma, AICP (she/her/hers) – SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Speaker: Kaleen Juarez, ASLA, PLA – SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
Speaker: Alexander Creem, WEDG – New York City Economic Development Corporation
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C03: Dismantling Disaster: Working with Communities Before the Storm
Speaker: Wes Michaels, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Speaker: Marilyn L. Hemingway – Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation Inc
Speaker: Abby Hall (she/her/hers) – CDR Associates
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C08: Lines in the Sand: Regional Trails as Climate Adaptation Infrastructure
Speaker: Mikey Goralnik, ASLA, AICP – Great Springs Project
Speaker: Nans P. Voron – SCAPE
Speaker: Jonah Susskind, ASLA – SWA
Climate Action
Sunday, Oct 12th
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
SUN-C09: Threading Coastal Resilience in a Dense Urban Environment: Competition to Construction
Speaker: Grace K. Tang – NYC Parks
Speaker: Jordan H. Salinger – Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice
Speaker: Lauren Micir, ASLA, PLA – AECOM
Climate Action
Monday, Oct 13th
7:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-04: Regional Planning, Local Adaptation: Climate Action in the City of Gretna
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Andy Sternad, AIA, AICP – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Leader: Amy Norval, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter: Amie L. Hebert, NGICP, CPSI – City of Gretna
Field Session Presenter: Keith A. Maung-Douglass, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Madason JA Priore – City of Gretna, LA
Climate Action
Monday, Oct 13th
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MON-B04: Landscape Climate Adaptation Planning for a Resilient and Iconic Campus
Speaker: Laura G. Marett, ASLA – SCAPE
Speaker: Marissa Cheng, AICP (she/her/hers) – University of California at Berkeley
Speaker: Lydia Woltjer – University of California at Berkeley
Climate Action