Field Sessions

Tickets for field sessions must be purchased when registering for the conference. Ticket sales are final and are not refundable. Field Sessions events take place rain or shine.

Field Sessions

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Friday, Oct 10th
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-01: Exploring the Atchafalaya Basin: History, Conservation, and Restoration
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Bryan Piazza – The Nature Conservancy
Field Session Leader: Justin K. Lemoine, ASLA, PLA – Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Field Session Presenter: Kevin Hanegan, PE (he/him/his) – Moffatt & Nichol
Biodiversity
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
7:30 AM – 4:45 PM CT
FRI-FS-04: Photographing in NOLA: Imaging Beyond the Limits of Architecture and Landscape Photography
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Diane J. Allen, FASLA – UT Arlington/DesignJones LLC
Field Session Leader: Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affil. ASLA – Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography
Field Session Presenter: Chris McGee (he/him/his) – Landscape Architecture Magazine
Field Session Presenter: Marion Brenner, Assoc. ASLA – Marion Brenner Photography
Field Session Presenter: Zach Broussard, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
Field Session Presenter: Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Design and the Creative Process
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 – 1:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-06: Garden Design in New Orleans Does Not Have to Be a Secret
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: William Alan Mumford, ASLA – Landscape Images Ltd
Field Session Leader: Kim Alvarez – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: Marianne Mumford, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Field Session Presenter: John Bland, Assoc. ASLA – Landscape Images LTD.
Design Implementation
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
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT
FRI-FS-08: Water as Conduit of Violence: How the Mississippi River Shaped Cancer Alley
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Leader: Jessica A. Dandridge-Smith – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Taya Fontenette – The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kimberly Terrell – Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
Field Session Presenter: Jo Banner – The Descendants Project
Equity and Inclusion
Friday, Oct 10th
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-09: Soulful Sketching Where Jazz Was Born
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader: Kelly A. Curl, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
Field Session Leader: Cameron Berglund – UGA College of Environment & Design
Field Session Presenter: Chip Sullivan, FASLA (he/him/his) – UC Berkeley
Field Session Presenter: Robert Chipman, ASLA – Robert Chipman Landscape Architect, Inc
Field Session Presenter: James Richards, FASLA – JamesRichardsSketchbook.com
Design and the Creative Process
Sponsored By
Friday, Oct 10th
9:15 AM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-10: Living With Water: History and Future of Resilience in New Orleans
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP – Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Leader: Delaney R. McGuinness, ASLA, PLA – Waggonner & Ball | Moffatt & Nichol
Field Session Presenter: Grace Vogel Sanders, ASLA, PLA – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Todd Reynolds – Groundwork New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Angela Chalk – Healthy Community Services
Field Session Presenter: Stephen Nelson – Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Field Session Presenter: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Shannon Blakeman, ASLA, PLA – CARBO Landscape Architecture
The Future of the Public Realm
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
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-12: Beyond the Swamp: Paddling Manchac’s Ecology, History, and Culture
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Xueyang Huang, ASLA, WEDG – SCAPE
Field Session Leader: SHAOHUAI XING, ASLA, PLA – SMM
Field Session Presenter: Joshua Hermann – Wild Louisisana Tours
Field Session Presenter: David A. White – Loyola University
Biodiversity
Friday, Oct 10th
12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT
FRI-FS-13: Last Trees Standing: Walking Amid Ancient Oaks, Developing Trajectories Toward Regenerative Futures
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Joseph O. Evans, III, LEED AP – Evans+Lighter Landscape Architecture
Field Session Leader: Susannah Burley – Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL)
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
MON-FS-01: Land, Water & Art: Making NOMA’s Sculpture Garden within Historic City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Lydia Gikas Cook, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Leader: Leslie J. Carter, ASLA, PLA – Reed Hilderbrand
Field Session Presenter: Jim Remlin, LEED AP, PE – Sherwood Design Engineers
Field Session Presenter: Erin Comeaux – RNGD Builders, LLC
Field Session Presenter: Suzanne L. Turner, FASLA – suzanneturnerassociates; Louisiana State University
Field Session Presenter: Lee H. Ledbetter, FAIA – Lee Ledbetter & Associates
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
7:30 AM – 2:00 PM CT
MON-FS-02: Crosby Arboretum: A Regenerative Landscape
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Bob Brzuszek, ASLA – Mississippi State University
Field Session Leader: Hans C. Herrmann, ASLA-PLA, AIA, LEED AP (he/him/his) – SHM Architects
Field Session Presenter: Robert F. Poore, FASLA – Native Habitats, inc.
Field Session Presenter: Anne Spafford, ASLA – Mississippi State University
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
7:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
MON-FS-03: Bike Tour of New Orleans: Low-Stress Bikeways to Bike Easy
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 225
Field Session Leader: Jennifer Ruley, PE – City of New Orleans
Field Session Leader: Susannah S. Barton – Toole Design
Field Session Presenter: Sarah Johnson, ASLA, PLA, AICP (she/her/hers) – Toole Design Group
Field Session Presenter: Allene La Spina – Bike Easy
The Future of the Public Realm
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
8:15 AM – 2:00 PM CT
MON-FS-05: Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous and Resilient Landscape in City Park
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 226
Field Session Leader: Christian M. Runge, ASLA – Mithun
Field Session Leader: Rami Diaz, AIA, LEED AP – Waggonner & Ball, A Moffatt & Nichol Studio
Field Session Presenter: Stephanie A. Aubert – Louisiana Children's Museum
Design Implementation
Monday, Oct 13th
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM CT
MON-FS-06: Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail: Ecological Restoration and Community Resilience
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Rashida Ferdinand – Sankofa CDC
Field Session Leader: Russell Clark, ASLA – National Park Service - Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
Field Session Presenter: Robert R. Lange, PhD – Comite Resources
Biodiversity
Monday, Oct 13th
8:45 AM – 1:30 PM CT
MON-FS-07: Living & Working with Water: Green Infrastructure and Workforce Development on Lafitte Greenway
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 227
Field Session Leader: Jason Neville – Lafitte Greenway Partnership
Field Session Leader: Danielle Duhe, ASLA, PLA (she/her/hers) – Dana Brown & Associates
Field Session Presenter: Mina Seck – Sprout
Field Session Presenter: Ryan Mattingly – Louisiana Green Corps
The Future of the Public Realm
Monday, Oct 13th
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
MON-FS-08: Into the Streets—Queer and Antiracist Histories in New Orleans’ French Quarter
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Chris Daemmrich, NOMA (he/him/his) – Collaborative School of Design
Field Session Leader: Tanner J. Perrin, ASLA, PLA – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Field Session Presenter: Pilar Zuluaga, ASLA (she/her/hers) – Spackman Mossop Michaels
Equity and Inclusion
Monday, Oct 13th
9:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
MON-FS-09: Longue Vue House and Gardens: Exploring the Legacy of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area
Field Session Leader: Lenora Costa – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Field Session Leader: Kelli Cunningham, ASLA, PLA, AIA – Waggonner & Ball
Field Session Presenter: Stella B. Landis – Longue Vue House and Gardens
Design and the Creative Process