About the ASLA California Sierra Chapter

We're a group of dedicated design professionals working to make your outdoor environment beautiful, enjoyable, livable and safe.

If you're interested in hiring a landscape architect, go to "Find a Firm" - there's a complete listing of member firms, and a separate listing for landscape architects specializing in residential design.

If you'd like to know more about what landscape architects do, check out the "Profession" section. It tells how landscape architects help you and the community. It's also a source of information on design practices, planting and materials.

If you're a landscape architect or allied professional, there's a wealth of information about the Chapter, its activities and what its members are doing in the "Chapter Info" section.

About the profession

Landscape architecture is the art and science of analysis, planning, design, management, preservation, and rehabilitation of the land. The scope of the profession includes site planning, garden design, environmental restoration, town and urban planning, park and recreation planning, regional planning, and historical preservation. Practitioners share a commitment of achieving a balance between preservation, use and management of the country's resources.

As landscape architects, we study, think, imagine, sketch, design illustrate, plan, and help implement a wide range of projects. We may specialize in commercial, residential or institutional design. We may find ways to recreate habitats for wildlife, or integrate habitat into the built environment. We may educate others in how to become landscape architects. We may be part of interdisciplinary teams creating new neighborhoods or even whole towns. We merge artistic, technical, visionary and educational skills to bring new ideas to reality.