NEW from THE DIRT, March 2026

New Coastal Infrastructure Should Be Nature-based

View Web Version | Manage Your Communications Preferences New Coastal Infrastructure Should Be Nature-based "Nature-based solutions cost less, emit less, and sequester more carbon. They deliver adaptation and mitigation at the same time while also providing cooling, habitat, and community benefits. With the right project support, they can truly be a win-win," said Pamela Conrad. | Read more Ten Eyck Landscape Architects Wins 2026 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award Our goal is to "design tough but beautiful projects that connect people to nature — no matter what the project is," said Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA. | Read more The Benefits of Natural Mobility "To bring vitality back to our cities, we need to prioritize natural mobility," said Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra, a city of approximately 65,000 in the Galician province of Spain. At this year's Transforming Transportation conference, co-organized by the World Bank and World Resources Institute, Fernández Lores said walking and biking are crucial to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving community health and quality of life. | Read more Climate & Biodiversity News (March 2026) In Norfolk, Connecticut, a shuttered 1960s-era coal power plant and brownfield will be transformed into a 125-acre park and educational hub that protects and enhances shorelines and wetlands and reuses defunct energy facilities. According to The Architect's Newspaper, the latest plan from SCAPE and BIG includes "30 percent more natural areas and habitat protection and "half the amount of hardscape and active features as originally planned." | Read more Go to THE DIRT 636 Eye Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001-3736 202-898-2444 info@asla.org | dirt.asla.org © 2025 American Society of Landscape Architects. All rights reserved Manage Your Communications Preferences | Unsubscribe