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In Toronto, Living Indigenous Values Shape Resilient New Community

View Web Version | Manage Your Communications Preferences In Toronto, Living Indigenous Values Shape Resilient New Community “We are following the footsteps of those Indigenous civilizations that have always been here and always gathered here,” said Trina Moyar, a member of the Nêhiyawak Nation (Cree)." | Read more The Price of Hot Landscapes Keenan Gibbons: "We inadvertently reward infrastructure that absorbs and stores heat while struggling to recognize the value of more cost-effective infrastructure that dissipates it. If heat happens at the scale of a sidewalk, its costs happen at the scale of society." | Read more ASLA Achieves Official Observer Status to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity “Landscape architects have a lot of practical knowledge to offer policymakers on how to design cities and communities that protect and restore biodiversity,” said Aida Curtis, FASLA, President, Curtis + Rogers Design Studio, and Chair, ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Committee. | Read more Climate & Biodiversity News (July 2026) Earthjustice, the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and eight other organizations have sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to undo the federal administration's efforts to change the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act. | Read more ASLA 2026 Explores Action in Design The ASLA 2026 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Los Angeles, September 16-18, brings together the field’s leading voices on climate resilience, carbon-conscious design, and restorative landscapes. Join us for three days to learn the latest on climate & biodiversity action. | 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