Prairie Gateway ASLA

Hello everyone! 📣 We want to hear from you! The PGASLA chapter is considering an update to our dues structure—shifting from a flat fee to a percentage rate based on the national dues. Your input is incredibly valuable as we make decisions that affect our entire community. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and feedback by completing our short survey: /r/N5LDQNV It only takes a few minutes, and your perspective will help guide us in making the best choice for all members. Thanks so much for being an engaged part of our chapter. We’re looking forward to hearing your ideas! 🙌🏼

✨The results are in ✨ 🌱 As WLAM comes to an end, swipe to see your 2026 PGASLA Chapter Award Winners! • Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Chapter Awards, and a special thank you to the Georgia ASLA Chapter for serving as this year’s jury! • #WLAM #PGASLAchapterawards #PGASLA #LandscapeArchitecture • @ga_asla @swtlivingdesign @jbclandscapearchitects @bevireo @kayleestee1e @jaded__johnson @katelyn.hays_

🌏Happy Earth Day from PGASLA 🍃 • Thank you to the KC Parks Ambassadors for putting together a week of volunteering activities for Earth Week! It was a gorgeous day on Saturday, April 18th cleaning up Brush Creek! • Looking forward to more events like this and keeping our creeks and community clean! • To find out more about upcoming events, visit: /event/volunteer-to-beautify-kc-parks-during-earth-week/#:~:text=Everyone%20is%20invited%20to%20show,cleanups%20to%20invasive%20species%20removal. • #earthday #volunteering #brushcreek

❕Sponsor Product Highlight❕ • Introducing the Monona Swing Bench in Beige Grey from Thomas Steele Site Furnishings! • @ts_sitefurnishings Thank you for being a Silver Level Sponsor of PGASLA! • #sitefurniture #thomassteele #pgasla #sponsorappreciation

🌏 ✨Earth Day is almost here — and we’re getting hands-on working for it! • Join PGASLA for the KC Parks Earth Week Cleanups as we team up with the Brush Creek crew to restore and celebrate one of our city’s most important waterways. • 📆 Saturday, April 18th | 9 AM – Noon 📍check in at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center parking lot • Whether you’re a seasoned stream steward or just looking for a great reason to get outside, come lend your expertise and your energy to a stretch of Kansas City that needs us. • 👉🏻 Sign up through the City’s portal: /pages/responsepage.aspx?id=EQkk7HlZGUSo7MgIsHYBm5isO84Lc6NPpBcaSOnVGqlUNU4zSVJRMDVHQTBEUUk1QjVDS1UxVUFHNS4u&route=shorturl • 🌊Let’s show up for the creek — and for each other. See you out there! • #earthday #cleanup #community #kcearthweekcleanups

Looking to learn more about your Design Leadership Journey? Look no further! Join Tim McKeown as he shares a grounded view of design leadership shaped by years of real work in agencies, global companies, and fast-moving startups. It comes from leading teams, launching products, and navigating ambiguity when the stakes were high. Design leadership shows up when decisions matter and people look to you for direction. It lives in how you set a point of view, build trust, and connect design to outcomes that matter. You will hear lessons earned through successes, failures, and long-term responsibility for brands, teams, and products in the market. The session then turns the focus to you and your path forward. You will step back to understand your current situation and what kind of leader you want to become. You will reflect on who to learn from, where to invest your energy, and which experiences will stretch you next. The emphasis stays practical and personal. You leave with a clear direction across near, mid, and longer horizons. The goal is focus, confidence, and forward motion as you grow into leadership through action, not title. 📍 Center for Architecture & Design 📆 Monday, March 30th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm For more info about the event, and to register, copy and paste the link below into your browser: /tickets/center-for-architecture-design-kc/design-leadership-journey-insights-inspiration-and-career-visioning

Join us for the 2026 PGASLA Awards Gala! • Join us in Kansas City on Thursday, March 26th as we celebrate another successful year for landscape architecture in our region. Awards will be presented to our chapter award winners, project awards, and student awards. We look forward to celebrating with our members and sponsors. • Dinner and drinks will be provided by PGASLA. • Tickets: Members (and guests) – $25.00 Non-Members (and guests) – $35.00 Students – $10.00 *Ticket sales to close end of day Friday, March 20, 2026 Register at the link below: /e/2026-pgasla-awards-gala-tickets-1976776358301?keep_tld=true • #pgasla #awardsgala #landscapearchitecture

Please join Prairie Gateway ASLA @pgasla and St. Louis ASLA @stlouisasla for Advocacy Day 2026 as we represent our profession under the dome. The Missouri Advocacy Day’s agenda includes meeting state legislators and learning more about legislation of interest that may impact landscape architects. Don’t miss this great opportunity to have your voice heard! • Attendees will meet at 9:00am in the 3rd-floor Rotunda on the south side around the Grand Staircase. The event will conclude between 2:00- 3:00pm. • Registration: Please register by completing the form in the link below: /r/NYQKK3V • Please list your name as you wish it to appear on your name badge. Please list your home address where you are registered to vote. The lobby team will look up your state senator and state representative and work to schedule an appointment (based on their availability). • There is no charge to attend this event. Lunch will be provided. Carpooling is available. • #ASLA #advocacyday #missouri #landscapearchitecture

This week, PGASLA members headed to the Kansas State Capitol to advocate for our amazing profession of Landscape Architecture. Thank you to everyone who showed up, represented, and met with elected officials and policymakers to discuss key infrastructure and resilience policies, the importance of licensure, and how the field of landscape architecture benefits our communities. Looking forward to what’s to come! #urbanresiliency #landscapearchitecture #advocacy #strongcommunities #greenpolicy

Please join the Prairie Gateway ASLA for Advocacy Day 2026 as we represent our profession under the dome. The Advocacy Day’s agenda includes meeting state legislators and learning more about legislation of interest that may impact landscape architects. Don’t miss this great opportunity to have your voice heard! • Attendees will meet at 9:00 am at the Kansas State Capitol Visitor Center. The event will conclude between 2:00 - 3:00 pm. • Registration: Please register by completing the form in the link below: /spreadsheets/d/14aHfApQcZFfqZKXaZZaJI75_STCCHx_dhLjAgJJjwR4/edit?usp=sharing • Please list your name as you wish it to appear on your name badge. PGASLA’s lobby team will look up your state senator and state representative and work to schedule an appointment (based on their availability). • There is no charge to attend this event. Lunch will be provided 🥪! Carpooling is available🚙! • #pgasla #advocacyday #kansas #landscapearchitecture

Looking to get involved? • PGASLA is seeking two volunteers to join the Center for Architecture & Design (CfAD) board. This two-year role serves as an important link between Landscape Architecture and the broader design community. • CfAD (@cfadkansascity ) is a collective of seven design-oriented organizations that offers meaningful programs and events throughout the year. Volunteers of all experience levels are welcome. • To learn more, please contact Jackie Dietz at [email protected]

❕Attention all PGASLA members❕ The PGASLA chapter Call for Awards is now open! • Submittals will be due by February 6th and the Awards Gala will be held on March 26th! • PGASLA has been honoring the outstanding contributions to the practice of landscape architecture since the year 2000. Awards are given in the following categories: Design (built), Design (unbuilt), Planning and Analysis, Research and Communications. Award competitions are further separated to recognize achievements at both the professional and student levels. • Members are invited to nominate eligible and qualified individuals and projects for the following awards: Alton Thomas, Kessler Legacy & MetroGreen Visionary Awards. Nominations will be reviewed by the PGASLA Executive Committee. Award recipients will be announced at the Annual PGASLA Awards Gala. Nominations Due: February 6, 2026 • See for more information. Tune in for reminders about the Call for Awards submittal deadline and upcoming Awards Gala details. • #pgasla #callforawards #asla