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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is a national professional society that represents the landscape architecture profession in the United States.
OSU ASLA Student Chapter was founded in 1985, the mission of the Society is to advance landscape architecture by informing the students and leading the student in achieving quality academic work and interfacing with their future 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 or urban planning, park and recreation planning, regional planning, and historic preservation. Practitioners share a commitment of achieving a balance between preservation, use and management of the country's resources. Activities of a landscape architect can range from the creation of public parks and parkways to the site planning for corporate office buildings, from the design of residential gardens to the management of large wilderness areas or reclamation of degraded landscapes such as mines or landfills. Entrance into the profession requires advanced education, training, licensure in all but eight states and specialized skills.