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The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements. 

SLM Initiative Email
Written by Colorado Green Now   
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:00 AM

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Join the Sustainable Landscape Community initiative

What does it take to stand out as an environmentally savvy community while saving water and money? ALCC is inviting communities to join the Sustainable Landscape Community (SLC) initiative. With ongoing drought increasing the strain on local and national water supplies, ALCC created the SLC initiative to demonstrate how larger water users can become part of the solution.  

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Changing Landscapes, Inc., received Gold ELITE Award Email
Written by Colorado Green Now   
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:00 AM

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Rural openness inspired design

“The clients came to us already sharing our company philosophy of sustainable landscaping. They agreed to a dryland, native, xeric plan,” says Paul Hartman, owner at Changing Landscapes, Inc., Longmont.

This new Boulder home is surrounded by farmland and pasture grasses, and the homeowners wanted the design to blend into the existing rural area. “The footprint of the house and the openness of this rural property allowed for a unique design, different from most landscapes we create,” says Brian Rasmussen, landscape architect and project manager for this project.

The client was very engaged with the Changing Landscapes team through design and construction. “They expressed their needs and concerns and were open to solutions we suggested,” says Rasmussen.

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Calling all change makers Email
Written by Colorado Green Now   
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:00 AM

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Colorado State University’s (CSU's) Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is hosting a series of mixers – “Come to the Table with HLA” – to promote Colorado’s horticulture and landscape industry. The four events will feature opportunities to learn more about the department’s teaching, research and outreach activities, network, and sample local food and drinks. 

April and September events will be hosted on campus in Fort Collins with a focus on undergraduate and graduate programs and will include interaction with faculty from other academic units on campus. Summer events will be held at Designs by Sundown event space in Littleton and Green Valley Sod Farm in Platteville will focus on building stakeholder and alumni relationships.  


CSU College of Agricultural Sciences has a seat at the table for all students, faculty and partners who want to become global change-makers. CSU is connecting your meaningful lived experiences to agricultural innovation and optimizing our impact to our global community. Become part of our agricultural community and experience hands-on learning while building relationships. Bring your creativity, ideas and lived experiences. Leave with the confidence to collectively solve the grand challenges of sustaining our natural resources and feeding the world.

Join students and faculty of the HLA Department for a series of industry mixers to promote Colorado horticulture and green industry and enjoy local food and drinks. For questions, please email [email protected]

The events are hosted in partnership with the Colorado State University Alumni AssociationColorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers AssociationColorado Association of Viticulture and EnologyASLA ColoradoRocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass AssociationColorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association and Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado. The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is looking for partnerships for future events. 

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SLM Initiative

Changing Landscapes, Inc., received Gold ELITE Award

 
EDI received 2022 Gold ELITE Award Email
Written by Lyn Dean   
Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM

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EDI designed for shelter-in-place pandemic response 

Homeowners wanted a backyard getaway  

“This project started during the pandemic lockdown when the family – whose children were getting to the teen years wanted to minimize exposure while enjoying recreation in their own yard,” says Lyle Fair, project manager at Environmental Designs, Inc. (EDI). Yet, the Westminster homeowners, who are active in the community, were also looking longer term and wanted a backyard that could host neighborhood parties and their children’s sports teams and have quiet gathering spaces. 

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Water conservation initiative for HOAs Email
Written by Chuck Montera   
Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM

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Colorado landscape trade association launches water conservation initiative for HOAs

Large water users use less water through Sustainable Landscape Community initiative

Last month’s Earth Day was a reminder for people to put into practice ways to take care of mother earth.

It is in this spirit of sustainability that Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado has recently launched the Sustainable Landscape Community (SLC) initiative, which incentivizes large water users (including master-planned and homeowner association communities) to use less water.

Why should a landscaping group spearhead a water conservation program? First, an understanding of meteorological conditions in Colorado and the Western United States is needed. Colorado is often referred to as “the headwaters state” because eight major river basins originate in the state, including the Platte, Arkansas, and Colorado Rivers, as well as the Rio Grande. Yet Colorado’s ongoing, more than 20-year drought has put increasing strain on both local and national water supplies.

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