Jeff Caster, FASLA
"Landscape Architecture serves our Earth, all that lives, and all that will be, … and it gives me the same privilege and responsibility."
In 2020, Jeff Caster, FASLA began what's expected to be an eventful, enjoyable, and… very long retirement. Mostly volunteer, Jeff is an advocate and activist for conservation of Florida's natural resources and scenic beauty, and against bullying and bigotry everywhere. Decades of professional and leadership experience at the Florida Department of Transportation, at Florida A&M University, at the Florida Wildflower Foundation, in his community, and with ASLA readied Jeff to remain impactful.
Jeff is best known for his 20+ years as Florida's State Transportation Landscape Architect. Trusted and challenged to direct a $50 million annual investment in transportation landscape architecture; Jeff crafted proposed legislation, rules, policies, procedures, standard plans, standard specifications, research reports, manuals, and training to improve the quality and efficiency of planning, design, construction, and maintenance of 217,341 acres of public land, highway right-of-way, his state's most visible and visited landscape. Areas of specialization included highway beautification, scenic byways, outdoor advertising, wildflowers, urban forestry, greenways and trails, ponds, and aesthetics.
Licensed in 1997, Jeff earned degrees at Purdue University and Florida A&M University, and a Master of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University. New Jersey natives, Mimi and Jeff have been home in Tallahassee since 1977.
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