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Climate Action Field Guide for ASLA Members

ASLA 2016 Professional Residential Design Honor Award. The Restoring of a Montane Landscape. Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Design Workshop, Inc. / D.A. Horchner, Design Workshop, Inc.

In the Climate Action Field Guide for ASLA Members, you will find explore metrics for success for three key goals:

• Practice: Scaling up Climate Positive Approaches
• Equity: Empowering Communities
• Advocacy: Building Coalitions
    

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For each of the plan’s six key initiatives, you can explore key climate actions to take:

• On your own
• With your firm / organization
• And with your community

You can also explore 18 strategies, which provide guidance on how to:

• Design Climate Positive Landscapes
• Design Pedestrian, Cyclist, and Public Transit-Centric Communities
• Reduce Energy Use and Support Renewables
• Help Communities Adapt to Climate Impacts
• Protect and Increase Biodiversity
• Incorporate Responsible Land Management Practices
• Support Regenerative Local Agriculture and Increase Food Security
• Build Community
• Use Communication Tools and Techniques
• Explore Pathways to Financial Sustainability with Communities
• Learn from Indigenous Communities Through Collaboration
• Show Respect Through Land Acknowledgements
• Plan and Design Project Work with Indigenous Peoples
• Engage the Public
• Work with Elected Officials and Public Servants
• Support Employee Health and Well-Being
• Build Climate Coalitions
• Embody the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

ASLA Members: Please submit your feedback about the Field Guide to info@asla.org. We will provide your input to the ASLA Climate Action Plan Task Force, Advisory Group, and Climate Action Committee.