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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

VT CHAPTER BULLETIN

VTASLA P.O. Box 1844 Burlington, VT 05402

Congratulations again to all the Public Space Award winners. The Public Space Awards were sponsored by the VTASLA (Vermont Chapter of the ASLA) AIA VT, VT Planning Association, and SCE VT (Civil Engineers.) This year was a very successful program and culmi-nated with a presentation by Secretary of Administra-tion, Jeb Spaulding at the Statehouse. Special thanks to the Awards Committee (Jim Donovan and Claire Humber) for organizing another successful event!

The Chapter held its annual Advocacy Day on the same day as the Awards Presentation in the Card Room at the Statehouse. Special thanks to Mike Buscher, Terry Boyle, Monroe Whitaker, Jim Donovan, Keith Wagner, Jeff Hodgson, Adam Portz, and Paul Simon.

Thank you and Congratulations again to all the Award Winners!

PUBLIC SPACE AWARDS WINNERS

Everyone should have received a letter from the State of Vermont regarding licensing. It is very important that you submit your applications. The State is making great progress and is now except-ing CLARB which should simplify things even more!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Adam Portz at aportz@segroup.com.

The Chapter is working on posting new informa-tion on the Chapter website, so stay tuned.

LICENSURE IN VERMONT

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If you would like to learn more about how the State of Vermont’s Wetland rules have changed, coordination of wetland programs and policies at Federal and State levels of government, the new regionalized Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Manual, or how EPA will be conducting a nation-wide assessment of Wet-land Conditions, you will want to attend the upcom-ing Wetlands Workshop on May 16th at UVM’s Davis Center and Jeffords Hall. Sessions include subjects ranging from Mapping Wetlands, Wetland Plants and the Updated Plant List, The Effects of Climate Change on Wetlands, the Basics of Wetland Soil ID and New Regional Indicators, New Initiatives in Wetland Assess-ment and Protection, Regulations and Inter-Agency Coordination, Managing Invasive Plants, Constructed Wetlands, and Wetland Restoration and Enhancement.

Registration On-line at http://www.regonline.com/wetland or call (802) 656-5665

The Executive Board is seeking a dedicated volunteer for the position of Interim President Elect. This is a unique opportunity for someone interested in devel-oping leadership skills, furthering the profession of landscape architecture, and/or working with a great group of people with Vermont ASLA! The Interim President Elect will take the position held by Doug Crowell, who has taken a leave of absence for health reasons.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Adam Portz(aportz@segroup.com or 802-862-0098).

WETLAND ENVIRONMENTS: WORKSHOPS

ON DELINEATION, FUNCTION AND

PROTECTION - MAY 16th -17th

FROM THE VTASLA EXECUTIVE BOARD:

SEEKING INTERIM PRESIDENT ELECT

visit us at:www.vtasla.org

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Did you hear the Chapter’s ad on VPR? If not, check it out on our website. Another effort to support National Land-scape Architecture Month and increase the visibility of Landscape Architects in Vermont.

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MEMBER PROFILE: TERRY BOYLE

I met with Terry James Boyle on the first warm and sunny day we’ve

had in a long time at his office on College Street in Burlington. Below

are segments of our conversation. Thank you so very much Terry!

Where are you from?

Mohawk Valley in New York State. Ilion, NY - Home of Remington

Arms and the now closed Remington Typewriter.

How long in Vermont?

I came to Vermont in 1959 to work for Dan Kiley. Been here ever

since except for two years in Europe on the Eliot Fellowship and two

years in Michigan State. The Eliot Fellowship only lasted for a while

as I got a job with the Air Force as an Urban Planner for the US Eu-

ropean Bases. That extended my time in Europe to 22 months. In

Michigan I taught in the Landscape Architecture/Urban Planning

department as an Associate Professor.

What brought you to Landscape Architecture?

I guess it was in High School when I had to write a paper, and I wrote

a paper about forestry because I thought working outdoors would

be great. So I went to the College of Forestry at Syracuse and some-

time during the first year I learned about the Landscape Architec-

ture Department and it was very attractive to me because I did a lot

of mechanical drawing in High School. The degree at the time was

called Landscape Engineering and Recreational Management. The

school was cranking out graduates that went to National State Park

Services and Interstate Highway which was just beginning to be

built. It was a well rounded program. It was very technical: we had

Entomology, Biology, Botany and Wildlife Management etc. I was

at Syracuse for 4 years. It was during the Korean War, so a lot of my

classmates went to Korea and some of them got shot, but I was lucky

with my local draft service so I went to Officer Candidate School, and

spent 4 years as an Officer before I went to Graduate School at Har-

vard for a Masters in Landscape Architecture. I worked part time

for the Lexington Planning Commission as well before joining Dan

Kiley in Vermont in 1959. I was there for two years and then I had

gotten the Fellowship.

What is your focus in the field of Landscape Architecture?

The fellowship, for example, was Urban Design, which had to do

with Plazas, Squares and spatial organization and that carries

through to everything Landscape Architects do.

Challenges in the field of Landscape Architecture?

Well, it used to be recognition but nowadays the popular architec-

tural magazines use the term Landscape Architect much more fre-

quently than they used to. When I opened this practice in 1967, the

only other Landscape Architect within 100 miles was Dan Kiley and

Dan didn’t do work here, in Vermont. I was lucky to survive because

I moonlighted while I was with Dan the second time and I worked

with some architects in Burlington on the VTC Campus, so that was

my start. I also taught half time at UMass Amherst. I commuted

down there a couple days a week, and had my practice in Burling-

ton. But we had to do town plans, zoning ordinances, sub division

rights - one of the first big jobs was with the State of Vermont doing

the Scenic classification system. That was about the time that Act

250 was initiated and it was to be part of the State Wide Master Plan

which never happened.

What is your design process?

Site, Program, Synthesis, Concept, Detail, Implementation, and

RSVP Cycles, that means you get feedback from the client so you

don’t make unhappiness the next time.

Favorite Color?

Magenta - soft magenta.

Favorite sport or activity?

Gardening. You have control over the design process, but you’re

working with really dynamic, changing things. To work in the land-

scape is important if you are going to be a designer.

Favorite tool in your job:

314 Graphite on trace, or soft Pentel on trace. The old school.

Inspiration?

My mentor was Dan Kiley and I worked a total of five years for Dan.

I was attracted to his work when I was in graduate school and that’s

why I came up here to work. I admired the strength and organiza-

tion of the plan. It was clear, architectural. It softened up over

the years. While I was with Dan, we worked on some very signifi-

cant projects, Lincoln Center for example, Dulles Airport, one of the

blocks on the Independence Mall. The Arch in St. Louis. The RIT

Campus.

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President: Adam Portz 802.862.0098 aportz@segroup.comPast President: Kathleen Ryan 802.863.4091 KR.LA@burlingtontelecom.netPresident Elect: Doug Crowell 802.864.0010 dcrowell@hkw-p.comTrustee: Stephen Plunkard 802.886.2261 stephen.plunkard@stantec.com Secretary: Lisa Boege 607.437.0790 boegelisa@gmail.comTreasurer: Michael Buscher 802.658.3555 mike@tjboyle.comMember at Large: Paul Simon 617.905.0467 parkarchitecture@gmail.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 16 &17Wetland Environments: Delineation, Function and ProtectionDavis Center: UVM, Burlington , VT

June 22011 Green & Sustainable Symposium Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT

June 3New Trends in Exterior Lighting Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT

June 15LID & The Stormwater Management Manual Workshop9:30 to 3:30Waterbury, VT

VTASLA EXECUTIVE BOARD