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• 2025 ASLA FL Conference + Expo

  • Start
    July 15, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    July 17, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa | 1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach

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  ASLA Florida 2025 Annual Conference & Expo 

  Ponte Vedra Beach | July 15 - 17

  Our 2025 Annual Conference + Expo theme for Ponte Vedra Beach is Nature's Course: Finding Balance in Changing Tides. This theme emphasizes the vital role of landscape architects as creative thought leaders in addressing the dynamic relationship between ecology, economy, and community. As these forces shift and often conflict, design and advocacy becomes a powerful tool for finding balance. Through innovative approaches, landscape architects are uniquely positioned to guide the transformation of our environments, ensuring a sustainable and balanced future that respects natural systems while meeting human needs. This conference will explore strategies for fostering resilient, thriving communities that respond to the challenges of our changing world. Sessions will explore innovative skillsets, techniques, ideas, materials, technology, approaches, and lessons learned to move landscape architects forward and create lasting connections. 

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  If you are an ASLA Member in a different state, please reach out to info@aslaflorida.org for the registration code! 

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  About the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa

  1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd

  Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 32082

  Cut Off Date: June 20, 2025

  An unforgettable getaway awaits you at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa. Ideally situated in Ponte Vedra Beach, just a short distance from Jacksonville, our resort is right next door to the famed TPC Sawgrass golf club. We're pleased to offer exclusive privileges with the golf complex, play a round and take a lesson while you're here. Gorgeously designed rooms, suites and family-friendly villas boast every imaginable comfort, and many feature balconies or terraces. In addition to being steps from TPC Sawgrass, the resort also showcases four sparkling pools and pampering treatments at the Sawgrass Spa. Take a short complimentary shuttle ride to our oceanfront Cabana Beach Club, which offers direct access to Ponte Vedra Beach. Delicious local fare is on the menu at our seven resort restaurants and lounges. For those hosting events near Jacksonville, our 90,000+ square feet of accessible indoor/outdoor venue space and superb planning and catering services make us a memorable destination for any gathering.

  Please note: The Sawgrass Marriott is sold out. If you were unable to secure a reservation, below is an alternate hotel option. While we do not have a room block at this property, it is located nearby and may have availability.

  Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville Ponte Vedra Sawgrass
  45 Tournament Players Club Blvd
  Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

  Hilton Garden Inn reservation link 

  
  

  Thank You to Our Sponsors!

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  Questions?

  Please reach out to info@aslaflorida.org

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• 2025 Annual Conference - Exhibitors and Sponsors

  • Start
    July 15, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    July 17, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Ponte Vedra

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  Join us for our 2025 Annual Conference + Expo, July 15th - July 17th at the beautiful Sawgrass Marriott. 

  
  

  One 10x10 Exhibit Booth Available! 
  

  Click Here to learn more about Sponsorship Opportunities!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Exhibitor Schedule: 

  Monday, July 14

  • 1:00 - 6:00 PM - Exhibitor Set-Up

  Tuesday, July 15

  • 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Exhibitor Set-Up
  • 12:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch with the Exhibitors
  • 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM - Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Exhibit Hall Reception

  Wednesday, July 16

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall 
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 1:30 PM - Exhibit Hall Closes
  • 1:30 - 6:30 PM - Exhibitor Breakdown

  Additional Important Exhibitor Information: 

  • The 6'x6' and 10'x10' booths receive 2 Expo Hall Passes.
  • The 15x15 booths are only available to our Annual Partners. For more information, contact info@aslaflorida.org.
  • Booth Assignments can be found here.

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• 2025 Annual Conference - Tour Registration

  • Start
    July 15, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    July 17, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM
  • Location
    Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa | 1000 Tournament Players Club Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach

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  RiversEdge: JAX Catalyst on the St. Johns

  Tuesday, July 15 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM  | Registration Fee: $45 

  2.5 CECs, DBPR and LACES Approval Pending

  Walking Distance: 1.2 Miles

  This course will discuss the history, design and construction efforts of the RiversEdge development in downtown Jacksonville. The site, including public streets and parks, is currently open to the public with small portions still under construction. We'll start our journey at the Riverwalk connection, wandering through three riverfront parks, traversing a scenic marsh boardwalk, and arriving at the last, but not least, park in the development. Next, we'll stroll along a multi-use trail to the versatile multi-modal streetscape, finally looping back to the breathtaking riverfront to conclude our tour. Throughout the walk we will delve into the importance of multi-disciplinary collaboration, the history of the brownfield site, thematic park design and construction process. This tour offers exposure to how what we design comes to life.

  
  

  The Yards

  Thursday, July 17 | 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM  | Registration Fee: $45 

  2 CECs, DBPR and LACES Approval Pending

  Walking Distance: Attendees will ride in golf carts

  Join us for an exclusive tour of The Yards, a modern golf, recreation, and leisure facility built on the footprint of a once-declining golf course in Ponte Vedra. Led by Mike Miles, PGA Professional and the visionary behind The Yards, this tour offers insight into how thoughtful reprogramming and strategic upgrades can revitalize a community asset.

  Attendees will explore how The Yards was transformed to meet the evolving interests of today’s recreational users. Learn firsthand why the changes were necessary, and discover how the facility now attracts a broader range of guests through innovative design, diverse activity offerings, and increased opportunities for community engagement.

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• Tampa Section: Rays Baseball Game

  • When
    July 23, 2025
  •  
    7:35 PM
  • Location
    Steinbrenner Field: 1 Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL 33614
  • Spaces left
    17

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• Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

  • When
    August 19, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Go To Webinar

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  Tackling the Water and Biodiversity Crisis in Florida: The OUTSIDE Collaborative

  August 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

  ASLA Florida Members: $25 | Non-Members: $35 | Student: $10

  The vital issues of rapid growth, water supply issues, biodiversity loss and the effects of climate change require us to change traditional landscape practices. Hear from a practitioner, nursery owner and university researcher on the development of a sustainable approach to the landscape transect from design to implementation and maintenance. The OUTSIDE Collaborative is made of a diverse group of stakeholders and practitioners who are passionate about building as sustainable future. Through the power of collaboration, they are learning and applying the latest methods in holistic sustainable landscaping, development, place-making, and conservation. Collaborators include landscape architects, landscape companies, local and state government representatives, researchers, students, water management districts, engineers, non-government conservation groups, developers, home builders and environmental and ecological consultants. The work is affecting a diverse group, not limited to developers and policy makers, nursery growers, contractors, landscape maintenance personnel, new and longtime homeowners, jurisdictions, academics, and landscape architecture practitioners.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Gain insights into the overall structure, history, goals, and status of a multi-disciplinary, statewide collaborative established to create sustainable landscapes across the full chain of custody.
  2. Learn about the collaborative’s key initiatives , including partnerships and a case study a residential development project that is successfully minimizing/eliminating the need for irrigation, mineralized fertilizers and pesticides while enhancing eco-system services (the Big 4) in its landscapes.
  3. Discover the research results from in-field tests of sustainable landscapes.
  4. Learn key takeaways regarding implementation, maintenance, and management practices for sustainable landscapes.
  5. Understand the key role the landscape architect takes in the successful design, implementation and ongoing management of sustainable landscapes that meet the Big 4.

  This session will provide 1.5 CEC through DBPR and LACES.

  • DBPR: Course #0014705 1.5 CEC - Optional
  • LACES: 1.5 CE, HSW Approved

  **Please be sure to provide your LA license number in your registration if you want to receive credit.**

  
  

  Meet the Speakers:

  Christina Hite,FASLA, LEED AP

  Dix.Hite + Partners 

  

  Christina (Chris) Hite, FASLA, LEED AP is a Founding Partner at Dix.Hite + Partners, bringing more than 35 years of extensive experience in a holistic landscape architecture practice for both public and private clients. As Chairman of the Board and consulting principal, Chris has helped define Dix.Hite as a firm with a national reputation for excellence. Chris received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia in 1987, and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Florida in 2012.  Chris has led and designed a wide range of projects, ranging from parks and multi-model transportation projects to the design of residential spaces, with an emphasis on placemaking for communities. She fosters the advance and influence of the landscape architecture profession through leadership in design, practice, academic, and community service, and is the current President of the OUTSIDE Collaborative, working to shift the landscape paradigm with research, policy, culture, and industry through collaboration to position landscapes as a vital solution to sustainability. She was recognized for her excellence in leadership and management by her peers nationally and elevated to Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects.

  
  

  
  

  Pierce Jones, PhD

  Emeritus Professor, University of Florida
  

  Pierce graduated from UF in 1980 with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a recently retired Professor from the University of Florida where he established and directed the Program for Resource Efficient Communities, an interdisciplinary group that promotes the adoption of “best design, construction and management practices” in master planned developments. The program directly participated in land development and building projects that adopted and demonstrated “green” practices.  He sits on the board of the OUTSIDE Collaborative, a non-profit dedicated to increasing the adoption of sustainable landscape practices. He currently provides consulting services on sustainable development practices. 

  
  

  Tim Sallin

  

  Co-CEO, Cherrylake 

  Tim Sallin is the Co-CEO of Cherrylake, an integrated horticulture and landscape company, and IMG Citrus, a leading Florida fresh citrus company. Under his leadership, both companies prioritize sustainability, innovation, and community impact. Passionate about regenerative agriculture and sustainable landscapes, Tim advocates for collaborative efforts that reconnect people with nature.

  He serves as Treasurer of The OUTSIDE Sustainable Landscape Collaborative and Secretary of 1000 Friends of Florida, both nonprofits dedicated to environmental and community betterment. Tim also hosts The Ground Up Podcast, which focuses on building resilience, biodiversity, and sustainability from the ground up.

  
  

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