2026 SOUTHERN ROOTS CONFERENCE & AWARDS
April 16th + 17th
citywalk + VULCAN PARK
7 HSW CEUS
SITE TOUR AND WELCOME RECEPTION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH AT CITYWALK
TO INCLUDE THE 2026 ALABAMA ASLA AWARDS CEREMONY AT A
MID-DAY LUNCHEON
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: ASLA.ALCHAPTER@GMAIL.COM
conference schedule
THURSDAY APRIL 16TH
CITYWALK
4-5 PM: SITE TOUR WITH JAMES FOWLER, PE, CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND JANIE MAUTER, PE, BARGE DESIGN
FROM INTERSTATE TO ICON: THE MAKING OF CITYWALK BHAM
5-7 PM: COCKTAIL WELCOME RECEPTION AT CITYWALK SOCIAL
SPONSORED BY: mmcité + SELECT TREES
FRIDAY APRIL 17TH
VULCAN PARK + MUSEUM
MANY THANKS TO OUR TITLE SPONSOR: SYNLAWN
8:30 AM: VISIT WITH VENDORS
BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY: BLACKJACK HORTICULTURE
9:00 AM: KEYNOTE SPEAKER- GRETCHEN WILSON, PLA, LEED AP, WEDG, NATIONAL ASLA PRESIDENT-ELECT
CURRENT TRENDS IN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION
10:00 AM: J. HARVEY COTTEN JR, GARDEN WRITER/DESIGNER/CONSULTANT, HUNTSVILLE, AL
GO NATIVE, BUT HOW DO I GET THERE? SPONSORED BY: ALABAMA NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION
VENDOR BREAK
11:15 AM: TAZE FULFORD AND SIMON POWNEY, PROFESSORS, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
AI + DESIGN
VENDOR BREAK
12:30-2:00 PM: AWARDS CEREMONY + LUNCHEON Sponsored By: KEYSTONE HARDSCAPES
VENDOR BREAK
2:30 PM: SCOT DUNCAN, PHD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALABAMA AUDUBON SOCIETY
GARDENING FOR BIRDS, BUGS AND BIODIVERSITY
3:30 PM: BOB BRZUSEK, PROFESSOR, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
MAKING JOURNEYS: CREATING NOVEL PATHWAY EXPERIENCES
4:30 PM: ROB HOLMES, AUBURN PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR-LANDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN LAB
TIDELANDS: THE NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION PROJECT
VENDOR BREAK
6 PM: CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
