UPDATED August 16th 2011 - New events added below:

From Alaska to Florida and everywhere in between, landscape architects across the country will hold simultaneous events at lunchtime to educate the public about their role in the environment around them. The Saint Louis Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) will host local landscape architects who will create chalk drawings, hand out information and be available to answer questions downtown at the Citygarden.

Landscape architects design iconic places like New York City’s Central Park and the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C., but also downtown squares, local parks and even backyards. The simultaneous events are part of a larger campaign to help bring awareness to works of landscape architecture and the designers who create them.

Find out more from ASLA National 

CITYGARDEN: FOLLOW THE CHALK:
Saint Louis Landscape Architects to Host Public Activities Showing How Landscape Architecture Is Your Environment, Designed.

WHEN: 8.17.2011 - Wednesday from 11am - 1pm

WHERE: City Garden - 9th Street and Market Street, St. Louis, MO

CONTACT: Kristy DeGuire                

Three more Understory events for Saint Louis Missouri:

1. Award winning community plaza and art in the landscape project, ‘Backflip’ located in Webster Groves at the intersection of Lockwood and Big Bend. Landscape architects from SWT Design will be on location to talk with users about the role landscape architects played in the design and implementation of the projects as well as the importance of art in the community. Photos and possibly video will be taken. Contact Hunter Beckham 314-644-5700
2. Award winning Inclusive Playground ‘Together We Play’ in Tilles Park located in Ladue Missouri at the intersection of Rock Hill and Litzsinger Rd. Landscape architects from SWT Design will be on location to talk with users about the role landscape architects played in the design and implementation of the projects as well as the importance of accessibility for all and children in the landscape. Photos and possibly video will be taken. Contact Bonnie Roy 314-644-5700
3. South Parking Lot of the Saint Louis Zoo located adjacent to Highway 64/40 in the City of Saint Louis. A blend of Transportation Enhancements, stormwater management and art in the landscape. Landscape architects from SWT Design will be on location to talk with users about the role landscape architects played in the design and implementation of the projects. Photos and possibly video will be taken. Contact Klaus Rausch 314-644-5700

Want a Better Idea of What Will Happen? Check out this great video of the test run in Alexandria, VA