Welcome!

The Tampa Bay Section is the second largest District in the Florida Chapter comprised of  twelve Counties that include  Citrus, Desota, Hardee, Hernando, Highland, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota and Sumpter Counties. The section has over 100 members and meets quarterly. A newsletter is issued periodically as well as e-mail blasts to inform members of upcoming events, opportunities to participate in charitable and public service roles with local government, professional development and networking with other professions.

Section members represent the profession by engaging the public and serving in volunteer roles throughout the community. This includes participation in the design and construction of a Memorial Garden for the City of Tampa's District 3 Police Department,  participation on the Metropolitan Planning Organization's Livable Roadways Committee, Hillsborough County's Historic Preservation Grant Committee and  the University of Florida's Landscape Department  Advisory Committee.

Upcoming Events:

The Tampa Bay Section of FLASLA is proud to announce our next Section Event to be held on March 15, 2012 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in downtown Tampa.  We will be 'the Thunder' sitting together behind the opposing team's end zone at the upcoming hockey game between the Tampa Bay Lightening and Toronto Maple Leafs, one of our major league competitors.  Over 40 members are already planning to attend! The Forum has just undergone a $30 million dollar renovation and the special effects that they have added are well worth the experience. If you have been looking for a good excuse to attend a game with your family and friends-----this is your opportunity!

The Florida Chapter and Tampa Section is also participating as one of the sponsors of the Re-Stitch Tampa Design Competition to be held on April 13th and 14th in downtown Tampa. The Section is assisting in the organization of the event, representing the profession as a jurist in this international design competition and participating  as a  panelist discussant and presenter on sustainable landscape design practices. For more information email section chair Ken Sussman.