[Steve Roberts]

Bennett, As a MS State graduate you should know the answers to those questions. If not I need to come back and teach class (the board doesn’t play the I’m stupid game). Landscape design which means only planting plans is generally not regulated, pretty much everything else is. As an educated Landscape Architect anything that you do can affect your ability to get a license so be very careful what you do until you get your license. I would hate for you to do something before you get your license that would prevent from getting it. One of the first questions in most applications for licensure is about practicing prior to licensure. Can you answer truthfully that you did not practice prior to licensure? That is the question that matters.

[Steve Roberts]

Jeff, I hate to do this to you man, but think before you speak or type, I said that all states that have a practice act require a stamp, not that all states have a practice act. Big differance.

[Steve Roberts]

All states that have a practice act require a stamp, and all work must be stamped. Here is a link to the ASLA website where they explain all of this. http://asla.org/StateGovtAffairsLicensure.aspx. I am not sure why you would ask this, you must not be a Landscape Architect, otherwise you should know this.

[Steve Roberts]

I am an MSU grad, and I did my thesis on New Urbanism as well. I wrote about Dan Kemp, the developer of the Cotton District, who I believe is now the Mayor of Starkville. He loves to talk about New Urbanism, he is a nice and approachable guy. I suggest that you meet him, bring up the subject and see where it leads. He is a strong supporter of the Department. The Cotton District is a wonderful example of New Urbanism, and is right in your backyard. NU developments tend to lead themselves to the younger crowd due to the nightlife that generally comes with them. Hope this helps.

[Steve Roberts]

There is not a whole lot to grading Jared, if you could be more specific about what it is your having issues with, I would be happy to help.

[Steve Roberts]

I don’t know what test David took, but the essay question was on the test every time I took it. And I took it the summer of 2008. It is only about a paragraph or two so no big deal. Just state whole sentences and spell everything right. The PPI book has good examples of the format. I suggest that you take a review class. The no essay question must be an Alabama thing, because it’s always on CLARB tests.

[Steve Roberts]

Sorry Chuck to the best of my knowledge there isn’t any third party software for AutoCAD LT. You should have purchased a program called BricsCad. Land FX will run over BricsCad and AutoCAD. Also if you get on Hunters website they have some irrigation symbols inside a drawing called legend.dwg that you can download.

[Steve Roberts]

Well I really just think the whole thing is a tragedy. How many jobs did “The Nature Conservancy” create with that grant? Why are they going after a native tree? I do believe the Eastern Red Cedar is a field succession tree. Trees are what clean the air we breath, not grasses? How is burning a tree creating green jobs? I am not a fan of “Prescribed Burning” in the name of restoring Nature and eco-systems. The only tree that I am aware of that needs fire to survive is the Longleaf Pine. The best way to protect Nature is to leave it be. It always results in a travesty when man decides to play “God”. It is really just a waste of time, energy, and good money. If you were one of the ones like me laid-off from this economy you would probably think that it is a waste too. There has to be something better to do with the money, and a better way to manage the tree and it’s resources.

[Steve Roberts]

Well when I first moved to Florida I felt overwhelmed too. But I learned to love the diversity of the plant life, and came to call it “Paradise“. Palm trees were the hardest for me to get used to, but eventually I could pick them all out and tell you all about them. I did however have some help from co-workers and a few good books. “Florida my Eden” by Frederic B. Stresau is an essential staple for South Florida. I would suggest subscribing to “Plant Finder” magazine by Betrock. Plant Finder magazine publishes current prices, availability, and quantities of plant materials available from local growers. Here is a link to their website. http://www.plantfinder.com/ They produce the best books on Palm Trees if you want to learn more about them. They have plant selection software available for purchase as well. I am a big fan of Ed Gilman. He is a professor at the University of Florida. He writes books about Florida plants, and has a directory of online plant fact sheets. Here is a link the website. http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/factsheets.shtml Another good book that he wrote is “Betrock’s Florida Plant Guide”. I hope that this helps out. I really miss Florida, and the weather. Enjoy! I read on one of your other posts that you were studying for sections C and E of the LARE. Did you pass?

[Steve Roberts]

You forgot a few Cliff

http://www.careerbuilder.com

http://www.getcivilengineeringjobs.com

http://www.asce.org

http://www.simplyhired.com

Also, don’t forget to use headhunters like Aerotek, and Think Energy Group. There is a professional headhunter in Tampa I used to talk to but I can’t seem to find thier information.

[Steve Roberts]

I use LandFX for Drip all the time, works good, and is very easy. Try it, They have a good tutorial.

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