New Coastal Wetland Mitigation Bank Approved in Los Angeles County
August 9, 2023
WRA congratulates Synergy Oil & Gas/Los Cerritos Wetlands, LLC for the approval of the first private coastal mitigation bank in…

August 9, 2023
WRA congratulates Synergy Oil & Gas/Los Cerritos Wetlands, LLC for the approval of the first private coastal mitigation bank in…
July 7, 2023
In May 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released an updated Mitigation Policy (Policy) and its first Endangered…
June 6, 2023
Regulatory Time and Cost Savings for Applicants Proposing Habitat Restoration and Multi-benefit Projects A five-year effort by the U.S. Fish…
May 25, 2023
On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case regarding Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) authority to…
May 24, 2023
Large wildfires have become a common occurrence throughout the landscapes and communities of the American West and are here to…
May 1, 2023
WRA Plant Biologist Scott Batiuk, a Certified Consulting Botanist, has published two articles in the California Botanical Society's Madroño, a…
April 27, 2023
Ecological restoration and sustainable landscape design often share similar goals of improving the health, well-being, and functionality of our ecosystems…
April 3, 2023
According to a study published in 2022 in Scientific Reports, visitor use at publicly protected areas such as national parks…
March 21, 2023
WRA's Marisa Ishimatsu is a co-author of a recent scientific paper "Biofluorescence in California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense (Amphibia: Ambystomatidae)"…
WRA is a proud sponsor of the California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force Northern California Regional Meeting October 5-6, 2023 in Redding. The meeting hosted in collaboration with Shasta College, North Coast Resource Partnership, and Napa and Tehama RCDs, will focus on landscapes and land management issues unique to northern California.
WRA’s Nate Bello and Cailin Notch will attend.
Read the details on our news page!
Coastal Quest, in partnership with Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, is proud to present the first California Wildfire Conference. This three-day exchange will bring together a diverse community of practitioners to focus on understanding, preventing, and recovering from wildfires. The conference will be held from October 24-26, 2023, in Ventura County at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Participants will be drawn from California, Western US States and globally where wildfire and communities’ interface.
WRA team members will moderate, present, and exhibit at the event. Details now available on our news page!
WRA is a proud sponsor of the California Invasice Plant Council (CalIPC) Symposium on October 25-28, 2023. This year’s theme is “Reuniting for Resilience” and attendees will gather at CSU Chico to connect and share the latest in invasive plant management. You can find our team members Jason Mills and Katie Smith presenting and others at our exhibitor table!
Details are available on our news page!
The Contra Costa Watershed Forum is excited to welcome community members and watershed stakeholders to the 2023 Watershed Symposium October 26 from 9:30am-5:30pm. We invite all creek enthusiasts, watershed advocates, wildlife supporters, conservationists, students, and interested community members to attend this event!
The theme of this year’s Symposium, Intergenerational Watershed Stewardship, seeks to open an inclusive and practical dialogue between established watershed advocates and the emerging generation of watershed stewards.
As we recognize the implications of our changing climate, how can we strengthen our commitments to collaboration and sharing knowledge among diverse participants in and around Contra Costa? How can we ensure that multi-year projects and plans come to fruition? We will explore answers to these questions and hope you will take part in the dialogue.
WRA’s Jeanine Strickland, PLA and Jake Kramarz will attend.
Please visit www.ccwatershedforum.org/symposium-2023 for more information about this event!
The ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture is the largest gathering of landscape architects and allied professionals in the world with more than 6,000 attendees—all coming together to learn, celebrate, build relationships, and strengthen friendships of our incredibly varied professional community. Visit more than 240+ exhibitors showcasing products and services exclusively for landscape architects. This stellar in-person event will be located at the Minneapolis Convention Center, October 27-30. 2023.
WRA Senior Landscape Architect Ingrid Morken, PLA, CERP, SITES AP will attend.