12 Days of Quizzes Day 9 Christmas is in the past and New Years is around the corner. If you have a little down time, you may want to prepare for the CSE exam. Get a cup of eggnog and…
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12 Days of Quizzes - Day 9: Site Inventory Questions
Posted in Quiz, Site Inventory Tagged with: 12 Days of Quizzes, California Supplemental Exam, CSE, hydrologic factors, Landscape Architect, Quiz, site analysis, Site Inventory
Noxious Weeds to Know for the California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects
Regulatory Agency Series: Part 7 California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Noxious Weed Program You might think that the California Department of Food and Agriculture would have little to do with landscape architecture in California or preparing for…
Posted in Regulatory Agencies, State Agencies Tagged with: California Department of Food and Agriculture, California noxious weeds, California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects, CSE, CSE Exam, CSE landscape architect, exam prep, noxious weed laws, Site Inventory, weed abatement, weed control, weed laws
Understanding CEQA for the California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects
Regulatory Agency Series: Part 6 Why CEQA is Important for Landscape Architects CEQA stands for the California Environmental Quality Act and affects certain landscape architect projects. Here are some things about CEQA that may help you answer question about regulatory…
Posted in Regulatory Agencies, State Agencies Tagged with: archeological resources, California Environmental Quality Act, California Supplemental Exam, CEQA, CSE, endangered species, farmland, invasive species, Landscape Architect, landscape architecture, migratory species, permitting, Regulatory Agencies, site analysis, Site Inventory, water table
What CSE Candidates Need to Know About the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Regulatory Agency Series: Part 4 What CSE Candidates Need to Know About the US Fish and Wildlife Service United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency that may affect how your develop a site depending on which plants…
Two Ways To Investigate Seismic Hazards In California
Identifying sites with potentially damaging seismic conditions is one step of the site inventory process. As landscape architects, we may be called upon to conduct an initial site investigation regarding seismic hazards. When landscape architects are in the lead on…
Posted in Site Inventory Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects, CSE, earthquake, Geological Hazard, liquefaction, Quantitative Evaluation of Hazard Potential, Seismic Hazard, Seismic Hazard Investigation, Seismic Hazard Maps, Seismic Risk Site Investigation, Site Inventory
Watch How Core Drilling Works
Core drilling (also known as coring) is a method that landscape architects and engineers can use to learn more about the underlying geological substrate on a site. This quick video shows how core drilling is done in the field. Read…
Posted in Site Inventory, Video Tagged with: animation, cool, Core Drilling, coring, geological substrate, geology, Site Inventory, site reconnaissance, video
Understanding Geology To The Core: Three Site Inventory Investigation Methods
Site inventory sometimes involves investigating conditions that you just cannot see on the surface. For example, you just can’t see the underlying geology on your client’s site with the naked eye. Therefore, we need to use some different methods to…
Posted in Site Inventory Tagged with: Core, Core Drilling, Geologic Substrate, geology, Probing, Site Inventory, Site Inventory Method, Trenching