For over 20 years, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the National Park Service (NPS) have joined forces to help communities across the nation plan, design, and manage their natural, cultural, and recreation resources through the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program.
Volunteers from ASLA chapters across the country provide pro-bono assistance to communities the National Park Service supports. The partnership between NPS and ASLA provides communities with access to expert planners and designers that can turn their ideas into actions, supporting healthy communities and extending the missions of the National Park Service and ASLA to all Americans.
Learn More about the RTCA Program at reVISION ASLA 2020
Next week during reVISION ASLA 2020, attendees will have an opportunity to meet chapter leaders and agency members and consider how we might collaborate over the next 20 years:
The Next 20: ASLA’s Community Assistance Partnership with the National Park Service: Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (NPS-RTCA)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Register now to join us for this conversation, along with a host of other education and virtual networking sessions!
The RTCA program extends and expands the benefits of the National Park Service to communities throughout the nation. When a community applies for assistance with a project, National Park Service staff provide free, on-location facilitation and planning expertise. They draw from project experiences across the country and adapt best practices to a community’s specific needs.
ASLA chapters and members can learn more about the RTCA program or apply at www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca.
For more on ASLA’s celebration of this 20-year partnership, please visit asla.org/NPSPartnership.
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