Kaiser Roof Garden, Photographer Tom Fox
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

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  • Revisiting Cultural Landscapes of Childhood
    The Northern California Chapter of HALS and David Driapsa, HALS Liaison Coordinator for ASLA, have issued a challenge to the nation to complete one or more HALS inventory forms for a theme park in your state. We hope to receive completed forms from every state in the nation. View a sample form, post a flier, download a HALS Inventory Form and instructions to get started, and … have fun. The deadline for submissions is July 10, 2010. Fairyland, Oakland

  • Leicester B. Holland Prize
    Architectural Record announces the launch of the Leicester B. Holland Prize, an annual competition that recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to the standards of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) of the National Park Service. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011.

WELCOME

Welcome to the website of the Northern California Chapter of the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). This site is collaboration between the Northern California Chapter of HALS and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California at Berkeley. We hope it promotes the documentation, preservation, and enjoyment of historic landscapes in California.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many thanks to the volunteers who generously contributed their time and knowledge to the making of the inventory list and this website:
    Tom Brown, Tammara Norman, Tamara O'Kelly, Sutter County Historical Society, Steve Rasmussen Cancian, Steve Finacom, Siskyou County Historical Society, Sherrie Smith-Ferri, Shasta Historical Society, Russ Beatty, Ron Kuhnel, Phoebe Cutler, Pam-Anela Messenger, Napa County Historical Society, Mono County Historical Society, Merced County Historical Society, Mike Garavaglia, Marlea Graham, Marianne Hurley, Lucy Tolmach, Lucy Lawliss, Kathleen Kennedy, Jill Johnson, Jen Liw, JC Miller, Janet Gracyk, Jan Wooley, Fredrica Drotos, Fred Rachman, Elaine Stiles, Diane Einstein, Diana Painter, Cindy Angers, Chris Pattillo, Cathy Garrett, Cate Bainton, Calaveras County Historical Society, Betsy Flack, Barrie Coate, Annalee Allen
And a big thank you to Keith Foy for the web design.

Sycamore Pool, Bidwell Park, Chico
Campanile Esplanade, University of California, Berkeley
Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
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