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Exciting News! We’re headed to the 2025 National Planning Conference in Denver the next few days, March 29 – April 1. If you’ll be in attendance, don’t miss the session “Envisioning Edgerton: Preparing for Unprecedented Growth” on Monday, March 31, from 1:00–1:45 PM, presented by Confluence’s own Christopher Shires, AICP, alongside Zachary Moore from the City of Edgerton, Kansas. Key Session Learning Objectives: ? Applying flexibility in a comprehensive plan's future land use designations. ? Preparing for different growth scenarios ? Educating communities on planning goals, policies, and action steps See you in Denver! ?? #NPC25 #CityPlanning #FutureGrowth

We are grateful to all our friends and clients who stopped by the Confluence booth at the 2025 Iowa Parks and Recreation Association Spring Conference in Coralville, Iowa on Tuesday afternoon. It’s always great to make new connections and catch up with past and current project partners. Also, thank you to anyone who stopped by our session, Transforming a Golf Course for a Few, to a Park for Many, with PJ and Hank on Wednesday morning. We hope you gathered meaningful insights and valuable knowledge for your communities. We look forward to a busy 2025 and will be seeing many of you throughout the year as projects come out of the ground! A big?congratulations?to Kyle Moehlis with the Coralville Parks and Recreation team,?who won our electric tea kettle giveaway, enjoy!

We are excited to attend the Iowa Parks & Recreation Association Spring Conference this week in Coralville, Iowa! If you are attending, join us for an engaging session at 11 am with P.J. Novick, RLA, ASLA and Hank Moyers, RLA, ASLA, Transforming a Golf Course for a Few, to a Park for Many. This session looks at the reason some courses are struggling, the public perception of golf courses, and the transition many cities are making with the courses to public parks. With a look at three regional case studies, this session will offer insights for your communities.

We had an absolute blast last week at LABash Conference meeting, talking with, and getting to know the next generation of landscape architects. We hope anyone who attended one of our sessions had some takeaways about technology, sustainability, confidence, or the field of landscape architecture in general, and anyone who stopped by our booth got to know more about us. See you all next year! #landscapearchitecture #labashconference #labash2025 #guelph #studentconference

Scenes from Madison Dierks, PLA, ASLA, and Morgan Chapman, PLA's session "Prepare for Being Unprepared: Practice Makes Experience—Not Perfection" yesterday at LABash Conference. A session about using improv comedy principles to enhance communication, manage stress, and foster professional growth. By embracing imperfection, making quicker decisions, and listening with greater empathy participants learned key abilities for effective collaboration and adaptability. We will see you for more sessions today and over at booth 8! #landscapearchitecture #labashconference #labash2025 #guelph #studentconference

Set and ready at LABash Conference to meet the next generation of landscape architects. If you are in attendance, stop by booth 8, say hi, and grab a few goodies. We'd love to meet you and chat! #landscapearchitecture #labashconference #labash2025 #guelph #studentconference

It is one of our favorite conference's of the year this week, LABash Conference! Many members of our team will be at the University of Guelph over the next few days speaking and chatting with the next generation of Landscape Architects. Stop by our booth or our panels and say hi! We'd love to chat. Thursday, March 13 | 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | LA Building, Upper Year Studio "Prepare for Being Unprepared: Practice Makes Experience- Not Perfection" with Madison Dierks, PLA, ASLA and Morgan Chapman, PLA Friday, March 14 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | LA Building, Room 143 "Emerging Ai in Professional Practice" with Jenn B. and Daniel Tal Friday, March 14 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | LA Building, 125 "Climate Resilience in Action: Lessons from the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library" with Jena Stanton, Devon Dillinger, and Mamata Guragain.

We had a great time at Nebraska Annual Planning Conference last week. Thanks to everyone who attended our panels or stopped by our booth. We will see you next year!

We are excited to announce our attendance at the Nebraska Annual Planning Conference today through Friday. Our team will participate in sessions throughout the conference—don't miss the following sessions. Thursday, March 6: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM "The Planning Dating Game: How to Select a Consultant" with Jeff Ray, Christopher Shires, AICP, and Amy Haase Thursday, March 6: 3:00 PM?–?4:00 PM "Grand Island's Good Life District: Leveraging Tourism and Industry for Great Community Success" with?Caitlin Bolte, and Chad Nabity Friday, March 7: 9:45-10:45 AM "Balancing Growth and Charm: A Comprehensive Planning Strategy for Springfield, Nebraska's Future" with Caitlin Bolte, Kathleen Gottsch , and Jeff Ray If you are in attendance, say hi to Caitlin Bolte, Christopher Shires, AICP, and Emily Rizvi?!

Hey, we know her! Since joining our team in late August, Emily Rizvi? has made a strong impact. She is a quiet and positive force with a drive to make an impression in the communities we work in. We can't wait to see the continued impact she will make.