On Sunday, October 12, MIG's Carlos Torres de Janon will explore the limits of our tools and methods when engaging with Indigenous and local knowledge systems in their session "Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being: Reconsidering Expertise Across Knowledge Systems" at ASLA 2025.

Join us at ASLA 2025! Nathaniel Willing, MIG Project Associate and Native Nation Building Studio member, will be speaking at the "Nature as Client: Co-creating with More-than-Human Species" session at ASLA 2025 Conference on October 13.

Mark Wessels, PLA, MIG Landscape Architect and Arborist, will be speaking at the "Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation" session on October 12 at ASLA 2025 Conference.

Congratulations to the MIG staff who have been elevated to the ASLA's 2025 Council of Fellows! ⭐️ Christopher Kent, ASLA ⭐️ José de Jesús Leal Loera, ASLA They were inducted at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in New Orleans on 10/12: asla.org/ContentDetail.…

Tomorrow! Join MIG at the 2025 OAPA/WP/TIPD Annual Planning Conference! This year, the Oregon APA is partnering with Western Planner and the APA Tribal and Indigenous Division for their planning conference.

Progress Park opened to the public on 10/8, marking a major milestone in IQHQ's RaDD campus project. MIG oversaw the commission & management of nearly 19 artworks at RaDD, coordinating artist selection, fabrication, installation & maintenance. Read more: iqhqreit.com/districts/radd

MIG's Marcia Boyle will be part of the "Changing Places, Lasting Stories - Celebrating Community Identity Using a Range of Tools" panel at the APATX ⭐️ 25 State Planning Conference on Oct. 23. The panel will address tools attendees can use to manage change in their communities.

How do we make comprehensive plan conversations engaging, accessible and inclusive for everyone? MIG's Marco Hinojosa answers that question in "Level Up Your Comprehensive Plan: Power-Ups For Planning Participation" at the APATX ⭐️ 25 State Planning Conference on October 23.

MIG's Elly Schafer, Senior Project Manager, joins other planners and designers working on improving safety, mobility and placemaking on three western slope main streets in the Mountain Main Streets session at the APA Colorado Planning Conference on October 23.

Join MIG's Jennifer Zell at the LearningSCAPES 2025 Conference in Phoenix on 10/30 for the session, "Landscape Takes the Lead in Developing Learning Environments: Storytelling in the Schoolyard." She will be presenting along with Julia Hawkinson of LAUSD and Hongjoo Kim of HKLA.

MIG had a lot to celebrate at the 2025 ASLA Southern California Quality of Life Design Awards Celebration on 9/25. Our LA office took home three Merit awards and an Honor Award and our Fullerton office took home a Merit Award and an Honor Award: socal-asla.org/2025-design-aw…

Come join MIG's Rachel Bennett and Jennifer Zell at Greenbuild 2025 in Los Angeles on 11/5 where they will be presenting, "Life After Fire: A vision for ecological and human flourishing." Check out the Greenbuild conference website for information: heyor.ca/zEtdHh

MIG is teaming up with Paul Murdoch Architects and PACE Advanced Water Engineering to conduct a tour of Magic Johnson Park as part of the USGBC Greenbuild Expo and Conference on Monday, November 3. There's still time to join! Sign up at: heyor.ca/KHn4tG #greenbuild

The American Society of Landscape Architects adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on Indigenous Peoples Day. You can learn more about this and our Native Nation Building Studio on our website: migcom.com/news/asla-adop… 📸 : United Nations

🎉 We are excited to announce that the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan received a 2025 Planning Gold Award in the Comprehensive Plan category at the APATX ⭐️ 25 State Planning Conference! Check it out at: visionsmtx.com/comprehensive-…

Central Valley Park Equity Opportunities: We’re excited to share two new efforts from 10-Minute Walk advancing park equity across CA’s Central Valley: 🌳 Central Valley Community of Practice: 10minutewalk.org/communities-of… 🌳 Central Valley Partnership Fund: 10minutewalk.org/partnership-fu…

MIG’s Native Nation Building Studio recently completed the Shasta Takelma Learning Garden at Southern Oregon University, a visionary project that celebrates the Indigenous Community and its deep connections between Indigenous Peoples, their culture, and the natural world.

🎉 The Medford Downtown 2040 Plan recently received a 2025 OAPA Award for Innovation in Planning 🎉 The Plan aims to make downtown Medford, OR a lively place where people can live, work, and shop, focusing on housing, local businesses, and creating a unique community atmosphere.

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Mount Rainier View Village received an Honorable Mention for Integrating Indigenous Values at the 2025 AIA/WA Civic Design Awards on November 13. MIG’s Audrey West, was the landscape architect for the project. Read more at: aiawa.org/portfolio/muck…

Congratulations to MIG | PGAdesign on receiving two AIA East Bay Design Awards! First, Vineyard received an award in the Mixed-Use Honors category. Then, Ancora Place received a Citation in the Mixed-Use Honors category. Learn more at heyor.ca/OTkeKs