Ruth Hamberg Landscape Architecture & Urban Design

07/17/2026

"Climate change-driven droughts and extreme heat events increase the drying of organic matter in forests, the material that burns and spreads wildfire. Compared with 35 years ago, fire seasons are a month longer in parts of the United States, starting earlier and ending later. Additionally, between 2001 and 2020, the average peak wildfire growth rate in the United States nearly doubled."
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Modeling suggests increased fire risk and a longer fire season, with at least a 30 percent increase from 2011 in the area burned by lightning-ignited wildfire by 2060.

01/16/2026

It's Florida Arbor Day! Plant trees for health- fresh air, clean water, improved mood and mental health. Plant trees for the future.

12/07/2025

Florida Landscape Architects and Engineers:
Please write or call your Florida House representative to ask them to vote NO on proposed HB 607 which would eliminate many state licensing boards, which will be heard in committee soon.

People are protected from harm due to our professional license and oversight by our Board of Landscape Architects. The scope and breadth of HB 607 in so-called de-regulation of licensure and professional boards of many types is appalling and will harm and negatively affect public safety.
Ask your Representative in the House to vote of NO to HB 607 in support our DBPR Board and profession (and protect the public) is imperative.

As a landscape architecture professional, I wrote my Rep to express my strong opposition to HB 607.

This bill would eliminate the professional board and continuing education for landscape architects. This isn't just bureaucracy; it directly impacts the safety and quality of our communities. Landscape architects design critical infrastructure like public parks, trails, and stormwater systems – vital in a state like Florida.

Send a message to learn more

06/05/2025

Orange County has adopted Vision 2025 and the Orange Code. Check it out. https://www.orangecountyfl.net/PlanningDevelopment/ComprehensivePlanning/Vision2050.aspx
The code is intended to direct growth to urban areas, create walkable types of development and to protect rural areas.

01/17/2025

Today is Florida Arbor Day! Embrace trees in your yard and community. Plant more trees!

04/12/2024

Happy Landscape Architecture Month! I just invited some of my friends and colleagues to 'Like' my page. The reason is I did is to spread the word about Landscape Architecture and the great places we create. When you see a beautiful street, park, plaza, campus or neighborhood, think about the landscape architects that designed it. Landscape Architects make cities more beautiful and livable across the nation.

Landscape Architecture Enhances the Health and Sustainability of Our Communities Landscape Architecture Boosts Our SustainabilityDesigning Our Future Sustainable LandscapesAnimations on Sustainable Landscape DesignSustainable Residential DesignSustainable Design Guides

04/12/2024

Check out this new map tool to see the tree canopy coverage in your Florida city and neighborhood. You can also see the amount of tree cover loss and how many trees that should to be planted to reach an ideal level of canopy. https://pg-cloud.com/FloridaCanopy/

04/12/2024

Orlando Citizens: Attend the Town Hall meetings about Orange County's proposed form based code and long range vision. What is "form based"? Instead of a focus on land use and zoning, the code categorizes areas into urban place types or patterns such as rural, suburban, urban and building types such as farms, single family neighborhoods, multi-family neighborhoods, mixed use districts, Main Street urban commercial corridors and dense urban districts. Come see how the new code could affect your neighborhood.
One meeting is coming up next week on April 17.

Orange County Gov FL (official)

04/21/2023

Happy EARTH DAY!