Kaiser Roof Garden, Photographer Tom Fox
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

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Welcome to the website of the Northern California Chapter of the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). We hope this website promotes the documentation, preservation, and enjoyment of historic landscapes in California.

Membership is free. Please go to the Members page for information on how to join.

CHAPTER NEWS

  • Summer jobs with HABS/HAER/HALS for students of landscape architecture, architecture, or history. Applications must be postmarked by February 16.
  • Document a California Mission for the 2012 HALS Challenge.
  • China Camp documentation project needs volunteers!
  • HALS Heroes - $1000 stipend to prepare HALS documents.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Tuesday, February 14, 12-1:30PM
    California Preservation Foundation - Webinar.
    Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) by Chris Pattillo.
  • Friday-Sunday, February 17-19
    California Mission Studies - Annual Conference.
    To be held at Mission San Rafael Arcángel, with tours of Sonoma and Olompali State Historic Parks.
  • Tuesday, February 21, 4-6PM
    HALS Northern California Chapter - Quarterly Meeting.
    Mission San José de Guadalupe, 43300 Mission Boulevard, Fremont.

COMPETITIONS

  • 2011 Holland Prize Winner - Fleming Garden earns Honorable Mention
  • 2011 HALS Challenge Winner
  • 2012 Holland Prize
    The Leicester B. Holland Prize is awarded to the best single-sheet measured drawing of a HABS, HAER, or HALS site. Entry forms must be postmarked by May 31, 2012 and completed entries by June 30, 2012.
  • 2012 HALS Challenge - Documenting the American Latino Landscape
    Sponsored by the National Park Service, cash prizes will be awarded to the top three short format histories. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2012. Please consider documenting a California Mission for the Challenge.
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