The Midwest Regional Chapter of APLD - The Association of Professional Landscape Designers® welcomes landscape designers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
The Midwest Chapter adds only $35 to your annual APLD dues - an undeniable bargain. Our members form a regional coalition of designers, contractors and artists and receive additional networking opportunities, forums for discussion and high quality educational opportunities not currently available through other Midwestern organizations.
There are numerous benefits to becoming a member of APLD and being part of the Midwest Regional Chapter. Members are categorized as either Certified, Associate, Allied or Student. A copy of The Designer - the official APLD publication and additional free industry publications are part of the value of APLD membership. Prospective members should review the membership benefits of APLD as defined on the application form. If you're ready to become a member now, use the link to the right to join online, today.
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Membership in the Midwest Chapter is required for new and renewing members of APLD in our service area. Chapter dues are automatically included in your annual membership.
Students may also be members. APLD will not charge a fee for full-time 'traditional' student members, but Chapters may. This individual must be actively enrolled in a landscape design, landscape architecture, or horticulture program that requires at least 37 credit hours or 600 contact hours of design and horticulture related coursework to graduate. (A contact hour is a unit of measure that represents one hour of scheduled instruction given to students.) Student status is renewed annually.
are part-time students in a program requiring at least 24 credits are offered a discounted membership. Students are enrolled in either a full or part-time basis. Also included in this category are part-time students attending a 2- or 4-year college or university. Limited to four years of membership at this level. Members taking courses to complete required CEU's for certification are excluded from this level of membership. These students pay a reduced Associate rate of $50 annually and must provide a copy of the Student ID card with membership submission.
Any student member may not be practicing landscape design for free or in a fee-generating capacity unless it is part of a student internship related to their design program.
To accommodate students, the Midwest Chapter has adopted a policy called "20/20".
Students provide 20 hours of volunteer time in support of the Midwest Regional Chapter, or pay $20 in dues instead. Specifics of this policy will be available upon request via this link: Student Info
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Applicants for Certified Membership in APLD™ must be current Associate Members and have a minimum of four years of professional landscape design experience. Only certified members may use the APLD designation behind their name. To become certified, a separate certification application and associated payment must be assembled and submitted. Review the certification process for more detail. A Certification Binder Kit may be ordered directly from APLD.
Use this link to see the latest Certification Brochure (PDF).
APLD Certification Review Panels convene four times a year. Deadlines are January 1, March 1, August 1 and November 1.
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