The mission of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning’s (LAEP) Extension program mirrors Utah State University Extension’s goal: to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout Utah. LAEP Extension has been using design and planning to help USU meet this goal for more than 40 years.
LAEP Extension works with individuals, communities, and organizations to assist in addressing regional planning and localized design challenges.
Our work includes:
Landscape design can be intimidating, especially in arid climates where water is scarce. These workshops provide a step-by-step process to help you understand your property, develop a program and function within your landscape, and finally create a landscape plan for your property.
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The amount of water retained in a landscape is influenced by various factors, such as irrigation scheduling, existing slopes, and soil type. For instance, soil rich in clay may produce considerable runoff during an irrigation event, while soil dominated b...
The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is simply where human development mingles with wildland, or in other words, developed land next to undeveloped land.
A landscape design helps you be intentional about where, when, and how you use water within your landscape.
As your landscape begins to move from the design to implementation stage, an understanding of the site conditions is critical.
