The Landscape Nerd

Mar 09 2025 63 ep. 32 mins 18

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Learning to embrace your inner nerd to make better outdoor spaces. Hosted by Maci Nelson

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Landscapes Unmuted: Redefining Success

Mar 09 2025 62 mins

In this episode of Landscapes Unmuted, Divine and Maci explore the concept of success, and redefining it. They discuss the traditional stereotypes of success and the challenges they present to keeping people in the field. The conversation emphasizes the need to redefine success to include personal well-being, work-life balance, and community impact. Then they close out the episode

Audio Only Landscapes Unmuted: Finding Ease in New Beginnings

Feb 23 2025 70 mins

Audio OnlyDon't worry, The Landscape Nerd is not going anywhere, it's just growing a bit!In this inaugural episode of Landscapes Unmuted, hosts Maci Nelson and Divine Ndemeye introduce their new podcast, discussing their backgrounds, the importance of collaboration, and the challenges of navigating mental health and burnout in the design field. The conversation highlights t

Landscapes Unmuted: Finding Ease in New Beginnings

Feb 23 2025 70 mins

Don't worry, The Landscape Nerd is not going anywhere, it's just growing a bit!In this inaugural episode of Landscapes Unmuted, hosts Maci Nelson and Divine Ndemeye introduce their new podcast, discussing their backgrounds, the importance of collaboration, and the challenges of navigating mental health and burnout in the design field. The conversation highlights their commi

Landscape x Mental Landscapes

Nov 11 2024 58 mins

Hello Everyone! Maci here, happy to share a new episode! We discuss emotions informing the design of our environment. Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps the show a lot! If you wish to learn more about Kelsey and Mental Landscapes? https://mentallandscapes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mentallandscapedesign/ Eventide: Nov 14 2024 https://www.thelandscapenerd.com/ Also

Landscape x Dark Skies

Aug 18 2024 14 mins

Just in time for the supermoon! We are learning about dark skies, nocturnal conservation, and light pollution. To learn more check out:https://darksky.org/ @darksky_intl and listen to: https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-12-16/red-lighting-could-rewild-night-skies-plagued-by-light-pollution Stay connected on IG @thelandscapenerd + thelandscapenerd.com Theme music by Ko

Landscape x Inspiration with Kacey Parrales

Jul 22 2024 37 mins

Let's find the inspiration to keep going! Hello Everyone, On this episode of TLN we are thinking about inspiration and artistic expression. We are joined by artist, designer, and awesome person, Kacey Parrales. Kacey and I recorded this about a year and half ago when we were both teaching and we talked about her process for communicating creativity to her students and how she

Landscape x Advocacy

Mar 21 2024 69 mins

Let's all talk about advocacy! This episode is a recording from the 2024 New Jersey Chapter ASLA Annual Meeting! The session you will hear today was a panel titled Future Forum: The Journey From Advocacy to Leadership. I've gotten a lot of questions and have had amazing conversations about this topic and I am really glad there was an opportunity to share one of them with you! The

Landscape x Public Relations

Jan 03 2024 45 mins

It feels good to be back! Hello everyone and hello 2024! This year we are focusing on how to bring out your uniqueness in the profession. I know we do that already, but it is nice to say it again! Today we are speaking with someone who knows you all fairly well,but maybe you did not know about them. Jenny Frenkel (she/her) is the founder of Intuitive PR, public relations firm (I

Landscape x Black Women Explore

Sep 18 2023 64 mins

Hello Nerds! Today, we are discussing what it means to be a person of color in outdoor spaces. We can’t cover everything but we sure give it a try! Please join me in speaking with Kimberly Young and Bronlynn Thurman, the creators of Black Women Explore a community in Akron, Ohio promoting women and femme-identifying people of color to enjoy outdoor spaces together. Please rate a

Nerd Note 4: The Blue Rose

Aug 15 2023 14 mins

We are enjoying the retelling of a Chinese folklore story called The Blue Rose. I hope this story inspires you to find the people who make your dreams a reality. www.thelandscapenerd.com