ANNOUNCING THE 2024 HALS CHALLANGE WINNERS Results of the 15th annual HALS Challenge competition were announced at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, DC on October 8, 2024. FIRST PLACEDevils Den State Park, Arkansas State ParksSurvey Number: HALS AR-13Location: West Fork vicinity, #ArkansasBy: Kimball Erdman, Lori Filbeck, Allen Hart, Sophia Bobzien, Andreia Alfaro, Emily Booth, Matthew Gauldin, Brett Paris, Reed Waters, Angie Payne, Malcolm Williams, Manon Wilson; Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of ArkansasSECOND PLACECochran DitchSurvey Number: HALS NV-6Location: Reno, #NevadaBy: Dr. Jung-Hwa Kim and Jacel Zeres Avila, UNLV School of Architecture; Amanda Rookey; and Melinda GustinTHIRD PLACEFreedom Riders National MonumentSurvey Number: HALS AL-9Location: Anniston, Calhoun County, #AlabamaBy: Laura L. KnottHONORABLE MENTIONEllsworth Rock Garden, Voyageurs National ParkSurvey Number: HALS MN-11Location: Kabetogama Township, #MinnesotaBy: David DriapsaABOUT THE HALS CHALLENGEThe HALS Challenge competition is an open competition. #landscapearchitects, #Historians, #students, and other #preservationists #document any #landscape that you feel would make a good addition to the HALS collection with a short-form HALS historical report. Historic landscapes encompass a vast array of diverse property types and places, from formal gardens, parks, and public spaces to traditional cultural places, vernacular communities, and residential districts.Learn how you can participate in the 2025 HALS Challenge on the Heritage Documentation Programs, NPS website at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/heritagedocumentation/hals-challenge.htm#HALSnps #HALSChallenge #landscapearchitecture #habshaerhals #landscapedesign #Asla #Fasla #HistoricLandscapes #PreservationThroughDocumentation #CulturalLandscapes #asla2024 #historicpreservation #savingplaces #habshaerhals #thisplacematters #historicalreports