I strongly advocate for the continuance of licensure for Landscape Architects in Virginia. Licensed Landscape Architects contribute immense value to Virginia by contributing positively to the health, safety and welfare of people and environmental stewardship of the built and natural environments. Licensed Landscape Architects are leaders in the areas of policy, planning, and design in so many critical aspects of the public's daily lives including, but not limited to utilizing flora for mental, physical and emotional health for people and biodiversity for healthy ecosystems, protecting fauna, pioneering in plant science technologies,  innovating socio-economic food security solutions, advocating for the revival of alternative transportation enhancements, revolutionizing community planning, trailblazing in water resource and stormwater management and creating experiential parks and recreation opportunities for the purpose of human health and well being.

Licensed Landscape Architects like many other licensed professions must obtain an  educational degree, work several years under a professional, pass exams, continue to obtain educational credits, pay license fees and often industry dues in order to bring a high degree of professional qualification, responsibility, accountability and quality to licensure. To remove licensure for Landscape Architects will inevitably decrease the quality of work that the profession provides ultimately resulting in human injury and environmental degradation. The field of Landscape Architecture would decrease in its value and respect as a profession resulting in being used less in the industries it collaborates with and supports. The health, safety and welfare of Virginians and the flora, fauna and waters of Virginia would be negatively affected by the disenfranchisement of a key group of professionals who effectively steward Virginia's richly diverse communities, land, water and wildlife resources.