The Vice President of the ASLA sent a letter yesterday to President Obama's Oil Spill Commission applauding their recent efforts. Regardless of your stance on the oil spill and the current effort put forth to clean it up, the subject of her letter is very important.

In the letter she highlighted the need for greater site remediation and offered the expertise of landscape architects and members of the Society to help address ecological problems caused by the spill. Bioremediation is something I haven't looked into much, but is something to greatly consider given the devastating spread of the current event. Dispersants have been the main method used so far, but they are chemical solutions and have other effects on the natural environment in addition to affecting the oil.