{"id":33353,"date":"2025-09-24T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/?page_id=33353"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:09:19","slug":"become-a-landscape-scientist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/education-careers\/landscape-architect-careers\/become-a-landscape-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a landscape scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33353\" class=\"elementor elementor-33353\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e24c46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e24c46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af17d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7af17d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170d0c elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8170d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Landscape Scientist are the brains<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b6f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b6f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They use their expert knowledge of plants and animals to make sure outdoor spaces work for wildlife and communities. They test and monitor sites to protect and have a positive impact on the environment. When species are at risk, they provide a solution to protect them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910ff94 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"910ff94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd45761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd45761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623882a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"623882a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa13ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaa13ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea0476 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ea0476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2897c3f elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2897c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red.png 167w, https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Quote-red-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aefeb9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aefeb9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5729d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b5729d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cI had a light-bulb moment; walking through an ancient woodland in spring, I was struck by the \u2018natural\u2019 beauty that surrounded me. 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elementor-size-default\">Rosie Whicheloe, Landscape Ecologist<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d2552 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3d2552\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d733daa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d733daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f03fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5f03fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4d279 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb4d279\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01da563 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01da563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What would I be doing day-to-day ?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac4250 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ac4250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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