On February 7, 2019United States Representative Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) introduced House Resolution 109 (Recognizing the Duty of the Federal Government to Create a GND) to the united states congress. The aim of the resolution is to recognize the scale of the climate crisis and provide a roadmap for evaluating policies to protect our planet and uplift our communities.' The Green New Deal(GND) Resolution outlines the framework for a comprehensive and ambitious plan to combat climate change by creating millions of

high-wage jobs in new green industries, transitioning our energy system and building new infrastructure. It consists of five GND goals, fifteen guiding principles and fourteen mobilization projects. This resolution has not been without controversy.The goal of this landscape architecture GNDSuperstudio course is to provide students with an opportunity to participate in this nationwide conversation, while gaining a better understanding of systemic connections between science, policies and design precedent in Washington State. Implementing projects in support of the GND will require new ways of thinking about and representing climate change and adaptation. Participation and collaboration of landscape architecture in GND project work can improve outcomes.