Get to know N-EWN
A community of researchers, practitioners, and educators working together to advance the practice of natural infrastructure.
We work across four main branches
In order to help facilitate the widespread adoption of natural infrastructure practices across the United States, we’ve identified four main areas that need additional work:
Developing methods and standards
New tools, techniques and guidance are needed to effectively plan, design, construct and operate natural infrastructure at different scales
Assessing benefits and costs
Natural infrastructure provides communities with a broad array of economic, environmental and social benefits. Improved approaches are needed to evaluate, quantify and forecast these benefits to support planning and decision making
Monitoring performance and outcomes
Technically sound, efficient and applicable methods are needed to track natural infrastructure performance over time, develop the evidence base for future designs, ensure compliance with policy and inform project operations and adaptive management
Integrating people and policy
Providing infrastructure that supports human wellbeing and equitably meets the needs of diverse communities requires integration of human values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and policies with modern communication and collaboration practices
Combining a diversity of on-the-ground experience with interdisciplinary teams.
The N-EWN community is made up of over 30 partners from industry, academia and the non-profit sector.
What N-EWN’s been up to:
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Upcoming N-EWN Knowledge Series: RES on the Klamath River
Up next in the takeover, we turn to RES’ restoration of the Lower Klamath Project, following the removal of four hydropower dams and the reopening of more than 400 miles of anadromous fish habitat. Resource Environmental Solutions was selected to lead the ambitious effort of restoring nearly four miles of priority tributary streams and 2,200…
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Restoring Peace: RES on enhancing the resilience of the Peace River
Florida faces a $136 billion challenge: building the water infrastructure needed to manage flooding, restore wetlands, protect the water supply, and adapt to sea level rise. Public-private partnerships (P3s) are emerging as vital tools in meeting these environmental goals, with restoration efforts in Polk County leading the way. On 400 acres of historic ranchland at…
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Partner Takeover: Resource Environmental Solutions
This week, Resource Environmental Solutions is taking over our feed to spotlight innovation in ecosystem restoration and infrastructure delivery! They’re sharing real-world examples of creative procurement and large-scale ecological transformation nationwide. As a national leader in ecological restoration, RES partners with agencies, NGOs, and communities to bring nature-based solutions to life. We’re excited to show…
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