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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After the Storm: Nature Leads the Way
As we head into a new hurricane season, we’re reflecting on how coastal communities are turning to nature for recovery solutions. This photo gallery looks back on CCS research and fieldwork that’s informing real-world strategies like restoring dunes, wetlands, and mangroves to help coastlines bounce back after storms. These nature-based solutions are helping build long-term…
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Partner Takeover: University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions
The Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering develops and delivers the best available science and technology for use by decision makers to improve water quality, restore ecosystems and build coastal resilience. The CCS focuses on driving impacts in three program areas: 1) optimizing water quality investment and management…
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The Natrx Platform: Comprehensive Nature-Based Resilience
The future of nature-based solutions requires more than great infrastructure — it requires a system. The Natrx platform is designed to integrate assessment, implementation, and long-term measurement into one seamless approach to shoreline and watershed resilience. It starts with Natrx Assess, which uses remote sensing and AI to map erosion risks and vulnerabilities across landscapes…
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