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UCSC Center for Coastal Climate Resilience: Elevating Indigenous Solutions

Partner Takeover: UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience

Duke’s Nature Activation Hub: Lowering Barriers to Investment in NbS

Duke University: Introducing the Nature Activation Hub

Duke RESTORE: Nature-Inspired Builds for Restoration

Partner Takeover: Duke University

Biohabitats: Old St. Vrain Road Restoration

Biohabitats: Nature-based Planning for the High Line Canal Corridor

Live from New York, it’s NYC Climate Week: NYC Mayor’s Office and Arcadis host Climate Resilience Plan Pop-Up

Partner Takeover: Biohabitats

N-EWN at Climate Week NYC: Resilience in Action

Partner Takeover: ECOncrete

Sea and Shoreline: Titusville Clam Drop

Partner Takeover: Sea and Shoreline’s Environmental Dredging

SARA at AFS 2025

Partner Takeover: San Antonio River Authority

AECOM’s Nature-Based Solutions: Empowering People and Nature to Thrive

Colorado River Connectivity Channel: Discover how AECOM’s work on the Colorado River Connectivity Channel (CRCC) is balancing water resource management with environmental conservation

Partner Takeover: AECOM – Building Texas’ Storm Resilience

Interdisciplinary team introduces Engineering With Nature® Practice Guides series

EDF advocates for wetland protections

EDF: Navigating federal flood planning

Partner Takeover: Environmental Defense Fund

Partner Takeover: Simfero

Understanding Biofiltration Ponds

Conference Recap: City of Austin WPD at SFS 2025

Partner Takeover: City of Austin, TX Watershed Protection Department

Restoration Projects- Bigger in Texas!

Upcoming N-EWN Knowledge Series: RES on the Klamath River

Restoring Peace: RES on enhancing the resilience of the Peace River

Partner Takeover: Resource Environmental Solutions

River Dynamics and Sturgeon Habitat: Dynamic Solutions and ERDC Publications

New publication: Nature-based solutions and compound flooding

Bustling Bivalves: Dynamic Solutions and Oyster Population Modeling

Partner Takeover: Dynamic Solutions

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Native Shorelines: Introducing QuickReef

Native Shorelines: Never Cookie Cutter

Partner Takeover: Native Shorelines

One last feature: Anchor QEA’s “Amazing Workplace”

Podcast Roundup: Anchor QEA and EWN Podcast Crossovers

Aligning Needs and Opportunities for Dual Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Workshop: The Great Lakes Engineering With Nature Playbook

Anchor QEA and UGA IRIS to lead Nature-based Solutions workshop at WODCON XXIV

Partner Takeover: Anchor QEA

StoryMap: UNH Coastal Habitat Restoration Team on salt marsh restoration initiatives

Partner Takeover: University of New Hampshire

After the Storm: Nature Leads the Way

Partner Takeover: University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions

The Natrx Platform: Comprehensive Nature-Based Resilience

Natrx Assess: Data-Driven Insights for Resilience That Lasts

ExoForms™: Coastal Resilience That Builds Over Time

ExoFlex Oyster Bags: Advancing Coastal Resilience with Smarter Materials

Partner Takeover: Natrx

USACE experts to host Engineering With Nature Workshop at State of the Coast 2025 this month

EWN introduces 8 new natural infrastructure research projects

Partner Takeover: USACE Engineering With Nature

NCCOS Helps Military with Long-term Resiliency at Coastal Installations

Flood Control Work Begins at USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial

Partner Takeover: NCCOS

Stantec releases 18th annual sustainability report

The True Value of Nature in the Ohio River Basin

Finding homes for future fowl: Ducks Unlimited student heads into the lowcountry to assess waterfowl habitat

Community science and small sensors have the potential for big impact in San Juan, Puerto Rico

UGA IRIS to host 25th Anniversity Meeting of AEES

Introducing Partner Takeovers: UGA Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems

February & March Partner Podcast Roundup: Achieving Balance With Nature

NOAA Recognizes Best Practices for Ecosystem Service Valuation Efforts

N-EWN partners represent at the 2025 Urban Riparian Symposium in Texas

Natural Infrastructure Fellows attend Ducks Unlimited National Engineering Meeting

From the University of Florida: Cutting-edge research takes center stage at coastal summit

The National Practice Forum on Nature-Based Solutions

N-EWN Team Relocates a Live Dune Segment for Laboratory Investigation

Duke Experts Offer Resources for Activating Nature

December & January Partner Podcast Roundup: Green Solutions at Multiple Scales

U.S. Department of the Interior, Duke University Launch Digital Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap

November 2024 Partner Podcast Roundup: Protecting Ecosystems, From Backyards to Great Lakes

Nature at Work: Salt Marshes and Sparrows

New publication addresses environmental justice gaps in Texas water resources

Nature at Work: Ecosystem Engineers (Part 2): Aquatic Architects

October 2024 Partner Podcast Roundup: Getting Creative with Climate Solutions

EWN’s Dr. Amanda Tritinger joins UGA IRIS as adjunct faculty

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Students of N-EWN: Apply now for the AnchorQEA Scholarship!

Meeting Notes: October N-EWN Partners Meeting

Next N-EWN Knowledge Series: Evolution of a Resilient Coastal Community

Partners Represent N-EWN at 2024 AISES Conference

Make a Dam Decision: Facilitating Dam Removals Through New Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool

Meet us in person at ASLA 2024 : Come to the N-EWN meet up!

N-EWN paper receives Journal of American Water Resources Association Lanfear Award

A Bright Future Ahead for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and IRIS Partnership

Nature at Work: Ecosystem Engineers (Part 1): Terrestrial Technicians

September 2024 Partner Podcast Roundup

HDR implementing innovative coastal solutions across the country

Ram Mohan, Anchor QEA, joins UGA IRIS as Professor of Practice

HDR Joins Network for Engineering With Nature to Advance Infrastructure Solutions

Identifying Pathways to Match Dredged Material with Drowning Marshes

Partners begin beta test of GIS tool for the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

Todd Bridges to discuss resilience and sustainability at Dalton State College

Meeting Notes: August N-EWN Partners Meeting

Tyndall Air Force Base Resilience Program receives Presidential Sustainability Award

Todd Bridges inducted as Distinguished Civilian Employee by USACE ERDC’s Waterways Experiment Station

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The American Society of Civil Engineers endorses the use of nature-based solutions as crucial tool in combatting climate change in new policy statement

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This week: New N-EWN Knowledge Series

Experts meet to discuss Wetland Restoration in Mannington Meadows, NJ

Dunes: The resilient ecosystems at work under the sand

Levee setbacks have a lot of potential co-benefits. How can we maximize them?

University of Georgia introduces Natural Infrastructure Certificate for training interdisciplinary grad students

EWN Podcast: Nature-based Solutions in Cold Regions

Check out the new job board!

This week: Join us for the next N-EWN Knowledge Series!

Duke hosts summit focused on extreme heat solutions

Special Nature at Work: Hurricane seasons are changing. What does that mean for coastal communities?

EWN Podcast hosts series “Conservations on Climate Change” with Katharine Hayhoe, TNC

“Progressing Practice”: Partners host Short Course on NbS at WEDA Summit

Nature at Work: Not-so-plain Floodplains

Highlights from the June Partners Meeting

US Coastal Research Program hosts Decadal Visioning Workshop

ASBPA recognizes shoreline restoration projects

Thanking our 2024 Partner Symposium Sponsors

Dam removal for fish passage: San Antonio River Authority receives USFWS funding

Thank you to UF’s Center for Coastal Solutions for hosting the first N-EWN Partner Symposium!

Interdisciplinary team investigate roadblocks to natural infrastructure implementation

Matthew Berg recognized as an Outstanding Alumni, Texas A&M

Publication examines sediment placement for restoring coastal marshes

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Join us for the Nature Based Solutions WEDA Short Course!

UGA Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship students shine at Ducks Unlimited National Convention

Nature at Work: Wetlands

EWN Publishes Third Volume of the Engineering With Nature Atlas

N-EWN convenes for the first-ever Partner Symposium

Partner Profile: University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions

New publication from UCSC explores marsh restoration for flood risk reduction

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N-EWN Knowledge Series: Remote Sensing Capabilities to Support EWN Projects

Nature At Work: Are these cicadas magicians or mathematicians?

New publication: Human well-being and natural infrastructure

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IRIS affiliates file comments on USACE proposed Agency Specific Procedures

Partner Podcasts: Resilience in the Past… and to the Future!

PhD in Review: Laura Naslund, UGA, reflects on her dissertation journey

Duke University hosts panel on sustainable infrastructure

Partner Profile: Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, UC Santa Cruz

Happy Earth Day! Introducing Nature At Work

New report: Embracing biodiversity in coastal infrastructure

April Monthly Highlights Recap

Next N-EWN Knowledge Series: Assessing Carbon Inventory Using Geospatial Technology

USACE and UC Santa Cruz Researchers Collaborate on NbS and Risk Management Recommendations

Partner Profile: AECOM

Collaborating for change: Approaching nature-based solutions through an anthropologist’s eyes

Partners Gather to Discuss USACE Proposed Updates for Water Resource Investments

Partner Podcasts: EWN Atlas 3 and Climate Resilience in the Army

N-EWN partners to help lead first National Nature Assessment

Webinar: Feedback for USACE’s proposed updates to agency-specific procedures

Next week: ERDC Live spotlights the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program

Researchers from UGA and EWN present at Missouri River Natural Resources Committee Conference

Webinar: EPA Funding for Coastal Ecosystems Climate Resilience

Webinar: New USACE Rule, New Possibilities for Water Resources Projects

Partners featured in Washington Post article on the importance of dunes for climate solutions

EWN Podcast S7 E4: Catching Up With Todd Bridges – Failing At Retirement But Advancing NBS

NEW to the N-EWN: Welcoming our newest partners

Partners take part in virtual Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF Forum

Recap: February’s Monthly Highlights Meeting

Partner Profile: Stantec

Partner Podcasts – February 2024