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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

EWN Workshop Explores 3D Printing With Dredged Sediment for Nature-Inspired Infrastructure

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New Publication: Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Infrastructure Projects

N-EWN Goes to Washington: National Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions

Gulf Coast hurricane resilience: UF natural infrastructure research featured by NPR

Duke University on new North Carolina Conservation Executive Order

Pictures from the Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions

Christine Angelini featured in NPR interview: Sea otters are making a comeback in California – and they’re curbing erosion

Partners featured in Washington Post: Natural infrastructure for rising seas

New Season of The Engineering With Nature Podcast Begins

This week: LimnoTech launches the “Nature-Based Solutions Benefits Explorer Version 2”

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N-EWN publications from our partners at the University of New Hampshire

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EWN Podcast S6 E10: A Conversation With Florence Williams About The Nature Fix

Growth of EWN featured in UF Center for Coastal Solutions’ Directors Note

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Engineering With Nature recently featured by U.S. Department of Defense

N-EWN at ASCE INSPIRE

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N-EWN team to leverage AI, remote sensing for NASA-funded conservation project

On ecological restoration projects and landscape design processes: a recap from the October N-EWN Highlights meeting

EWN S6 E7 2023-A Conversation With Passionate Dune Stewards

N-EWN Knowledge Series: Tribal Engagement and Engineering with Nature: TNTCX, I-TEK, and EWN

San Antonio Project Turns Flood Control Channel into Thriving Urban Ecosystem

Don’t miss the latest EWN podcast: S6 E7 A Conversation With Passionate Dune Stewards

N-EWN Member Dr. Amber Wutich named a 2023 MacArthur fellow

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N-EWN publication touts opportunities for improving infrastructure and supporting biodiversity

Biohabitats Named N-EWN Partner

Celebrating our partners: USACE Sustainability Award – Leveraging Partnership

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Today: Final ASCE Nature-based Solutions Webinar

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Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability named N-EWN Partner

Tomorrow: ASCE Nature-based Solutions Sustainability Webinar

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Nature-Based Solutions for Biodiversity Handbook

EWN S6 E4 2023—The Worst Wildfire Season In Canada—What Can We Learn About Prevention?

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Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States

Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center

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Don’t miss it: Improving Biological Surveys with Environmental DNA, N-EWN Knowledge Seminar

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An Overview Of Natural Infrastructure – An ASCE Webinar

EWN Podcast: S6 E2 Nature-Based Coastal Resilience In Urban Settings

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A Capstone Report: New Methods to Assess the Full Spectrum of Benefits Associated with Nature-Based Solutions

N-EWN Partners participate in Women’s Coastal Leadership Breakfast panel

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N-EWN Knowledge Series with Matt Shudtz and Yee Huang

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Engineering With Nature featured in NPR

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Remembering a Great Partner and Friend

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N-EWN Knowledge Series with Jordan Fischbach

ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Lab (CHL) Researchers Participate in Network for Engineering With Nature (EWN) Kick-Off Workshop with the University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions

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Stantec supports restoration projects through native plant nursery

White House Invest in Nature Summit

Earth Day Event at Fort Benning

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Join the N-EWN team in Central Michigan!

N-EWN Knowledge Series: Blue Carbon Storage Potential in USACE Beneficial Use Projects

N-EWN at the Georgia Water Resources Conference

EWN Podcast S5 E8 – Visionary Ideas for Restoring America’s Estuaries

Stantec Announces N-EWN Partnership

EWN Podcast: Celebrating the 30-Year USACE Career of Todd Bridges

Beneficial Use of Dredge Materials: Video Highlight

Upcoming N-EWN Knowledge Series!

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Don’t miss out! Upcoming N-EWN Events & Media

N-EWN Advisory Board Meeting

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New Graduate Assistantship Opportunities

New Article: Engineering with Nature to Face Down Hurricane Hazards

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New article: Benefit-Cost Analysis of Green Infrastructure Investments: Application to Small Urban Projects in Hinesville, GA

Use of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Estuarine Systems

S5 E2 EWN Podcast: Nature-Based Solutions from the Halls of the Exec Office of the PresidentS5 E2 EWN Podcast:

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Operationalizing equity for integrated water resources management

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Join us for the latest N-EWN Knowledge series with Laura Naslund!

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What it means to be a researcher: water science and community connections in rural Brazil

Measuring What Matters: Towards a More Comprehensive and Equitable Evaluation of Benefits

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Stantec Summarizes COP27