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Experts meet to discuss Wetland Restoration in Mannington Meadows, NJ
Representatives from the University of Georgia, Ducks Unlimited, USACE, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), USFWS, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Conserve Wildlife NJ, and NOAA on Monday, July 22 to discuss plans for the restoration of the eroded Mannington Meadows marsh complex and the ongoing restoration of…
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Dunes: The resilient ecosystems at work under the sand
Dunes have garnered quite a bit of attention this year. Sure, some of that is due to the science fiction series of the same name– but we think the real-life dunes are much cooler. And don’t worry, there are no giant sandworms here. Dunes are mounds or ridges that form when sand is moved by…
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Levee setbacks have a lot of potential co-benefits. How can we maximize them?
In a new paper published this month in WIREs Water, a team including partners from the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems and US Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® program review the myriad of benefits that have been associated with an increasingly popular nature-based solution: levee setbacks. A levee is an…
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University of Georgia introduces Natural Infrastructure Certificate for training interdisciplinary grad students
This coming fall, the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems will introduce the Natural Infrastructure Graduate Certificate, a set of coursework designed for students from all disciplines to learn the skills and expertise necessary to address complex infrastructure challenges using nature-based solutions (NbS) and Engineering With Nature® (EWN) principles. “We’re very excited to…
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EWN Podcast: Nature-based Solutions in Cold Regions
If the summer heat has got you down, give the newest episodes of The Engineering With Nature Podcast a listen: hosts Sarah Thorne and Jeff King welcome Dr. Laura Wendling to discuss the opportunities and challenges of nature-based solutions in cold regions, from Alaska to Norway. Wendling is a Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Community…
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Check out the new job board!
We’ve recently added a new feature to our website: The Nature-based Solutions Job Board, hosted by our friends at the University of Georgia Institute for Resilient infrastructure Systems! The page lists jobs related to natural and hybrid infrastructure, environmental engineering, environmental justice, biodiversity and infrastructure and other similar fields in line with N-EWN goals. Explore…
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This week: Join us for the next N-EWN Knowledge Series!
Join us this Thursday, July 18 at 12:30pm ET for the next N-EWN Knowledge Series: The Proposed Future of Planning for USACE Water Resources Investments. This talk will be given by Jeff Morris, Senior Planning and Economics Consultant at Moffatt & Nichol. The central theme of this presentation, “The Proposed Future of Planning for USACE…
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Duke hosts summit focused on extreme heat solutions
Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub recently hosted their inaugural HeatWise Policy Partnership Summit, convening more than 100 leaders from across sectors to identify ways to make communities more heat resilient. The three-day summit included finance and insurance companies, federal and state officials, foundation officers, Duke faculty and community organizers, including our partners at Duke’s…
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Special Nature at Work: Hurricane seasons are changing. What does that mean for coastal communities?
Featured image: June 30, 2024 – Hurricane Beryl was pictured east of Barbados as a Category 3 storm from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Via NASA. On Friday, June 28, the National Hurricane Center began advisories on Tropical Depression Two, east of Barbados. Within 48 hours, it…
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EWN Podcast hosts series “Conservations on Climate Change” with Katharine Hayhoe, TNC
The Engineering With Nature Podcast, hosted by Sarah Thorne and EWN Director Jeff King, has a talent for taking on important topics in the overlap between engineering and environmental science. This summer, they welcomed Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for “a conversation on climate change that was so deep and wide…