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Publication examines sediment placement for restoring coastal marshes
A new ASBPA white paper from an interdisciplinary team, including our partners at Jacobs and NOAA, explores the potentially beneficial use of dredged sediment in coastal marsh restoration. Coastal marshes across the world, and even within the U.S., are an extremely diverse set of ecosystems with unique hydrology, geology, and climate. Restoration efforts must be…
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Join us for the Nature Based Solutions WEDA Short Course!
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is excited to host their 2024 Dredging Summit & Expo in Tampa, Florida, an event that will include technical panels, over 110 exhibitors, and a number of short courses. One of these short courses is being organized by UGA’s Todd Bridges, as well as Jeff King from USACE’s Engineering With…
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UGA Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship students shine at Ducks Unlimited National Convention
Originally published here by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems. This week, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) Natural Infrastructure Fellows Stevens Charles and Madlyn Carpenter attended the 87th Ducks Unlimited National Convention, where they each stepped onto the main stage to participate in a Q&A session during the Business Session on Saturday, as well as giving research presentations…
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Nature at Work: Wetlands
What in the world is a wetland? The word “wetland” can refer to a variety of ecosystems, including swamps, marshes, bogs, floodplains and ponds. Generally speaking, wetlands are *lands* that are *wet* (that is, covered by water) at least some of the time. It’s a big group, and this impressive crew of landscapes are a…
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EWN Publishes Third Volume of the Engineering With Nature Atlas
Originally published here by Engineering With Nature®. Building on the success of its predecessors, the newest volume of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Atlas continues to spotlight projects harnessing the power of nature-based solutions (NBS) around the world. What’s Inside: By showcasing the tangible outcomes of engineering with nature, we aim to demonstrate the immense…
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N-EWN convenes for the first-ever Partner Symposium
The Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) convened for the first N-EWN Partner Symposium on May 22nd-24th, which served as an opportunity for the network’s partners to come together in person. The Symposium was an unmitigated success: with over 170 attendees from 28 partner organizations, participants had the opportunity to forge deeper connections while learning…
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Partner Profile: University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions
Center for Coastal Solutions, University of Florida 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. We focus on driving impacts in four program areas: 1)…
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New publication from UCSC explores marsh restoration for flood risk reduction
In a recent study published in Nature, coastal researchers evaluate salt marsh restoration as a flood prevention measure to protect community water resilience. The study, titled “The value of marsh restoration for flood risk in an urban estuary,” utilizes a hydrodynamic model of San Francisco Bay to simulate storms and their flood impacts with and…
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N-EWN Knowledge Series: Remote Sensing Capabilities to Support EWN Projects
Join us this Thursday, May 16 at 12:30pm ET for the next N-EWN Knowledge Series: Remote Sensing Capabilities to Support EWN Projects. The speakers for this month are from USACE ERDC’s Environmental Lab: There is an increasing opportunity and number of EWN® projects seeking support to use remotely sensed data and geospatial methodologies to help quantify…
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Nature At Work: Are these cicadas magicians or mathematicians?
Depending on where you live, you might have noticed a new winged critter popping up… everywhere. Don’t worry! Despite their giant, buzzing wings, unending eerie song, and those bright red eyes, cicadas aren’t here to do any harm. And this year, they’re actually a natural event you won’t want to miss. These cicadas are known…