The Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN) invites you to join the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature. Continuing Education Credits (1-hr) are available to all attendees who join live.
Recent Seminars
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May 2025 Knowledge Series: Scaling multi-benefit nature-based solutions projects: Case study examples from The Nature Conservancy
Cameron Adams, Ashby Worley and Tharran Hobson, The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.…
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April 2025 Knowledge Series: Making the Case for Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Storytelling
Glen Delaney & Carson Risner, Earth Economics We all rely on services provided by nature, often in ways we don’t fully recognize. Earth Economics identifies and quantifies those benefits to…
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March 2025 Knowledge Series: Leveraging Partnerships for Living Shoreline Implementation at Scale
Mary-Margaret S. McKinney, RF, Director of Coastal Restoration, Native Shorelines, a Davey Company Healthy, well-vegetated coastlines are resilient coastlines, able to withstand daily pressures and quickly recover from storm events.…
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February 2025 Knowledge Series: Engineering With Nature (EWN®)- Natural and Nature Based Features (NNBF) for Inland Fluvial Restoration
Christopher Haring, Research Physical Scientist, USACE ERDC River Engineering Branch, Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory Engineering With Nature (EWN®) and Natural and Nature Based Features (NNBF) is a principal component to the…
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January 2025 Knowledge Series: Ecology and Engineering of Native Plant-Soil Interactions and Riparian Structures
Hailey N. Blackwell & Nethmi Silva, PhD Candidates, University of Oklahoma Current engineering practices and regulations regarding vegetation on levees have resulted in the predominant use of non-native, annual or…
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November 2024 Knowledge Series: The Tibbetts Brook Daylighting and Greenway Project – Restoring a Waterway in New York City
Roopesh Joshi, PE, New York City Department of Environmental Protection This presentation will discuss the Tibbetts Brook Daylighting and Greenway project. Until the late 1800s, Tibbetts Brook flowed through Westchester, into…
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October 2024 Knowledge Series: The Evolution of a Resilient Coastal Community
Over 20 Years of Beaches, Back Bays, Rivers and Stormwater in Norfolk, Virginia Brian Joyner, Moffatt & Nichol, and Kelli Cunningham, Waggonner & Ball Since 2003, the City of Norfolk,…
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September 2024 Knowledge Series: Watershed Modeling Efforts In The City Of Austin
Abel Porras, Supervising Engineer with the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department WPD is charged with protecting the lives and property of City of Austin residents from flooding, erosion, and water…
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August 2024 Knowledge Series: Living Breakwaters and Other Nature-based Adaptation Projects
Pippa Brashear, RLA, Resilience Principal & Partner, SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC Widely considered a model for climate-adaptive nature-based infrastructure, Living Breakwaters is a $107 million project that provides a layered…
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July 2024 Knowledge Series: The Proposed Future of Planning for USACE Water Resources Investments
Jeff Morris, Senior Planning & Economics Consultant at Moffatt & Nichol The central theme of this presentation focuses on the evolution of Federal objectives since the proposed practices for economics analysis…
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June 2024 Knowledge Series: Design for Biodiversity: Nature-Inclusive Applications in Urban Waterfronts & Coastal Infrastructure
Dr. Ido Sella, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at ECOncrete Tech When it comes to planning and constructing coastal and marine infrastructure, promoting nature-inclusive design has multiple financial, structural and ecological benefits.…
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May 2024 Knowledge Series: Remote Sensing Capabilities to Support EWN Projects
Molly Reid, Research Geographer and Team Lead, Christina Saltus, Research Geographer, & Glenn Suir, Research Agronomist and Adjunct Professor, USACE ERDC Environmental Lab There is an increasing opportunity and number of EWN…