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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April 2024 Knowledge Series: CarbonWATCH – Assessing Your Carbon Inventory at the Landscape Level Using Geospatial Technology
Grant Wiseman, Brendan Player & Dr. Martha Farella, Stantec As climate change becomes an increasing threat, and organizations across the globe are setting ambitious net zero and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals,…
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March 2024 Knowledge Series: Advancing Dredging and Innovative Beneficial Use Practices for More Resilient Systems
Monica Chasten, EWN Proving Ground Lead, USACE Philadelphia District & Lenore P. Tedesco, Executive Director, The Wetlands Institute The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District has been participating in the…
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February 2024 Knowledge Series: Tools for Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Application in Stream Restoration
Liya Abera, PhD, Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE Engineering projects typically require economic analysis of the costs and benefits of alternative actions. However, costs may not be distributed evenly over…
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January 2024 Knowledge Series: Real-Time, Cloud-Based Hydraulic Modeling with HEC RAS Using the Dam Screening Tool (DST)
Garrett Menichino, PhD, PE, CFM, Research Civil Engineer, Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE Natural and Nature-Based Features (NNBF) are increasingly recognized as flood risk management solutions that can…
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November 2023 Knowledge Series: Engineering With Nature within the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Gina Ralph, Science Integration Branch, Jacksonville, FL District, USACE The Everglades ecosystem has been altered from over 140 years of highly effective efforts to drain water from the land. As a…
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October 2023 Knowledge Series: Tribal Engagement and Engineering with Nature: TNTCX, I-TEK, and EWN
Brian A. Zettle, Senior Biologist and Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX) Brian A. Zettle is a Senior Biologist and Tribal Liaison…
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September 2023 Knowledge Series: Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based Solutions
Jordan Fischbach, The Water Institute The economic benefits associated with water resources projects has been the focus of federal investment decisions for decades. However, the science of quantifying and evaluating…
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August 2023 Knowledge Series: Fostering Collaborative Networks to Implement Natural & Nature-Based Features In Jamaica Bay
Jonathan Hallemeier, ERDC/EWN Natural and Nature Based Features (NNBF) are promising tools in efforts to enhance social and ecological resilience to threats, such as coastal flooding exacerbated by climate-driven sea…
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June 2023 Knowledge Series: Principles Of Engineering With Nature In The Water Resources Development Act 2022
Matt Shudtz & Yee Huang, University of Georgia Last December, President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA ’22) into law. It is the latest in a decades-long series…
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April 2023 Knowledge Series: Blue Carbon Storage Potential In USACE Beneficial Use Projects
Jacob Berkowitz & Nia Hurst, ERDC Wetlands provide a variety of valuable ecosystem services such as storm surge reduction, floodwater attenuation, and water quality improvement. Additionally, coastal ecosystems play an important role…
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March 2023 Knowledge Series: The Cold Region Frontiers Of Engineering With Nature
Lauren Bosche, CRREL When you think of Engineering With Nature, you may picture a beach nourishment project along the Gulf Coast, or a dredged material project exploring beneficial use of…
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February 2023 Knowledge Series: A Work in Progress: Adapting to Climate impacts in San Francisco Bay using Engineering With Nature
Julie R. Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief and Engineering With Nature Program Manager, USACE Julie Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief and Engineering With Nature Program Manager, outlines the reasons EWN…