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Partners featured in Washington Post article on the importance of dunes for climate solutions
Our partners at the University of Florida were quoted in a new article from The Washington Post titled “Dunes aren’t just big piles of sand. Here’s why Earth needs them.” Dunes are sandy landforms that line shores, supporting vegetation and wildlife and providing protection from storm surge. They form when sand is windblown up a…
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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 national Regional Sediment Management (RSM) and Engineering With Nature (EWN) Programs with considerable lessons learned developed for navigation dredging and placement activities in New Jersey,…
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EWN Podcast S7 E4: Catching Up With Todd Bridges – Failing At Retirement But Advancing NBS
This month, the EWN podcast got the original gang back together: Host Sarah Thorne was joined by cohost and EWN National Lead Jeff King and their colleague and friend Todd Bridges. Bridges retired last year from a 30-year career at USACE where he was Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science and the “inspiration behind the…
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NEW to the N-EWN: Welcoming our newest partners
2023 was a big year of growth for the Network for Engineering With Nature, and we’ve continued that momentum into 2024! Check out a list of our newest partners, those that have joined since October of 2023. View our full list of partners here. AECOM (October 2023) A trusted infrastructure consulting firm, AECOM partners with…
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Partners take part in virtual Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF Forum
The Science + Resilience Institute of Jamaica Bay hosted a virtual forum on February 16, 2024, entitled Socio-Cultural Benefits of NNBF (Natural and Nature-Based Features). Three speakers participated, including Dr. Don Nelson from the University of Georgia and Dr. Scott Hemmerling from The Water Institute, both N-EWN partners. This forum was the third in a…
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Recap: February’s Monthly Highlights Meeting
At our February Monthly Highlights meeting for partners, we heard from Brett Branco, Director of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, a research institute at CUNY’s Brooklyn College and one of our newest N-EWN partners. Branco gave a brief history of Jamaica Bay, New York City, and the issues the bay has faced…
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Partner Profile: Stantec
Delivering Nature-based Solutions (NbS) globally that are innovative and future-ready for more than 30 years Featured image (above): Bucktown Harbor Boardwalk and Marsh Overlook Stantec leverages its established global platform to deliver future, climate ready solutions across all client portfolios and geographies. We work with global and local organizations and collaboratively share the engineered and scientific…
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Partner Podcasts – February 2024
Two of our favorite podcasts have brand new episodes this month! Check them out below. The Engineering With Nature Podcast S7 E3: A Personal Journey To Make NBS “Just Part of the Fabric” In The San Francisco District This episode features Julie Beagle, Environmental Planning Section Chief for the USACE San Francisco District, with podcast…
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EWN Workshop Explores 3D Printing With Dredged Sediment for Nature-Inspired Infrastructure
The recent Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Workshop on 3D Printing Natural Material for Nature-Inspired Infrastructure marked a significant milestone in the quest for innovative solutions for coastal resilience. Held from February 7-8, 2024, in Vicksburg, MS, the workshop brought together a diverse group of experts from government, academia, and private industry to explore the potential of 3D…
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New Publication: Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Infrastructure Projects
A team of researchers from USACE and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), collaborating through the Network for Engineering With Nature (N-EWN), have proposed a new framework for the life cycle analysis of infrastructure projects that includes a more detailed view of project benefits and environmental impacts.
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N-EWN Goes to Washington: National Policy Forum on Nature-based Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leaders from public, private and governmental organizations met at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine on February 7-8, 2024 to discuss policy and development of nature-based solutions (NbS). The first National Policy Forum was held to provide opportunities for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and practitioners to discuss the necessary policy reforms…
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Gulf Coast hurricane resilience: UF natural infrastructure research featured by NPR
Researchers from the University of Florida were featured in an article from NPR on Thursday, Feb. 15 titled Hurricane Idalia shows nature may provide the best shoreline protection. The article describes how the team encouraged the growth of oyster beds by building artificial reefs offshore with the goal of slowing storm surge and flooding. “We…
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